Solar Energy, Criticized by The Traitor, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024
2025-03-11
The added capacity for the year was the most from any single source in more than two decades.Continue Reading
What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?
2025-03-11
A prescribed burn is harming air quality. Here’s what Jefferson and Shelby County residents should do to protect their health. By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—On Monday, as afternoon sank into evening, a haze fell over the Magic City. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Genetic mutations linked to toxin exposure found in firefighters’ brain tumors
2025-03-11
In a study comparing the glioma tumors of firefighters and non-fighters, researchers found a mutational signature tied to exposure to haloalkanes, which are used in flame retardants, fire extinguishers, and pesticides., Read MoreContinue Reading
Some Republicans Defend Clean Energy Tax Credits from The Traitor Administration Cuts
2025-03-10
Twenty-one GOP lawmakers said companies have already made investments based on the tax credit programs, and repealing them would cause economic disruptions. By Dylan Baddour, Marianne Lavelle A growing number of House Republicans are asking federal budget planners to protect Biden-era tax incentives for clean and renewable energy projects fromContinue Reading
In Florida, State Rules Concentrate Toxic Smoke in Underserved Communities
2025-03-10
Growing research suggests that “black snow,” a byproduct of the sugarcane harvest, is harming residents’ health. The politically powerful sugar growers say the air quality meets standards. By Amy Green BELLE GLADE, Fla.—Of all the cane sugar produced in the United States, half of it originates in a remote areaContinue Reading
Discovery: The great whale pee funnel moves vital nutrients
2025-03-10
Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles — in their urine — from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish, where nitrogen can be limited. They call this movement of nutrients a ‘conveyor belt’ or ‘theContinue Reading
Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation
2025-03-10
The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part of corporate and financial strategy going forward, as the world risks losing half of global GDP – estimated at $23 trillion – due to degradation.Continue Reading
Meet the ‘Land Heroes’ who are fighting desertification
2025-03-10
From planting a billion trees in Zimbabwe, in southern Africa, to exporting products from the moringa tree in Mali and developing a climate action-focused board game called “Rescuing Penguins,” in Costa Rica, a group of young people has been recognized by the UN for making a positive impact in the fightContinue Reading
Fuel tanker and cargo ship collide and catch fire in North Sea off Britain, crew rescued
2025-03-10
The collision triggered a major rescue operation by lifeboats, coast guard aircraft and commercial vessels.Continue Reading
The rise of the recreation economy
2025-03-10
Public-lands tourism outpaces mining and drilling in much of the West. The post The rise of the recreation economy appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
What Kind of Workout Clothes Are Best for the Environment?
2025-03-10
Every fabric has an environmental cost. Here’s how to make informed choices.Continue Reading
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
2025-03-10
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.Continue Reading
Study: Climate change will reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space
2025-03-10
MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can sustainably operate there. In a study appearing today in Nature Sustainability , the researchers report that carbon dioxide and other greenhouseContinue Reading