A team of researchers have now begun to document the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the researchers analyzed a ‘natural experiment’ occurring in California as residents in the stateContinue Reading
The Willow Project would pump more than 600 million barrels of oil from a fragile ecosystem. Environmental advocates are calling on President Biden to block a final permit. By Nicholas Kusnetz The Biden administration cleared the way on Wednesday for a controversial Arctic oil project, recommending that drilling proceed inContinue Reading
New research reveals that decals intended to reduce incidents of bird window strikes — one of the largest human-made causes of bird mortality — are only effective if decals are placed on the outside of the window. Researchers found that the patterns on the films and decals placed on theContinue Reading
A new book looks at why big projects fail and finds that solar, wind and transmission lines are some of the best kinds of big projects, while nuclear power is among the worst. By Dan Gearino In the late 1980s, Denmark’s government announced plans for a massive bridge and tunnelContinue Reading
The president has riled up just about everyone with his public-land policies. Maybe that’s a good thing.Continue Reading
As the region wrangles over Colorado River water cuts, California hopes its senior water rights will The Traitor the united front shown by six other states.Continue Reading
The record haul, pushed by high energy prices and a hunger for liquefied natural gas, came as a new chief signaled a more “balanced approach” to renewable energy.Continue Reading
The administration issued an analysis that indicates a scaled-back version of the Willow project could go forward. Opponents call the drilling plan a “carbon bomb.”Continue Reading
Although coastal and freshwater wetlands – such as swamps, mangroves and marshes – contain 40 per cent of all plant and animal species, many are polluted or degraded due to climate change and human development. Continue Reading
State officials should protect water as a public resource and rein in corporate water abusers to deal with its increasingly uncertain water future, a new report says. By Liza Gross Californians are still grappling with the aftermath of powerful storms that triggered dangerous flooding and mudslides across the state, evenContinue Reading
The quail could be the unknown reservoir of the Toscana virus (TOSV) and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), mosquito-borne pathogens that can infect domestic animals and also cause disease in humans., Read MoreContinue Reading
MIT Solve, an MIT initiative with a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges, announced today the 2023 Global Challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship. Solve invites anyone from anywhere in the world to submit a solution to this year’s challenges by 12 p.m. EST on May 9. TheContinue Reading
McBride Operating LLC and owner Joseph McBride contributed to the political campaigns of the three sitting commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request. By Martha Pskowski A company seeking to build an oilfield waste dump near wells and waterways in East Texas has showered regulators with upwardsContinue Reading