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Study of Human Placenta Samples Found Microplastics in Every Single One of Them
The study detected between 6.5 to 790 micrograms of microplastics per gram of tissue.
Melting Glaciers Show Why Climate Targets Below 1.5°C Are Needed
Earth's systems can restore themselves, but not if global climate policy permits 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
Half of Americans Say They’ve Been Impacted by Climate Crisis, Poll Shows
Studies suggest that the number of Americans who have experienced the effects of the crisis is actually much higher.
“Politics as Usual” Will Never Be a Solution to the Current Climate Threat
To address the imminent ecological threat responsibly, we need economic and political policies grounded in humanity.
Poverty Wages and Tax Dodging Funded Bezos’s Ridiculous Space Trip
This was a step toward the commercialization of space, and I want no part of that.
Biden Mocks Sen. Ron Johnson for Saying Climate Crisis Is “Bullshit”
Even after getting caught wrongly asserting the climate crisis wasn't real, Johnson still claimed he's not a "denier."
Arkansas Republicans Who Pushed Anti-Trans Bill Pass a Bill to Teach Creationism
The right's anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes an anti-science connection.
Worldwide Anti-Science Movement Threatens Pandemic Response and Public Health
Dangerous disinformation has led to people tying their political allegiance to refusing vaccination and masks.
Public Distrust in Science Made COVID Worse. It Will Also Harm Climate Policy.
How will this winnowing of public trust in the scientific realm play out in ongoing efforts to tackle global warming?
Trump Removes Scientist Overseeing Key Climate Assessment Report
Michael Kuperberg is expected to be replaced by a climate change denialist who has described CO2 as "plant food."