Shanna Combley Program Manager: Energy and Infrastructure and Mission Engagement Shanna Combley is Program Manager for the NASA Earth Action Energy and Infrastructure program and the Mission Engagement program within the Earth Science Division at Headquarters in Washington, D.C. She oversees NASA’s efforts to provide actionable data and information to support decision-making relatedContinue Reading
Nima Pahlevan Program Manager, Private Sector Engagement Dr. Nima Pahlevan serves as the Program Manager for NASA’s Earth Action’s Private Sector Engagement program at the Earth Sciences Division at Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this role, he connects businesses with NASA Earth Science, ensuring industry awareness of NASA assets, identifying private sector needs,Continue Reading
The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar and batteries, experts say. (Image credit: Ezra Acayan)Continue Reading
The GRITSS satellite undergoes final preparations prior to launch. (Image Credit: ISISPACE) A NASA satellite the size of a suitcase, which aims to merge different observing systems and lead to more accurate mapping of Earth, launched July 7 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard SpaceX’s Transport-17 mission.Continue Reading
Oak trees keep absorbing carbon dioxide long after their annual growth has ended, revealing that photosynthesis and wood production are not as closely linked as scientists once believed. The finding could reshape forecasts of how much carbon forests will be able to store in a warmer future., Read MoreContinue Reading
After a nearly two-year inquiry, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved deals allowing firms owned by its largest oil and gas companies to avoid the majority of assessed penalties for falsified data submitted by their contractors. Collectively, the oil firms stand to pay roughly $2 million, less thanContinue Reading
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has only mentioned his constituency twice in the House of Commons during the past year, DeSmog can reveal. In total, Farage has mentioned Clacton six times since being elected as an MP on 4 July 2024 – once every four months. The Reform leader announcedContinue Reading
Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not cost more than comparable gas-powered vehicles for drivers and vehicle fleet owners in most parts of the United States, according to a new studyContinue Reading
A version of this article also appeared on investigative site The Detail Northern Ireland’s largest source of drinking water is besieged by toxic pollution linked to a government drive to accelerate pig and poultry farming, new research shows. ‘Mapped: The scale of pig and poultry farming in Northern Ireland’ tracksContinue Reading
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Higher sea temperatures have followed scorching weather across Europe, prompting Britain’s weather service to declare a “severe” marine heat wave.Continue Reading
Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found.Continue Reading
A factory in Sacramento will be first in the country to make a new alternative to lithium-ion at commercial scale.Continue Reading