Environment
Climate Change Could Hit You in the Wallet, Bank Regulators Warn
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Bank regulators in California warn of the huge toll climate change could take on all of us -- from banks not lending us money to our property values plummeting.
Before and After Images Show Staggering Ice Loss on Mont Blanc
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Scientists recreated 100-year-old photos and found dramatic evidence of ice loss due to climate change.
NASA’s First All-Electric, Zero-Emissions Aircraft to Take Flight in 2020
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
The X-57 Maxwell, NASA’s first zero-emissions electric aircraft, will be undergoing testing in the coming months and is expected to take its first flight in 2020.
Corona Ditching Plastic Six-Pack Rings for This?
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Next time you reach for a Corona, it could have a whole new look. Here’s what beer maker Grupo Modelo is doing to reduce the amount of plastic waste in its packaging.
Tiny Turtle Dies After Eating 104 Pieces of Plastic in South Florida
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, Florida, says a tiny turtle that died from consuming 104 pieces of plastic is just one of many that didn’t survive during this washback season.
Tire Microplastics Polluting San Francisco Bay, Study Finds
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
A new study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute estimates 7 trillion microplastics are washed into the San Francisco Bay each year, and two-thirds of them come from tires.
Watch 35 Years of Arctic Ice Shrink in 60 Seconds
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Troubling animation from NASA shows just how much Arctic sea ice has shrunk over the past 35 years.
Ocean Cleanup Device Picking up Ocean Trash for First Time
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Perseverance pays off. After a rocky start, Boyan Slat, the creator of The Ocean Cleanup, says his 2,000-foot boom is now picking up trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time.
Researchers Warn of Potential Health Hazard from Plastic Teabags
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
Canadian researches say plastic teabags could be releasing billions of bits of microplastic in teacups, posing a potential health risk
Capsized Cargo Ship Leaking Fuel into St. Simons Sound in GA
January 14, 2020, 2:56 pm EST
The U.S. Coast Guard says a cargo ship that overturned in St. Simons Sound two weeks ago is still leaking fuel -- and it’s making a mess of area beaches.
