Category: Habitat
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Polar Vortex Preys on Strays
How community pets were doing their best to survive freezing temperatures Through late January and early February, the Midwest and Northeast were bundling up and hunkering down against drastic arctic temperatures. With winter winds reaching speeds of 30 miles per hour, cities had been hit with frigid temperatures falling far into the negatives. Chicago reached…
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A Vortex of Environmental Trouble
The recent “polar vortex” spells only the beginning of environmental trouble for the Midwest Earlier this year, a “polar vortex” barraged the Midwest with extremely cold temperatures. While it may not seem like it, the extreme temperatures are likely a result of climate change. Whether we like it or not, similar extreme temperatures are set…
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Tips and Tricks for Reducing Personal Waste
How to make simple and strategic steps to living a more sustainable lifestyle. Our garbage cans are stinking up more than just our kitchens; they’re smelling up our conscience. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reported that in 2013, the U.S. produced 250 million tons of waste, with about 150 million tons sent to sit…
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Getting Close with Chromium
Mitch McNeil knows what clean water looks like. He’s a surfer and has spent years on the water. So he can tell that one of his favorite spots to surf, the southern part of Lake Michigan off the shore of Indiana, is not clean. The Indiana shoreline is home to a national park. It’s a…
