The 2026 Florida Citrus show is taking place in the midst of the worst drought in 25 years. Florida's citrus industry is in trouble because of the citrus greening disease. The disease is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid, which bites the leaves and transmits the disease to the trees.
Toxic chemicals and climate change's impacts may have an additive or synergistic effect that increases reproductive harm and contribute to the broad global drop in fertility. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects, such as heat stress, are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across species, including humans, wildlife and invertebrates.
The fundamental philosophy of health is alignment with nature. For millennia, humans thrived without pharmaceutical intervention. 90% of calories consumed by Americans come from processed foods. The more food is processed, the more likely it is to cause metabolic damage, mitochondrial dysfunction, and systemic inflammation. Soybean oil consumption increased more than 1,000-fold from 1909 to 1999, and linoleic acid intake rose from under 3% to over 7% of total energy.
Ann McDonald got stuck in the Alewife Brook after a heavy rainstorm and she got sick with diarrhea. Environmental groups are urging local water officials to keep sewage out of waterways by committing to a modern system with separate pipes for waste and storm runoff. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority approved a more conservative approach to updating the existing sewer system in several communities citing higher costs.
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70% of marine protected areas worldwide are contaminated by untreated, or poorly treated, wastewater. More than 90% of coastal protected areas in the Coral Triangle are affected by high levels of sewage pollution. Polluted waters make it harder for corals to recover from bleaching events and make them more susceptible to disease.
Environmental activists are threatening to petition the High Court of Justice against the Environmental Protection Ministry. The ministry deleted tens of thousands of documents from its website regarding the polluting emissions of hundreds of factories during the recent war with Iran. The Israel Manufacturers’ Association had appealed to RAHEL to redact details about the precise locations of toxic substances such as benzene and ammonia.
The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through energy markets, driving up fertiliser costs and threatening food security. Around 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint now under strain. Many countries relying on fossil fuels that transit this strait are now in a precarious energy position, while others are in a better position to withstand the current crisis.
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There have been many wildfires in New Mexico since 2000. The Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire alone burned 17.6 million seedlings. The New Mexico Reforestation Center is about to break ground on a new greenhouse facility. The center will more than triple the state's current seedling production capacity.