Often hailed as the most successful international environmental agreement of all time, the 1987 Montreal Protocol continues to successfully phase out the global production of chemicals that were creating a growing hole in the ozone layer, causing skin cancer and other adverse health effects. MIT-led studies have since shown theContinue Reading
The United States and China “are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. “We need to work with each other for the good of both of our countries.” During the MITEIContinue Reading
Legislation includes profit recovery provisions for the energy company, increased State Corporation Commission authority. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday signed legislation that directs regulators to assign electricity costs to data centers and allows Dominion Energy to spend $900,000 a mile burying local distribution lines.Continue Reading
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA+ The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with newContinue Reading
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launches on time from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA+ At 6:05 p.m. EDT, nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the company’sContinue Reading
A massive new dinosaur discovered in Thailand is rewriting Southeast Asia’s prehistoric history. The newly named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis was a colossal long-necked sauropod that weighed around 27 tonnes and lived more than 100 million years ago. Scientists believe it may be the last giant sauropod ever to roam the regionContinue Reading
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 21, 2024. SpaceX Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel for the launch of SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply servicesContinue Reading
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In an uncommon move, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum intervened in a case that involved the former legal clients of Karen Budd-Falen, one of his top deputies. The post How Interior helped pushed bison off Montana’s federal lands appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Somalia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate shocks, and now it is in the grip of another deadly drought.Continue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in preparation for launch to the International Space Station. SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a cargo-packed Dragon spacecraftContinue Reading