African smoke over the Amazon
Up to two-thirds of the soot above the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. Researchers differentiate soot particles using their relative properties and attribute...
Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water from pharmaceutical pollutants
Researchers have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater.
Metal-filtering sponge removes lead from water
Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from...
‘Improved’ cookstoves emit more ultrafine particles than conventional stoves
Improved cookstoves, which are widely used for cooking in developing countries, produce twice as many harmful ultrafine air pollution particles (PM0.1) as conventional stoves,...
Researchers discovered that various species share a similar mechanism of molecular response to nanoparticles
Living organisms are exposed to nanoparticles through different products and air pollution every day. After examining hundreds of exposures, researchers revealed how various species...
Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
New research shows that poor air quality could be causing cognitive problems in babies and toddlers. A new study reveals an association between poor...
Research collaboration aims to improve nationwide water quality, restore wetlands
The new classification system demonstrates the effects wetlands have on water quality at a continental scale -- invaluable data that can be used to...
The hidden culprit behind nitrogen dioxide emissions
A research team assesses neighborhood-scale NO2 exposure using a European satellite. High-rise apartment complexes are a significant source of emissions that should be considered...
Stopping storms from creating dangerous urban geysers
Researchers develop a computational model of stormwater piping to study storm geysers. They used this model to understand why storm geysers form, what conditions...
Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers
The amount of dissolved oxygen in a river is a matter of life or death for the plants and animals living within it, but...
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Under 10 percent of international climate fund cash reaching local projects, study shows
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Final notice.
From: The Earth
To: The people of Washington, DC, and particularly to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
This is a letter to inform you...
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