Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

5 days ago | ecowatch.com | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate endangered species’ habitat protections in the United States. The rule change would “rescind” the regulatory definition of “harm” to no longer include habitat modification for endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Environmentalists said the move would cause critically endangered species to become extinct due to activities such as logging, mining and development, reported The Associated Press.

6 days ago | ecowatch.com | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

Roughly one-sixth of croplands globally — 14 to 17 percent, or approximately 598 million acres — are contaminated by one or more toxic heavy metals like arsenic, cobalt, cadmium, copper, lead and nickel at levels exceeding human health and agricultural safety thresholds, a new study has found. Heavy metals are elements that come from both natural and human-made sources.

6 days ago | ecowatch.com | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

Researchers have made what they say is a breakthrough in cultivated meat after they successfully produced nugget-sized pieces of chicken in a lab. A bioreactor with the ability to mimic blood vessels like those in a natural circulatory system can deliver oxygen and nutrients to artificial tissue. This enables the production of more than 10 grams of chicken to be used in cultured meat applications.

1 week ago | ecowatch.com | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

Rice is the most consumed grain in the world, but new research has found that it will become more toxic as carbon emissions rise and the planet continues to heat up, potentially putting millions at risk of diseases. Climate change could have a major impact on the arsenic levels found in paddy rice, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

1 week ago | ecowatch.com | Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

According to the 40th annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers report by American Rivers, half the rivers in the United States contain unsafe pollution levels, with freshwater species becoming extinct faster than land or ocean species. The Mississippi River topped the list, with federal flood management changes putting the health of the river at risk, jeopardizing the safety and clean water of those who depend upon it.