Much of Earth got hotter in 2021, worldwide weather weirder, wildfires more devastating, the atmosphere more problematic, and soil less fertile. In the arider expanses, animal and plant futures became more precarious; forests further diminished; the oceans warmer, higher and more acidic. Here’s a roundup of some of the findings and phenomena regarding the state of the planet …
Angad Daryani’s “Praan” (which translates into life in English) is trying out a novel solution to beat urban pollution that has become synonymous with Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Using a groundbreaking filter-less air purifier, Praan’s future-ready tech could change the way we perceive clean air. With the ability to create urban bubbles of clean …
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Valley Proteins, Dorchester County’s troubled chicken rendering plant, has suspended operations after environmental groups and state inspectors raised pollution concerns, the Maryland Department of the Environment said Wednesday. The plant attracted scrutiny earlier this year after lawmakers discovered it was to receive a $13 million subsidy from the state for a wastewater system upgrade, even after previous …
The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution, a new study has found. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden measured samples of environmental DNA from around the globe and used computer modelling to search for microbial enzymes with plastic-degrading potential. …
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Two Delhi-based teenage brothers are setting the right example for the Gen Z to act up on the deteriorating environment, pollution and the shaping the future in the right way. Vihaan Agarwal (17) and his brother Nav Agarwal (14) have a mission to reduce waste pollution and plant more trees in their home city — …
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