by Faye Flam The infamous Pacific garbage patch is changing the balance of life in the seas. At least 37 species of coastal creatures — worms, crabs, […]
Tag: pollution
Fast fashion: cheap clothing at a great cost
by Alexandra Zuniga In February 2019, Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to express her disapproval for an online fashion company that is known to sell knockoff designer […]
This Earth Day, combine concern with concrete action
Tomorrow is Earth Day — the one day of the year we set aside to actively think about ways we can maintain and improve our planet. In […]
April 2 letters to the editor
Pipeline’s pros can’t outweigh its cons A guest essay in Sunday’s Dominion Post (3-26-23) extolling the benefits of finishing the Mountain Valley Pipeline is so glaringly misleading […]
March 5 letters to the editor
Educators lacking the tools for success There is no doubt that there is a crisis in education. However, when teacher accountability is the only focus, other critical […]
East Palestine reckons with its shattered sense of place
EAST PALESTINE — Rick Tsai is standing knee-deep in the briskly flowing Lesley Run creek, a mile downstream of where the massive derailment happened in this Columbiana […]
Dec. 18 letters to the editor
Law protects patients from predatory prices I have spent my entire career working in the health care space and I wanted to bring awareness to a key […]
Why governments need to send everyone washing-machine filters
by Matt Simon An environmental crisis is brewing in your washing machine. We’re all familiar with macroplastic pollution — the big stuff like soda bottles that litter […]
A scary new link between air pollution and lung cancer
by Lisa Jarvis A new study has upended the way researchers think about how air pollution causes lung cancer. The work cracks open a whole new way […]
Clean water necessary for W.Va.
BY EVA MAYS West Virginia’s growing tourism and recreation industries benefit from clean water. Kayaking or fishing in contaminated waters makes those experiences a lot less wonderful […]
