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08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Dangerous, toxic, potentially catastrophic: Tailing ponds for copper mine quietly being planned upstream from the St. Louis River, Lake Superior

A Global Research article drew attention to the quiet plans of a foreign corporation to set up insufficiently secure toxic tailing ponds for its copper mine sited upstream of the vital St. Louis River in Minnesota. According to the article, PolyMet Mining is planning to set up an “enormously dangerous [and] potentially catastrophic” lagoon that will store […]

05/23/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Despite evidence showing that poor air quality is linked to cardiac events, many people still remain unaware of the dangers of air pollution

Did you know that poor air quality can endanger both your respiratory and cardiovascular health? According to a study, high levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), or tiny pollution particles, are linked to a significant increase in emergency department visits due to heart- and lung-related illnesses and stroke. However, despite this alarming figure, a nationwide U.S. […]

05/10/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Here’s why you should also look at the quality of air indoors

Around the globe, measures are being taken to reduce air pollution. But are we forgetting that our homes can also harbor pollutants? In this information age, society and business are dependent on technology, which means that most of us spend a good chunk of our time indoors. The air quality of the environment where we live […]

03/25/2018 / By JD Heyes

New lawsuit seeks to uncover the amount of environmental damage being caused by illegal immigrants

The hard Left loves its environmental issues but it also loves open borders and unlimited immigration — legal or otherwise (kind of like the RINOs in Washington, D.C., and their corporate donor masters). So it will be interesting to see how many of them respond to the findings of a new lawsuit that seeks to […]

03/10/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Methane pollution much higher in Pennsylvania than the state admits, warns environmental group

A new analysis warned that the Pennsylvania gas industry is under-reporting the extent of their methane emissions. They’re belching as much as twice the amount of air pollution they officially report to the state, reported a StateImpact news article. The warning comes from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), whose researchers analyzed 16 peer-reviewed studies for their report. The […]

07/23/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Live missiles, torpedoes, rockets, and lasers will be used in massive East Coast military drill, disrupting ecosystems

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its efforts to be ready for any threat to national security, and has announced that large-scale live war exercises will take place along the entire east coast of the United States in 2018. The Navy has labeled the testing “Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Phase III.” EcoRI News is reporting […]

04/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Butterfly population numbers plunge across the UK as mass animal die-offs accelerate

The population of butterflies in the UK has sharply dwindled, conservationists have revealed. According to the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, 40 of the 57 assessed species witnessed significant declines in 2016, making it the fourth worst year on record for butterflies. The drop occurred in spite of the dry and warm summer, reports DailyMail.co.uk. “The […]

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