Fracking Linked to Negative Health Effects in Infants
Babies born to mothers who lived near fracking wells during pregnancy are more likely to experience negative health effects than babies born elsewhere, according to new research. Researchers…
Climate Disasters Are Making It Hard to Enjoy the Olympics. And I’m Not Sure I Want to, Anyway
A version of this story first appeared in the Climate is Everything newsletter. If you’d like sign up to receive this free once-a-week email, click here. As the…
States Want to Approve COVID-19 Vaccines Themselves. Will That Lead to More Trust—Or Less-
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine—and fast—has been a main focus in the fight against the coronavirus. But when a vaccine is ultimately made available to the American public, California…
The Billionaire Space Race Has Big Climate Costs
There’s a spectator sport quality to the billionaire space race. Pick your favorite rich guy and your favorite rocket—Elon Musk’s Falcon 9, Richard Branson’s VSS Unity, Jeff Bezos’s…
Credit Suisse forecasts closure of a quarter of US malls in next 5 years
Credit Suisse’s report specifically predicts that between 20% to 25% of the existing US shopping malls will close by 2022. Of the 1,100 malls in America, this amounts…
Dove gets certified cruelty-free
The Unilever-owned skincare and haircare brand has received the accolade after committing to not conducting any tests on animals anywhere in the world. Following the news, the company…
Smiley in ‘disruptive’ partnership with eco innovator Lyfcycle.
Lyfcycle specialises in sustainable garment sourcing and has developed new tech that can recycle and re-use all waste fabric from production.Smiley’s fashion division SVP Michaela Fass said that…
Swiss slap sanctions on luxury exports to Russia
The European Union imposed a fourth wave of sanctions on Tuesday, which Switzerland said it would match.Switzerland is not in the EU and has a long-standing tradition of…
Thai ‘Rolex General’ luxury watch claims probed
Prawit Wongsuwan’s penchant for pricey watches has captivated Thailand’s public since Facebook users began counting the expensive accessories worn by the deputy prime minister, even prompting calls for…
J&J’s push to end cancer suits meets trial in bankruptcy court
A group of cancer victims is asking a federal judge in New Jersey to throw out, for the second time in less than two years, the insolvency case…