Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state. By Max Graham, Northern Journal This story was published in partnership with Northern Journal and is the first in a two-story series.Continue Reading
Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land. The post Inside Utah’s PR campaign to seize public lands appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
As officials scramble to shore up the state’s wildfire fund, they are considering extending the monthly surcharge imposed on customers of Edison and other utility companies.Continue Reading
The biggest funders of fossil fuel expansion are U.S. banks that, like those in other countries, are retreating on their climate commitments. By Georgina Gustin The world’s biggest banks continue to bankroll the expansion of the fossil fuel industry and have largely retreated from their climate commitments, even as theContinue Reading
A lifelong fascination with nature and fieldwork led this researcher to the world of ethnobiology a field where ecology, culture, and community come together. Investigating how local people relate to species like the anaconda, their work blends traditional knowledge with scientific methods for better conservation. The tale of the mythicContinue Reading
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides tear through mountain villages washing away homes and farms, while rising seas surge over island shorelines, threatening to swallow entireContinue Reading
As another punishing summer edges into Karachi, a Stanford researcher and a former climate minister confront the same crisis—extreme heat—from opposite ends of Pakistan’s most populous city. By Aman Azhar KARACHI, Pakistan—Inside a sprawling estate in Karachi’s elite Defense neighborhood, air conditioning hummed in a low-frequency buzz. Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’sContinue Reading
In recent years, some grass lawns around the country have grown a little taller in springtime thanks to No Mow May, a movement originally launched by U.K. nonprofit Plantlife in 2019 designed to raise awareness about the ecological impacts of the traditional, resource-intensive, manicured grass lawn. No Mow May encouragesContinue Reading
Underground fungi may be one of Earth s most powerful and overlooked allies in the fight against climate change, yet most of them remain unknown to science. Known only by DNA, these “dark taxa” make up a shocking 83% of ectomycorrhizal species fungi that help forests store carbon and thrive.Continue Reading
On May 6, MIT AgeLab’s Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium, part of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, celebrated 10 years of its global academic-industry collaboration. AVT was founded with the aim of developing new data that contribute to automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and insurers’ real-world understanding of how driversContinue Reading
A newly identified species is already in danger of extinction. A proposed massive data center in Alabama would “nuke” its habitat, scientists say. By Lee Hedgepeth, Lanier Isom BESSEMER, Ala.—A newly identified species of fish in central Alabama is already endangered due to human development, experts say. Now, plans toContinue Reading
As officials scramble to shore up the state’s wildfire fund, they are considering extending the monthly surcharge imposed on customers of Edison and other utility companies.Continue Reading
The FCC has delayed implementing its multilingual emergency alerts system — making non-English speakers vulnerable during climate disasters. (Image credit: Chris Delmas)Continue Reading