Where solar panels go when they die
The majority end up in landfills. Advocates say we can do better.
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Australia’s largest Antarctic research station has a pollution problem
Analyzing marine sediment levels around Casey station between 1997 and 2015, Australian and Canadian scientists found that levels of multiple contaminants exceeded international quality guidelines.
When this coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummeted
Research shows that cutting carbon emissions offers more than an abstract, long-term, far-ranging result. It can actually save lives, almost immediately.
Feds say there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan
The federal government is playing a dangerous game by refusing to force any company that makes or uses toxic chemicals to have a plan in place to prevent them from getting into the environment, a lawyer for the Canadian Environmental Law Association says.
Alberta investigates family's lead-contaminated water well near gravel mine
Alberta Environment is investigating how a family's water well near a gravel mine became so contaminated by lead it's no longer drinkable.
Hunters willing to get the lead out to protect eagles
Evidence of the toxic effects of lead ammunition on wildlife spurs a search for common ground between conservationists and hunters.
Dollar store items loaded with toxic chemicals
The outer ring on a set of stereo headphones was found to have 24 times the legal limit of lead, and five times the legal limit of cadmium.
Wildfire smoke is bad for you. Now think about the cows
As climate change supercharges blazes, livestock and wildlife are suffering from smoke inhalation.
U.S. may finally restrict plastic industry’s preferred method of ‘recycling’
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, formally announced it was considering tighter regulations for pyrolysis and gasification — controversial processes that are associated with “chemical recycling.”
Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal in contaminated water case
A federal judge listened on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she should sign off on a $641 million deal that would settle claims against the state of Michigan.
Lead pollution hung over Trail, B.C., for nearly a century. 30 years later, the city's still cleaning up
For more than 30 years, a small city nestled in the mountains of British Columbia’s West Kootenay region has been working to clean up lead pollution that spewed from the local smelter for almost a century.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
Fort McMurray wildfire's impact on rivers astonishes scientists
Four years after its flames guttered out, the record-breaking Fort McMurray wildfire continues to astound — this time with its lasting impact on an extensive river system.
'It was everywhere': how lead is poisoning America's poorest children
The toxin has endangered hundreds of thousands of kids. But parents in the hardest-hit neighborhoods may never be warned of the threat
Teck goes for solar
Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. says it is purchasing the SunMine solar electricity generating facility in B.C. from the City of Kimberley.