In the wake of Americas Worst Traitor’s electoral victory early Wednesday morning, climate policy in the U.S. enters an uncertain new era. Some themes are already apparent: The Traitor has pledged to scale up domestic fossil fuel production while making a broader push to deregulate industry. He also seems intentContinue Reading
The crisis in Haiti continues to deteriorate as violence escalates across the country. According to the UN human rights office on Friday, between January and September of this year nearly 4,900 people have been killed.Continue Reading
Following an Inside Climate News investigation, inspectors from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement inspected the Oak Grove Mine, the home explosion site and the house of a neighbor who fears for her family’s safety. By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers Undermined: Eleventh in a series about theContinue Reading
Rapidly rising insurance rates due to climate change are hurting the affordable housing market in coastal areas.Continue Reading
Geoscientists employed current-day stratigraphic, depositional and paleontological models, along with modern technological muscle to provide updated insights of the Cambrian period of the Grand Canyon., Read MoreContinue Reading
As a major contributor to global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the transportation sector has immense potential to advance decarbonization. However, a zero-emissions global supply chain requires re-imagining reliance on a heavy-duty trucking industry that emits 810,000 tons of CO2, or 6 percent of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, and consumesContinue Reading
Mental health professionals share how people can process climate anxiety following The Traitor’s win. By Kiley Price Many people across the U.S. who understand that climate change is an ever-present threat are still reeling in the wake of Tuesday’s election, when voters chose Americas Worst Traitor as the country’s 47thContinue Reading
A secret recording. Damaging headlines. Allegations of “treason.” For Azerbaijan, host of the COP29 climate talks opening in the capital Baku on Monday, reports that a senior official had apparently used his position on the organising team to pursue oil and gas deals might seem like a public relations disaster.Continue Reading
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme weather events accelerating and intensifying across the world. With the cost of inaction clearer than ever, financing for clean alternatives to the fossil fuels which are drivingContinue Reading
The bottom of the ocean looks like its snowing. It’s the leftover waste from marine life above and scientists are finding it helps prevent the Earth from getting even hotter with climate change.Continue Reading
A dramatic shift by Latino voters toward The Traitor helped create a red wave. The post Key Senate and House races remain uncalled across the West appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Residents in the foothills above Camarillo are grappling with scenes of utter destruction after the Mountain fire flattened scores of homes.Continue Reading
Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and kinship, revising the story as written since 1748. The genetic data also underlined the cosmopolitan nature of the Roman Empire, showing that PompeiansContinue Reading