Environment Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Wed, 08 May 2024 21:37:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Environment Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Top Plastic Polluters Named https://teachingkidsnews.com/2024/05/08/top-plastic-polluters-named/ Wed, 08 May 2024 21:31:24 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=21512 Four companies have been identified as the top plastics polluters, according to a new study.

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]]> Turkmenistan’s Fire Crater May Soon Be Put Out https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/01/12/turkmenistans-fire-crater-may-soon-be-put-out/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/01/12/turkmenistans-fire-crater-may-soon-be-put-out/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:13:02 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=20225 A burning crater in Turkmenistan may soon be put out

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2022/01/12/turkmenistans-fire-crater-may-soon-be-put-out/feed/ 1 Oysters to the Rescue https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/12/14/oysters-to-the-rescue/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/12/14/oysters-to-the-rescue/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:20:10 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=20022 Oysters are being put into the Hudson River in NY to help clean the water of pollution.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/12/14/oysters-to-the-rescue/feed/ 1 “Orca” Removes Greenhouse Gas from the Air https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/11/07/orca-removes-greenhouse-gas-from-the-air/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 20:30:33 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=19947 Orca, a new carbon capturing machine, may help fight global warming.

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]]> World Leaders Meet in Scotland on Climate Change https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/11/01/g20-leaders-meet-in-scotland-on-climate-change/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/11/01/g20-leaders-meet-in-scotland-on-climate-change/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:19:49 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=19940 World leaders are meeting in Scotland this week at COP26 to discuss climate change.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2021/11/01/g20-leaders-meet-in-scotland-on-climate-change/feed/ 1 Canada bans some single-use plastics https://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/10/12/canada-bans-some-single-use-plastics/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/10/12/canada-bans-some-single-use-plastics/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:25:41 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=19176 Some single-use plastics will be banned in Canada, as early as 2021.

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]]> https://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/10/12/canada-bans-some-single-use-plastics/feed/ 1 Kids Take Ontario Government to Court over Climate Change Plan https://teachingkidsnews.com/2020/01/19/kids-take-ontario-government-to-court-over-climate-change-plan/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:56:23 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=18270 Seven young people in Ontario are taking the provincial government to court over its plan for fighting climate change.

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]]> Venice, Italy experiencing worst flood in 53 years https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/11/18/venice-italy-experiencing-worst-flooding-in-53-years/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:23:32 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=18157 Venice is experiencing its worst flood in 53 years.

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]]> Toronto to Turn Food Scraps into Biofuel https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/11/03/toronto-to-turn-food-scraps-into-biofuel/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:22:47 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=18100 The City of Toronto has a new program to use food scraps to create fuel for trucks.

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]]> “How Dare You?” Young People Rally To Demand Action On Climate Change https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/09/29/how-dare-you-young-people-rally-to-demand-action-on-climate-change/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2019/09/29/how-dare-you-young-people-rally-to-demand-action-on-climate-change/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2019 22:50:41 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=17866 Millions of young people around the world protested in a Climate March on Friday, inspired by teen activist Greta Thunberg.

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