Looking at the world today, it’s hard to believe that it was ever that bad, but it was. I can remember a news story about a river that was so polluted, it caught fire.
When I was a kid, there was not a living thing in my river (the Lee, in Hertfordshire), and the Thames was almost dead. A couple of decades ago the Lee had fish, and the Thames had /has salmon and seals!! It is improving.
By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.
The big cleanups are working, but people still throw their trash all over the planet. Lottery tickets, water bottles, coffee cups, etc. I saw trash on the side of the road in Acadia National Park! Pick up after yourselves and stop being part of the problem. How many of you would be upset if someone else threw their garbage on your property?
momofalex7 almost 2 years ago
The world will be a better place by the time the meek get it.
Maizing almost 2 years ago
Looking at the world today, it’s hard to believe that it was ever that bad, but it was. I can remember a news story about a river that was so polluted, it caught fire.
Troglodyte almost 2 years ago
What will the meek do with that creek?
sandpiper almost 2 years ago
One addition to the pollution list since this strip ran: now plastics fill the oceans and the food chain.
Droptma Styx almost 2 years ago
We used to look at factories and regret the pollution. Now we look at shuttered factories and regret loss of jobs and strategic production capability.
mfrasca almost 2 years ago
West Virginia v. EPA today or tomorrow.
mfrasca almost 2 years ago
Internalize profits. Externalize costs.
wheaters almost 2 years ago
When I was a kid, there was not a living thing in my river (the Lee, in Hertfordshire), and the Thames was almost dead. A couple of decades ago the Lee had fish, and the Thames had /has salmon and seals!! It is improving.
car2ner almost 2 years ago
plastics are a blessing and a curse. They aren’t as recyclable as they pretend they are.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-limits-epa-in-curbing-power-plant-emissions/ar-AAZ2oND?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0efb33a58f0c493c938f0fa40cf37a83
The Orange Mailman almost 2 years ago
They will inherit a new earth.
Dr_Fogg almost 2 years ago
Hudson River. It is so much better now… a whale was spotted there in 2020.
joannesshadow almost 2 years ago
The big cleanups are working, but people still throw their trash all over the planet. Lottery tickets, water bottles, coffee cups, etc. I saw trash on the side of the road in Acadia National Park! Pick up after yourselves and stop being part of the problem. How many of you would be upset if someone else threw their garbage on your property?
brklnbern almost 2 years ago
Clever one.