Invoking the Congressional Review Act against land-use plans for 166 million acres could destabilize clean energy, conservation and tribal protections, leaving public lands more vulnerable to political swings. By Zoë Rom When the U.S. House of Representatives invoked a little-known law to roll back three plans for managing public lands,Continue Reading
Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit. (Image credit: Scott Olson)Continue Reading
Barrels dumped off Southern California decades ago have been found leaking alkaline waste, not just DDT, leaving behind eerie white halos and transforming parts of the seafloor into toxic vents. The findings reveal a persistent and little-known legacy of industrial dumping that still shapes marine life today., Read MoreContinue Reading
In Doña Ana County, New Mexico, residents have long struggled to access clean water. Now, developers plan to spend $165 billion on a massive data center complex. The post Resistance to data centers rises on the border appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Dams were dismantled on the Klamath River last year. An Indigenous writer reflects on how the river is starting to recover.Continue Reading
Most of the money will go to teams working to close the gap between the private nuclear industry and research labs and universities. By Arcelia Martin The U.S. Department of Energy announced $134 million in funding for two fusion programs on Wednesday, money intended to work on bridging the gapContinue Reading
Cómo probar tu agua, obtener filtros gratis y encontrar otra ayuda. Por Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau Read this article in English.Continue Reading
A groundbreaking discovery on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi reveals that early hominins crossed treacherous seas over a million years ago, leaving behind stone tools that reshape our understanding of ancient migration. These findings, older than previous evidence in the region, highlight Sulawesi as a critical piece of the puzzleContinue Reading
With effective weather forecasting, testing with “hail cannons,” and an ability to go into “stow” mode, panels can tolerate run-ins with even large balls of ice. By Dan Gearino As Texas becomes the country’s leader in generating solar power, the state’s propensity for severe hailstorms is a hazard that energyContinue Reading
A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be “virtually impossible” without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. (Image credit: Nathan Howard)Continue Reading
A lot of attention has been paid to how climate change can drive biodiversity loss. Now, MIT researchers have shown the reverse is also true: Reductions in biodiversity can jeopardize one of Earth’s most powerful levers for mitigating climate change. In a paper published in PNAS, the researchers showed thatContinue Reading
Tech is facilitating land access in new, and sometimes fraught, ways. The post Access to public land? There’s an app for that appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
California electric customers would pay $9 billion more to shore up the state’s wildfire fund under a last-minute deal reached behind closed doors that was introduced as legislation on Wednesday.Continue Reading