Grist

DECEMBER 16, 2019

By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonprofits urged residents to protect themselves from the harmful smoke and ash, offering free N95 respirator masks. A new lead crisis? By mid-century, as the U.S.

Soil 98

Soil Health Pollution Climate change 98

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The stoves have improved combustion, reducing household air pollution and the adverse health effects of this. Methane (CH4) has a higher global warming potential than CO 2 , such that 1 tonne of CH 4 is equivalent to 21 tonnes of CO 2 over a 100-year time period. Examples include forest sinks and soil carbon sequestration.

Carbon 148

Carbon Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Methane 148

Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If you simply want somewhere to grow your own food, or to work with your hands in the soil, there are other possible options, so it is worth asking: Is there already a community garden near you? For individuals: A community garden can provide other yields as well as food, such as fuel, crafting materials, and natural medicine.

Global warming 95

Global warming Ethics Biodiversity Agriculture 95

Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

When it comes to ocean health, the work of convincing farmers to ditch their synthetic fertilizers can't happen fast enough. We're bringing them in as formal employees and providing health insurance.". The same nutrients that benefit human health can also contribute to the healthy growth of farm animals.

Pollution 46

Pollution Agriculture Startups Biodiversity 46

Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires. The gentle midmorning sun warms us as we follow McKay toward a ridge.

Resilience 98

Resilience Biodiversity Soil Logging 98

Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

We often take the land for granted, even though - or perhaps because - it is literally the foundation of everything we do, from the materials that make up our homes, workplaces, and transport systems to the source of our food, water, and medicines. And those are the only the most obvious essential services provided by the land.

Biodiversity 81

Biodiversity Climate change Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 81

Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This report, a collaboration between more than a dozen federal agencies and a wide array of academic researchers, takes stock of just how severe global warming has become and meticulously breaks down its effects by geography — 10 distinct regions in total, encompassing all of the country’s states and territories.

Climate change 145

Climate change Agriculture Fossil fuels Sea level rise 145