Plastic pollution threatens the health of humans and wildlife, and the well-being of the region’s aquatic habitats and green spaces.
A major Sunderland road is to be closed for a morning on Tuesday, April 23. The A1018 between Saint-Nazaire Way (Hendon Grange pub) and the A1287 roundabout (the exit for Seaham), will be out of use between 9am and 1pm. Signage is in place pointing out the scheduled closure and the road, which runs along the coast, is undergoing a litter pick scheduled as follows: :: A1018 St Nazaire's Way from Ocean Road to Toll Bar Road 9.15am-10am :: A1018 St Nazaire's Way from Toll Bar Road to Ryhope...
Image by Erin Testone. Though Utah’s state government has failed to pull the Great Salt Lake from the verge of collapse, on March 20, 2024, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a law that prohibits the state and local governments from granting legal personhood to animals, plants, or major ecosystems like the Great Salt Lake. The law is a reaction to a growing rights of nature movement in Utah seeking to secure legal personhood for the Great Salt Lake. By passing this law, Utah joins Ohio and...
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OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment. The numbers are based on a new data set Statistics Canada compiled to support the federal government's “zero-plastic waste agenda.” The report was published in March, ahead of the global plastic treaty negotiations being held in Ottawa this week. The United...
DETROIT – Wednesday will mark the third straight day of severe weather, and the focus for the worst thunderstorms shifts to the Ohio Valley and southern Great Lakes due to an eastward-moving cold front. A three-hour radar loop showing where showers and thunderstorms are ongoing. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are indicated in yellow. Tornado Warnings are indicated in red, while Tornado Warnings with a confirmed tornado are indicated in purple. Flash Flood Warnings are indicated in green, while...
Over 40 police and fire departments in Lake County underwent a major 911 technology overhaul and consolidation that officials say improves public safety in the county. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with the Lake County Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) and Crowe LLP in 2019 to start the upgrade process of critical technology […]
Two suspects have been arrested after they allegedly committed an arson fire that engulfed two theaters and the lobby of the former Regal Cinema in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department initially responded at 8:24 p.m. Saturday to the former Regal Cinema, 550 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach. A passerby […]
He left the canoe to retrieve an oar while boating on Monday evening.
The Affordable Rent Act was passed in a vote on Thursday by the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. This law, submitted by outgoing Interior Affairs Minister Hugo de Jonge, should reduce the rental prices on some units that are available for tenants on the private rental sector.
A research paper published in Science Advances reveals a direct correlation between plastic production and plastic pollution, such that every 1% increase in plastic production is associated with a 1% increase in plastic pollution in the environment.
In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much as 20% of global oil production and use up 15% of the annual carbon emissions budget.