The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds. (Image credit: Jessica Hill)Continue Reading
Researchers warn Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes that could trigger global consequences. Melting ice, collapsing ice shelves, and disrupted ocean circulation threaten sea levels, ecosystems, and climate stability. Wildlife such as penguins and krill face growing extinction risks. Scientists stress that only rapid emission reductions can avert irreversible damage., ReadContinue Reading
For the first time in years, New York’s environmental justice advocates say they’ll be working with the city’s government—rather than against it. By Carl David Goette-Luciak As news broke on Tuesday night that Zohran Mamdani had won New York City’s mayoral contest by a decisive margin, advocates for environmental justiceContinue Reading
Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive question mark-shaped burrows. The finding highlights a parasitic behavior that has remained unchanged for nearly half a billion years., Read MoreContinue Reading
Decades of progress in protecting the planet’s carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
To South Sudan, where aid teams warn that an already severe food and nutrition crisis could get worse without urgent humanitarian relief.Continue Reading
After big wins on election night, Democrats will have to decide whether easing requirements in the state’s ambitious climate law will be necessary to maintain Virginia’s status as the “data center capital of the world.” By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Democrats gained trifecta control of Virginia state government Tuesday night asContinue Reading
Bill Gates, in a talk at Caltech on Monday night, defended his stance on shifting funds away from climate change mitigation and toward global human health efforts.Continue Reading
A new copper-magnesium-iron catalyst transforms CO2 into CO at low temperatures with record-breaking efficiency and stability. The discovery paves the way for affordable, scalable production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels., Read MoreContinue Reading
Case studies from California offer a look into the pros and cons of public and private utilities. By Blanca Begert Electricity rates are on the rise across the country, but nowhere has the increase been more precipitous than in California, where average residential rates surged 47 percent from 2019 toContinue Reading
In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty.…Continue Reading
The move comes after months of non-lethal strategies to stem dozens of cattle losses from a single wolf pack. By Kiley Price Around 14 years ago, a lone gray wolf crossed the border from Oregon into California, marking the start of a slow return of the iconic, endangered predator toContinue Reading
Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations meant higher toxin levels, especially from female roaches. When extermination eliminated the pests, both allergens and endotoxins plummeted. The findings highlight howContinue Reading