As heatwaves become more intense, cities are looking for strategies that can help keep neighborhoods cooler. A new tool has already helped identify potential solutions in Houston, a city where the impact of heat can vary significantly in different communities., Read MoreContinue Reading
Alberta’s United Conservative Party has passed a resolution to rebrand carbon dioxide—the chief gas whose overabundance in Earth’s atmosphere is causing the climate emergency—in a brazen display of climate science denial that harkens back to the 1990s fossil fuel industry playbook. Resolution 12, which falls under the ‘environmental stewardship andContinue Reading
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to “triple down” on conservative principles, including energy extraction and anti-trans policies at the Alberta United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer today in front of an energetic crowd of 6,000 people. “We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants,Continue Reading
Private funding to domestically produce electric vehicles and clean energy equipment is largely flowing to “disadvantaged” census tracts, a new analysis shows. The results vary widely by state. By Kristoffer Tigue A bonanza of private investments, spurred by federal funding, is helping to fulfill the Biden administration’s promise to liftContinue Reading
Hundreds are dead after torrential rains devastated Spain’s east. Climate scientists say a hotter planet makes deadly events like it more likely. (Image credit: David Ramos)Continue Reading
From oil in the Arctic to the Ambler Road, Alaska’s resource and conservation battles await a new administration’s fate, affecting communities, ecosystems and industries alike. The post Resource production or preservation? Election puts Alaska lands on the line appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Items crafted at the bustling Katundu workshop in Malawi are a testament not only to the artisanship of the workers and designers, but to an ethic of letting nothing of value go to wasteContinue Reading
New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds., Read MoreContinue Reading
The IAEA has launched a new app to help frontline officers assess radiation alarms triggered by people at airports, border crossings and other points of entry – and ease delays., Read MoreContinue Reading
Global warming is getting little attention in the race for Arizona’s Senate seat between Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake. The candidates’ strategies on how to address the state’s water shortages vary dramatically. By Wyatt Myskow In the span of an hour, climate change and its impacts on Arizona got lessContinue Reading