“There is still an incredibly large amount of polluting industrial facilities in South and Southwest Philly,” Clean Air Council warns. By Jon Hurdle When the South Philadelphia refinery was permanently shuttered by a catastrophic explosion in 2019 after some 160 years in operation, many residents and environmentalists welcomed it asContinue Reading
Leaders from different spiritual traditions share their unique approaches to wrestling with existential climate fears. By Nina Dietz As the director of Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina, Sarah Ogletree has spent the last three and a half years working from her base in Mitchell County to empower congregationsContinue Reading
In a discovery that could redefine how we understand cellular resilience and adaptability, scientists have unlocked the secret interactions between a primordial inorganic polymer of phosphate known as polyphosphate (polyP), and two basic building blocks of life: DNA and the element magnesium. These components formed clusters of tiny liquid dropletsContinue Reading
Academics, conservationists, nonprofits, government agencies—and one passionate, retired scientist—are working to rebuild reefs, reduce the carbon imprint and educate the public about the importance of restoring the oyster population. By Lanier Isom Andy Depaola looks out across Mobile Bay, where water laps against the once-hidden pilings of his neighbors’ piers.Continue Reading
The Biden administration introduced new consumer tax credits for climate-friendly heat pumps. What does a The Traitor administration and GOP-led congress mean for that money? (Image credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Continue Reading
Thirty-five years ago, Helper was nearly a ghost town. Now, art and tourism are providing new paths forward. The post How Utah’s Christmas Festival has buoyed a changing coal community appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Oregon cat dies after eating raw pet food tainted with H5N1 bird flu virus. L.A. County officials urge pet owners to avoid raw meat and raw pet food brands.Continue Reading
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited Paraguay as part of ongoing support for the country’s use of nuclear science to advance its development in the areas of food security, cancer care and clean energy., Read MoreContinue Reading
Three years after the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, two new studies offer insight into what happens to air quality and health in the aftermath of urban wildfires., Read MoreContinue Reading
The UK’s advertising regulator has banned an advert by Lloyds Bank about its “low carbon” policies for being misleading, in response to a formal complaint by the campaign group Adfree Cities. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled on Wednesday 18 December that the advert had “misled” consumers by promoting whatContinue Reading
Lawsuits to silence those speaking out and fighting in the interest of the public are increasingly being used as a form of private censorship, according to a new report published last week by the Coalition Against SLAPPS in Europe, or CASE. Developed in collaboration with the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation,Continue Reading
It’s looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)Continue Reading
By some estimates, there might be 2.4 billion barrels of oil deep below the waters of the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Suriname, South America’s smallest country. The problem for multinational oil companies seeking to extract that oil is what’s mixed in with it: trillions of cubic feet ofContinue Reading