By The Pew Charitable Trusts, December 30, 2020From the pandemic to the economic recession to political events, 2020 was an unprecedented year. But behind each challenge was, as always, the facts.Let's look back at 10 statistics that provided context, inspired action, and helped us move forward this year.1. Four in 10 U.S. adults said that they or someone in their household had lost their job or taken a pay cut during the pandemic.That data
By Yale Climate Connections, Dec. 29, 2020 12:56PM ESTThere are more than 90,000 dams in the United States, most of which were built more than 50 years ago. AlbertPego / Getty ImagesThere are more than 90,000 dams in the United States. Many of those dams are at risk of failure."Most of them were built more than 50 years ago. Usually, the design life of a dam is between 50 and 60 years, so a lot of our dams are already past their design
By Jessica Corbett, Dec. 29, 2020 10:20AM ESTAn aerial view of the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund site on Sept. 22, 2020 in Rancho Palos Verde, CA. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / Getty ImagesA joint report on Monday highlighted the pressure that President-elect Joe Biden is already facing to deliver on his environmental justice campaign promises—particularly when it comes to the 34 Superfund sites nationwide for which there is no reliable
By Sean Fleming, Dec. 29, 2020 11:42AM EST Ikea is among the companies implementing circular economy initiatives. Visual China Group / Getty ImagesWhat goes around comes around, according to the old saying. And in the case of the circular economy, that's certainly true.The circular economy takes a different approach to the take-make-dispose model of consumption to which many have become accustomed. By reusing and recycling as much as possible,
