SciShow
Colorado's Bright Yellow River, and Why Fruit Flies Mate
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
SciShow
Gina McCarthy on Public Health & Climate Change | SciShow Talk Show
Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...
SciShow
Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
SciShow
Colorado's Bright Yellow River, and Why Fruit Flies Mate
This week on SciShow News, toxic waste from an abandoned mine turned a river yellow, and new research shows that threatened fruit flies may have more diverse offspring.
SciShow
Gina McCarthy on Public Health & Climate Change | SciShow Talk Show
Humans are great at creating, and solving, problems. Hank talks with Gina McCarthy about the biggest public health problem we face today: climate change. Gina McCarthy is the Director of C-CHANGE (Center for Climate, Health and the...
Amoeba Sisters
Biomagnification and the Trouble with Toxins
Explore biomagnification which can happen when toxins become more highly concentrated when moving up through trophic levels in the food chain. Uncontrolled use of DDT is used in video as an example. Learn why bioaccumulation can occur in...
SciShow
Interview with EPA Administrator McCarthy
Hank interviews Administrator Gina McCarthy of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They discuss getting people to care about climate change, the EPA's goals going into the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and the...
SciShow
How Safe Are Pesticides, Really?
If you’ve heard anything about pesticides, it’s probably about how toxic they are. But they make growing food more cost-effective, so when some make it into your groceries, how bad can they be?
SciShow
The Science of Flint's Water Crisis
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a prime example of science being ignored, unknown, or even misused. Here's the chemistry behind how so many things went wrong.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How one scientist took on the chemical industry
In 1958, after receiving a letter describing the deaths of songbirds due to the pesticide known as DDT, Rachel Carson began an investigation into the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature. In 1962, she published her findings in...
Wonderscape
The Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement: Key Moments and Milestones
This video traces the history of the Environmental Justice Movement, highlighting pivotal events like the Memphis Sanitation Strike, protests in West Harlem, and the founding of the EPA. Learn about landmark studies revealing the link...
Healthcare Triage
Health Harms from Pollution Can Choke the Economy
The Trump Administration's EPA has shown a propensity to ease regulations on polluting industries, in hopes of increasing economic output. Pollution has a lot of very well studied impacts on health, and those health problems can decrease...
Catalyst University
PUFAs: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism (DHA, EPA, AA)
Basics of the biosynthesis of DHA and EPA from alpha-linoleic acid. Introduction to omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
EarthEcho International
Expedition into the Dead Zone: Investigating the Impact of Human Actions on Waterways
This video follows an expedition to the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay to investigate how human actions create dead zones in underwater areas. The video explores the impact of air pollution on waterways and the role of nitrogen in...
Catalyst University
PUFAs: Fatty Acid Elongation and Desaturation
Synthesis of longer-chain fatty acids such as DHA and EPA using two enzymes: elongases and desaturases.
Red Rock Films
Women's History Activator: Rachel Carson
Event: September 1962. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring is published and word of how industrial chemicals harm nature begins to spread. Story: Rachel Carson is an author, scientist and environmentalist. Her books were praised as both...
The Business Professor
The Role and Responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency
The video provides an overview of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency. The video explains the EPA's relationship with state governments, and how it works with them to regulate and protect the environment. It also discusses...
Curated Video
Judge ruled fluoride in drinking water poses risk to kids' IQ, but experts say the report is nuanced
Critics say the studies the judge used in the ruling were using data from outside the U.S. and looking into fluoride levels that are way higher than in the states. (Scripps News)
Getty Images
Environmental Protection Agency Building
With and without homeless man sleeping on steps.
Curated Video
Trump Administration Unveils New Ethanol Plan
The Trump administration announced a plan that would require oil refineries to blend more ethanol into the the U.S.' gasoline supply in 2020.
Curated Video
Quapaw Nation Aims To Clean Up Polluted Oklahoma Town
Decades of unrestricted mining left piles of toxic metal, cave-in risks, contaminated groundwater and more in Picher, Oklahoma.
Bloomberg
Sen. Ernst Says She Would Love to See EU Buying More U.S. Soybeans
Jul.24 -- Senator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, discusses capital investment legislation, the impact of U.S. tariffs on Iowa farmers, and efforts to expand the use of ethanol-blended gasoline. She speaks with Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli...
Curated Video
Newark To Speed Up Pipe Replacement Amid Lead Concerns
Newark will take out a $120 million loan to expedite the replacement of 18,000 lead service lines.