This week Hawaii took action on the issue, passing a bill that will make it the first US state to ban sunscreens that are harmful to coral reefs. If subsequently signed by state governor David Ige, the ban will come into place in January 2021.
The bill focuses on two chemicals - oxybenzone and octinoxate - that are found in many sunscreens and notes that they have significant harmful impacts on Hawaii's marine environment and residing ecosystems.
May 02, 2018
World's 20 Most Polluted Cities
As per data released by WHO, Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2016.
The data also showed that 9 out of 10 people in the world breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
Other Indian cities that registered very high levels of PM2.5 pollutants were Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Patna, Agra, Muzaffarpur, Srinagar, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Patiala and Jodhpur followed by Ali Subah Al-Salem in Kuwait and a few cities in China and Mongolia.
Apr 23, 2018
Goldman Environmental Prize
The world's foremost environmental prize has announced more female winners than ever before.
The struggle for a healthy planet may sometimes feel like a series of defeats, This year's Goldman Environmental Prize celebrates six remarkable success stories, five of them driven by women.
This is the first time that five of the six are women.
The winners include South African anti-nuclear activists Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid, Vietnamese clean-energy advocate Nguy Thi Khanh, US clean-water defender LeeAnne Walters, and French marine-life champion Claire Nouvian. The one male winner is Philippine anti-lead campaigner Manny Calonzo.
Apr 19, 2018
New Antarctic Process Contributing to Sea Level Rise
A new study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise. The research found that glacial meltwater makes the ocean's surface layer less salty and more buoyant, preventing deep mixing in winter and allowing warm water at depth to retain its heat and further melt glaciers from below.
Mar 31, 2018
Rhino Population Rises by 12
The population of the one-horned rhino in Assam's Kaziranga National Park has risen to 2,413, according to 2018 census. Correctional census to get a better estimate will be conducted in Kaziranga next year.
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