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The Great Bubble Barrier was installed to prevent Amsterdam canal plastic from flowing into the North Sea. The Great Bubble Barrier Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Plastic pollution has quickly

The Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell in Page, Arizona on March 28, 2022. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. A new report from Utah Rivers

A coyote on a golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dru Bloomfield / Flickr, CC BY By David Drake, Bret Shaw, and Mary Magnuson Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they’re increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas. At first these

A beach covered with sargassum seaweed, in Playacar, Playa del Carmen, state of QuintanaRoo, Mexico, on June 26, 2022. DANIEL SLIM / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and

A mural of vaquita porpoises during the Milagro (Miracle) operation of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Mexican authorities to save the critically endangered animal, in downtown San Felipe, in the Gulf of California, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 31, 2022. GUILLERMO ARIAS / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded

A woman pours water on her face to cool off during a heatwave in Brooklyn, New York on July 24, 2022. Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and

People shop for produce at a Waitrose supermarket in London on Dec. 29, 2021. HOLLIE ADAMS / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. In an effort to

On Wednesday, Senate Democrats announced a surprise agreement on a $369 billion climate and tax package. If enacted, the legislation would be the biggest climate change action to-date, putting the U.S. on a path to cut emissions 31% to 44% below 2005 levels in 2030. The renewable energy industry, long frustrated with the roadblocks to

Bottles of Sprite, a lemon-lime beverage produced by the Coca-Cola Company, seen in a Target superstore. Alex Tai / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based

Planet One Images / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The documents show how Florida Power and Light (FPL) funneled money to a “news” website that promptly published pieces

Some over-the-counter and prescription drugs may interfere with sweat production, alter the body’s internal thermostat, or make dehydration more likely — with potentially serious consequences. By Neha Pathak Heat waves can be deadly. And experts worry that certain medications may make the danger even greater. Tens of millions of Americans take one or more medications. And

Portland residents fill a cooling center with a capacity of about 300 people at the Oregon Convention Center June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Nathan Howard / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental

By Donald Boesch and Donald Scavia Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be the size of New Jersey, or only as big as Connecticut? Will Lake Erie’s bloom blossom to a human health crisis, or