Over recent years, consumers have become more concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, especially food. The simultaneous rise of the zero waste movement has meant a lot of focus on the packaging of our food, arguing that we need to be eliminating our household waste and opting for the option with […]

Trump’s environmental policies are putting the health of American children at risk Monterey County, in Northern California, is one of those places that appear to tell a tale of two Americas. The part that runs along the Pacific coastline, from Pebble Beach and Carmel in the north down to Big Sur, is breathtaking and breathtakingly affluent. […]

It doesn’t stop at massive droughts and flooded cities One of the difficulties that many climate models face is predicting the future. Environmental scientists collect tons of data, and in some instances can foretell the level of certain gases in the future. Yet, understanding how the world will respond is tricky. Wind patterns, ocean currents, and […]

France-based CARBIOS, which develops bioindustrial solutions to ‘reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers’, has announced its successful development of the first PET bottles made from 100% Purified Terephthalic Acid (rPTA), through the enzymatic biorecycling of plastic waste. PET is the most common polyester on the market. It is used to produce plastic packaging, […]

Finally, there is a long overdue sense of urgency that something must be done about plastic bags. They have choked our planet, and killed our wildlife/marine life for years. Plastic never, ever, goes away. Here in Cumberland County, we have a very serious litter, dumping and plastic bag issue. I would consider it urgent. There […]

Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange are polluting the environment in Vietnam, including its food supply, 50 years later. During the Vietnam War, U.S. aircraft sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicides – including Agent Orange – on the country’s forests, crops and wetlands. Agent Orange contains a byproduct called dioxin TCDD, which can remain in the environment […]

Hawaii tops Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index for the seventh time, while West Virginia scores the lowest for the 10th year straight. Life’s a beach in Hawaii. The Aloha State topped Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index, released on Wednesday, with residents reporting the highest scores on how they feel about their health, their […]

Walmart will be reducing their plastic waste, the company announced at their supplier growth forum. In their most recent press release the corporation outlined a set of commitments to be more environmentally friendly. • Seek to achieve 100 percent recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging for its private brand packaging by 2025; • Target at […]

Process is drought-resistant way to meet water demands, supporters say Desalination is harmful to environment, costly compared to other sources, according to opponents Slimming down a $17 billion plan to shunt water from Northern California to the arid south has the state considering ways to supplement water needs. Desalination is one of the methods getting […]

An upper level disturbance will combine with an area of moisture to trigger possible heavy rain and thunderstorms for Maui and the Big Island into Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flash flood watch for Maui until 6 a.m. Wednesday, and for the Big Island until 6 p.m. Wednesday. There’s also […]