Microplastics are no longer only an ocean story. They may also be turning up in the ordinary foods and drinks we consume, sometimes introduced by the packaging meant to protect them. A 2024 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found an average of about 240,000 plastic particles in a liter of bottled water, most of them nanoplastics, particles small enough to behave differently from larger fragments. The finding does not mean every bottle carries the sa

Data centers are the hidden infrastructure behind cloud computing, streaming, artificial intelligence, and much of modern life. Their rapid expansion can bring investment and jobs, but it can also place significant pressure on nearby communities and ecosystems. Local and environmental costs Large facilities can consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, increase demand on local grids, and generate noise from cooling equipment and backup generators. In regions where el

By members of the New Jersey Sierra Club Student Action Committee - Content featured in The Jersey Sierran Despite little public attention, droughts have occurred in New Jersey for over half a century. To learn more, the NJ Sierra Student Action Committee launched a project to determine how these droughts are affecting the productivity of local farms. By discussing this issue with farmers and collecting data, we found that droughts do threaten farm yields and the future of ag

By Sandro Boujaoude, EnviroHealthExplorer | February 2026 Introduction: A Historic Rollback with Global Consequences On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Trump administration, formally repealed the 2009 “Endangerment Finding” — a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases (GHGs) like carbon dioxide and methane endanger public health and welfare. This repeal, spearheaded by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, is being hailed by

By EnviroHealthExplorer | Based on reporting by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press (October 15, 2025) The planet just hit another climate milestone — and not the kind we celebrate. According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) , atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels surged by the largest annual increase ever recorded between 2023 and 2024. The concentration of CO₂ in our atmosphere has now reached levels not seen in more than 800,000 years. As S

A new industrial revolution might be quietly underway — and this time, it’s not about faster tech, but cleaner steel. On June 30, 2025,...

A recent study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention delivers a chilling message: Colorado children diagnosed with...