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Study: ‘Catastrophic’ mental health changes tied to climate change
This article discusses a study that points to ‘Catastrophic’ mental health changes tied to climate change.
On the heels of a United Nations report that warned we have until 2030 to stop climate change from raising temperatures above a key threshold, another study found that the increasing heat could […]
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Study: We need to reduce meat-eating to avoid climate breakdown
This article discusses the need to reduce meat-eating to avoid climate breakdown. A major study also finds huge changes to farming are needed to avoid destroying Earth’s ability to feed its population.
Huge reductions in meat-eating are essential to avoid dangerous climate change, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet […]
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EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
This article discusses EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico. Unbelievable!!
Environmentalists are warning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into […]
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Study: Climate Change Will Affect Mental Health As It Gets Worse
This article discusses how Climate Change Will Affect Mental Health As It Gets Worse, A New Study Shows.
In the wake of the landmark United Nations report on climate change comes more concerning environmental research. The UN report, issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, already painted a devastating future […]
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REUSE OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCED WATER AND POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS
In an Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX) podcast, they explore: “Is road spreading of oil and gas wastewater safe?”
Listen to this 12 minute podcast, as Dr. William Burgos, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State University, describes beneficial reuse of produced water, a byproduct of oil […]
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Another DeSmogBlog posting
This posting discuses the following:
Storm damage caused in SC by hurricane Florence
Five Climate Science Deniers to Know in Trump’s Administration
A legal challenge that Could Stall the LNG Canada Fracked Gas Project
How Colorado Voters Will Weigh in on Drilling Distances From Homes and Schools
Why Californians […]
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How Global Warming Is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence
This article discusses How Global Warming Is Turbocharging Monster Storms Like Hurricane Florence.
The numbers released later by the NWS tell the story: more than 26 inches of rainfall in Wilmington, nearly 36 inches in Elizabethtown—about half a year’s worth of precipitation. In a week, more than 8 […]
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Three articles – Trump is ‘waging a war on children’ through EPA regulatory rollbacks
These three articles discuss how Donald Trump is ‘waging a war on children’ through EPA regulatory rollbacks.
The first discusses how the administration has introduced plans to rollback back key pollution rules, removed the head of the EPA’s children’s health office, and was shown to have scrubbed any mention of the impact of climate […]
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Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment sues to block oil drilling next to people’s homes
This article discusses how the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment is suing to block oil drilling next to people’s homes.
On October 1, 2018, the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE) joined the law firm of Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP in filing a lawsuit on behalf of the Committee for a […]
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Study: Drilling into Critical Windows of Exposure: Trimester-Specific Associations between Gas Development and Preterm Birth
This article describes how fracking affects premature births. Several studies suggest that living near unconventional gas development during pregnancy may contribute to poor birth outcomes, including low birth weight,1,2 prematurity, 3,4 and some birth defects.5 The emissions and […]
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