The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was informed about a further drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, in the latest indication of a major worsening of the nuclear safety and security situation at the site, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy AgencyContinue Reading
The prevalence of remote work since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed urban transportation patterns in the U.S., according to new study led by MIT researchers. The research finds significant variation between the effects of remote work on vehicle miles driven and on mass-transit ridership across theContinue Reading
Wind energy’s supporters, which include communities historically dependent on fossil fuels, say current taxes are a win-win. But some lawmakers are trying to levy new ones that could slow the industry’s growth. By Jake Bolster By almost any measure, Kara Choquette’s hometown of Kearney, Nebraska, is windy, particularly where itContinue Reading
Common ‘hard’ coastal defenses, like concrete sea walls, might struggle to keep up with increasing climate risks. A new study shows that combining them with nature-based solutions could, in some contexts, create defenses which are better able to adapt., Read MoreContinue Reading
The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals.Continue Reading
Experts said it was the first time an international court determined that governments were legally obligated to meet their climate targets under human rights law.Continue Reading
Chemical plants across the country will need to slash the amount of toxic air pollution they release under a rule finalized Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency., Read MoreContinue Reading
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today ruled that insufficient action to tackle climate change is a violation of human rights. In a historic judgement, the court ruled that Switzerland’s failure to do enough to cut its greenhouse gas emissions breached the rights to life and respect forContinue Reading
Under the weather New climate reconstructions show that periods of decreasing temperature and rainfall coincided with three plagues that struck the Roman Empire, Bruce Bower reported in “Did climate drive ancient plagues?” (SN: 2/24/24, p. 13). Bower reported that researchers are uncertain exactly how those climate shifts may have influencedContinue Reading
The prevalence of remote work since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed urban transportation patterns in the U.S., according to new study led by MIT researchers. The research finds significant variation between the effects of remote work on vehicle miles driven and on mass-transit ridership across theContinue Reading
Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change. (Image credit: Jean-Francois Badias)Continue Reading
Destroyed boats, gear, berries and more left some Alaskans reliant on expensive store-bought food and neighbors. The post More than a year later, a record storm still thwarts subsistence food harvests in Alaska appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading