Tag: human health
Criminalize Fossil Fuel Disinformation, Says UN Rapporteur
The latest report from Elisa Morgera, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change, is an extraordinary document that every member of the CleanTechnica community should read. We know that is a challenge in our online digital world that moves at the speed of TikTok, but if you … [continued]
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Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
By Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan
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Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season.
The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
By Matt Simon
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More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.
World Environment Day Calls On You To #BeatPlasticPollution
Why is the full lifecycle of plastics — including production — so important? Plastic degrades into microplastics, pieces less than 5 millimeters long. Nanoplastics, which measure less than 1 micrometer, are the smallest of these and the most likely to get into our blood and tissues. World Environment Day, which … [continued]
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Can Autonomous Healthcare Slow Antibiotic Resistance Down?
When we write about machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies here, it’s usually for cars. Tesla’s FSD Supervised Beta (or whatever it’s called these days) gets a lot of the attention, as do Waymo and other robotaxi providers. But, if we focus only on autonomous vehicles, we miss out … [continued]
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