by Gary Chandler | Sep 18, 2023 | Urban Forestry
Trees Can Defend Cities From Extreme Weather Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but cities generate 80 percent of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, not to mention other forms of pollution. Cities are consuming a disproportionate share of...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 13, 2023 | Climate Change
Global Warming Fueling Global Catastrophes July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. It will likely become the new normal and one that will not retreat for centuries—if ever. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 13, 2022 | Climate Change
Food, Water, Health Also Threatened By John Podesta, Founder and Director, The Center For American Progress In 2018, the World Bank estimated that three regions (Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia) will generate 143 million more climate migrants by...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 14, 2022 | Water Management
Drought, Wildfires Fueling Flood Risks California has been adjusting to the new normal of drought across the American West for years. It’s also bracing for the most dangerous flood threat in modern history–a flood that could inundate major valleys with...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 16, 2022 | Resiliency
Industrial Facilities, Contaminated Sites Face Flooding According to a new report, more than 200 shoreline communities around Lake Michigan are at risk from high lake levels and strong storms that could impact industrial facilities and contaminated sites. Climate...
by Gary Chandler | May 22, 2022 | Public Health
San Diego Suing Chemical Companies To Safeguard Water Supplies Thanks to a massive chemistry experiment that has gone horribly wrong, most people in the United States, and likely the world, have a harmful chemical in their bodies. It’s unknown how many people have...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 27, 2022 | Waste Management
Mr. Trash Wheel Cleaning Up Rivers Rivers dump approximately eight million metric tons of plastic into the world’s oceans each year. It’s killing entire ecosystems, including many endangered species. Since one percent of the rivers around the world dump eighty percent...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 8, 2022 | Climate Change
Wastewater Treatment Plants A Severe Risk To Public Health Nearly one third of the hazardous chemical facilities in the United States are at risk from climate-driven floods, storms and wildfires, according to a new analysis by the Government Accountability...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 14, 2022 | State Government
Economic Activities Must Not Damage Public Health, Environment Italy is known for its natural beauty and history, but environmentalists say it doesn’t do enough to protect natural wonders, such as the Venice Lagoon or its Mediterranean coastline. Parliament approved a...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 5, 2022 | Transportation
Solar Power Reduces Carbon Footprint It’s estimated that there are more than 1 billion cars on the world’s roads. Of these, around 3 million are pure battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, according to the International Energy Agency. It forecasts that...
