New Kia EV4 revealed at last! Volkswagen ID.3 rival incoming
First official images of Kia’s electric family car have surfaced, and it looks all but identical to the concept
Climate Crisis Is Causing a Chocolate Market Meltdown: Study
According to a new report by independent research group Climate Central, the climate crisis has driven weeks of hot temperatures in West Africa’s “cocoa belt,” where roughly 70% of the cocoa in the world is produced, impacting harvests and likely causing record chocolate prices. Between July of 2022 and February of last year, cocoa prices […]
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U.S. Wildfire Suppressants Revealed as Major Sources of Toxic Metal Pollution
Some wildfire suppressants in the U.S. contain levels of toxic metals up to 2,880 times the regulator limits set for drinking water, according to a recently published study. Further, researchers found that wildfire suppressants may have contributed to around 850,000 pounds of toxic metal pollution in the western U.S. from 2009 to 2021. When toxic […]
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A Flood of Ash: The Fight for Justice in Kingston, Tennessee
Just before Christmas in 2008 in the Tennessee town of Kingston, a pile of coal ash located near the Kingston Fossil Plant broke free and spread into the 300 acres surrounding the plant and eventually into the Emory River Channel. The six-story high pile of coal ash – residue from burning coal – had accumulated […]
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Sustainable Trends: Visible Mending, Make Your Repairs Make a Statement
An alarming number of tons of textiles end up in landfills each year. That includes blankets, shoes, clothes, curtains, towels, and other fabric items In 2018, the EPA estimated that 17 million tons of textiles ended up in the trash.The U.S. has 542 operational landfills. In seven states, landfills are nearing their capacity. Reducing trash […]
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