pollution
Elementary students from West Irondequoit Central School District organized the first-ever beach cleanup at Durand Eastman Beach, inspiring the community to combat littering. More than 50 students and their families collected items like drink cans, shattered glass bottles, a television, and a standing house fan. Co-organizer Greyson Gilbert highlighted the importance of a clean environment, […]
On Wednesday, United Airlines announced that they would begin acquiring around 200 electric air taxis to shuttle people in big cities to the airport quicker. They’ve partnered up with a small, private company that produces electric helicopter style aircraft that are capable of vertical takeoff and landings. The company is called Archer and hopes to […]
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery behind the mass death of coho salmon. The mass death of the coho salmon is happening when they return from the Pacific to spawn on the West Coast. The salmon have been dying in huge numbers after the heavy rain season each fall in the streams on the […]
I learned something new today and thought I’d share it with you. Apparently, the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. I never thought to include the fashion industry with pollution but after reading this article it changed my perception drastically. To make a long article short the fashion industry is responsible for […]
An executive order by California Governor Gavin Newsom was signed on Wednesday that will slowly phase out gas powered cars by 2035. More specifically, the order will ban the sale of internal combustion vehicles and encourage zero-emission cars instead, thereby decreasing California’s greenhouse gas emissions to reduce pollution. Newsom gave a statement, saying: “For too […]
Native American and environmentalist groups have won a federal court case against Energy Transfer, the company responsible for the North Dakota Access Pipeline. This case has been fought for years the results are finally in: the pipeline is to be shut down and emptied by August 5th. Although the ruling can still be repealed, Standing […]
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