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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Las prohibiciones de las bolsas de plástico son políticas y leyes que prohíben o limitan el uso de bolsas de plástico de un solo uso, como parte de un intento por frenar y reducir los residuos plásticos y la degradación medioambiental. Antes de...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Durante la primavera, muchas personas desarrollan una serie de síntomas que se conocen como alergias estacionales: tos, estornudos, picor en los ojos y congestión, por nombrar solo algunos. Estos síntomas están muy extendidos; en 2024, la Fundación Americana del Asma y la Alergia...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk During springtime, many people develop a series of symptoms generalized as seasonal allergies: coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes and congestion, just to name a few. These symptoms are widespread; in 2024, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reported that some 81 million people...
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Las aves marinas, las tortugas marinas y los mamíferos marinos de la costa de California pueden sufrir daños e incluso morir tras ingerir plástico, y la cantidad letal es menor de lo que uno podría pensar. Erin Murphy, directora de investigación sobre plásticos oceánicos de Ocean Conservancy, señaló que...
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Seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals along the California coast can suffer and even die after ingesting plastic, and the lethal quantity is less than you might think. Erin Murphy, manager of ocean plastics research for the Ocean Conservancy, said it is the size of two baseballs for a...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Across the U.S., communities are facing a growing problem—a lack of healthy, fresh food. With the price of fruits and veggies shooting up 40 percent since 1980 and the price of processed foods going down 20-30 percent, many families find buying processed foods...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk En todo Estados Unidos, las comunidades se enfrentan a un problema cada vez mayor: la falta de alimentos frescos y saludables. Con el precio de las frutas y verduras disparándose un 40 % desde 1980 y el de los alimentos procesados bajando entre...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Polar bears are a big part of the Arctic ecosystem. However, they are grappling with huge changes to their homes due to the effects of climate change. The bears are now listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature...