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Newswise: Expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge
Released: 7-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Expert on rural Appalachia champions coalition building and local knowledge
West Virginia University

Research from a West Virginia University scholar of rural Appalachia shows how even the most marginalized communities can assert power and create change when they come together to form coalitions.

Newswise: The commercialization of CO2 utilization technology to produce formic acid is imminent
Released: 7-May-2024 12:00 AM EDT
The commercialization of CO2 utilization technology to produce formic acid is imminent
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Lee Ung's team at the Clean Energy Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced the development of a novel CCU process that converts CO2 into formic acid.

Newswise:Video Embedded new-process-tackles-pollution-on-two-fronts-plastic-waste-and-fuel-emissions
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Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New process tackles pollution on two fronts: plastic waste and fuel emissions
Ames National Laboratory

A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory recently developed a chemical conversion process that makes diesel out of plastic waste.

Newswise: New York Aquarium Unveils Powerful ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience To Raise Awareness About Ocean Plastic Pollution
Released: 2-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New York Aquarium Unveils Powerful ‘Washed Ashore’ Experience To Raise Awareness About Ocean Plastic Pollution
Wildlife Conservation Society

The New York Aquarium is debuting a traveling art exhibit, “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea” to message about how plastics polluting the environment are harmful to wildlife and people. The exhibit will be at the aquarium Friday, May 24, to Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Newswise: Researchers offer US roadmap to close the carbon cycle
Released: 1-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers offer US roadmap to close the carbon cycle
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and six other Department of Energy national laboratories have developed a United States-based perspective for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. The roadmap was recently published in the journal Nature Reviews Chemistry.

Newswise: Discovery of uranium-contaminated soil purification material without secondary environmental pollution
Released: 30-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Discovery of uranium-contaminated soil purification material without secondary environmental pollution
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) has conducted research on a nano-material-based adsorption process to efficiently remove uranium wastewater extracted from actual radioactive-contaminated soil. They have also proposed its applicability to prevent secondary environmental pollutions.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Air Pollution Affects the Body in Various Ways during Exercise
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new review explores the interaction between exercise and air pollution exposure to determine how a person’s physiology reacts—and in some cases, acclimates—to environmental pollutants. The review is published in Physiological Reports.

Newswise: Innovative Approach: KITECH Suggests Microplastic-Free Transparent Mask
Released: 29-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Innovative Approach: KITECH Suggests Microplastic-Free Transparent Mask
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) has introduced a new solution in the form of : a transparent mask, addressing concerns surrounding microplastic pollution and harmful solvents of conventional fibrous masks.

   
Released: 23-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wilkes Center at University of Utah announces 7 finalists for the $500,000 Climate Solutions Launch Prize
University of Utah

The Wilkes Climate Launch Prize is one of the largest university-affiliate climate awards in the world and is geared to spur innovation and breakthroughs. The prize is specifically calibrated to support unconventional or first-of-a-kind projects that often have difficulty getting funding.

Newswise: Penn Medicine marks Earth Day by signing national Health Sector Climate Pledge
Released: 22-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Penn Medicine marks Earth Day by signing national Health Sector Climate Pledge
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In a public commitment to become the most environmentally friendly health care organization in the nation and lead the industry to reduce its outsized impact on climate change, Penn Medicine has signed the ambitious Health Sector Climate Pledge, promising to significantly cut and, eventually, eliminate its carbon emissions by 2042.

8-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Remote work cuts car travel and emissions, but hurts public transit ridership
University of Florida

Remote work could cut hundreds of millions of tons of carbon emissions from car travel – but at the cost of billions lost in public transit revenues, according to a new study.

Newswise: Illinois study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
Released: 8-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Illinois study identifies atmospheric and economic drivers of global air pollution
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial production have serious consequences for human health and are a strong indicator of overall air pollution levels. Many countries aim to reduce their emissions, but they cannot control air flows originating in other regions.

Newswise: Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world
Released: 3-Apr-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source.

Newswise: Golden Lion Award For Lifetime Achievement Presented to the Italian-American Scientist Antonio Giordano
Released: 30-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Golden Lion Award For Lifetime Achievement Presented to the Italian-American Scientist Antonio Giordano
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Award recognizes Giordano for Italian Scientific Excellence in the world and the International Study on the correlation between health and pollution in the Land of Fire in Campania

Newswise:Video Embedded open-waste-burning-linked-to-air-pollution-in-northwestern-greenland
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Released: 27-Mar-2024 10:00 PM EDT
Open waste burning linked to air pollution in Northwestern Greenland
Hokkaido University

A case study on the effects of open waste burning on air quality in Northwestern Greenland calls attention to the importance of no-one-left-behind sustainable air quality monitoring in the Arctic region.

Newswise: Twist of groundwater contaminants
Released: 27-Mar-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Twist of groundwater contaminants
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a team of Dr. Seunghak Lee, Jaeshik Chung, and Sang Hyun Kim from the Water Resources Cycle Research Center has discovered that the natural purification of groundwater is enhanced by nitrate, a known pollutant.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Curbside collection improves organic waste composting, reduces methane emissions
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce methane emissions and help mitigate global warming. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores the effects of curbside compost collection programs in New South Wales, Australia.



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