We need more power from more sources, including wind, solar, geothermal and any other promising avenues. But subsidies like those of the Inflation Reduction Act are the wrong way to get there.Continue Reading
The disaster disproportionately killed Black residents in neighborhoods that still face the worst health and resource crises. A new city effort tracks these vulnerabilities. By Keerti Gopal CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d knownContinue Reading
Deadly floods on July 4 highlighted Texas’ vulnerability. A state study found Texas leads the nation in flood-related property damage and fatalities. So what is it doing about that?Continue Reading
Councillors in West Northamptonshire last night slammed Reform UK’s plan to access council data as part of a drive that it claims is intended to reduce local “fraud and waste”. In a key test of Reform’s battle to access data from councils, West Northamptonshire became the first to welcome unnamed andContinue Reading
Dogs trained by everyday pet owners are proving to be surprisingly powerful allies in the fight against the invasive spotted lanternfly. In a groundbreaking study, citizen scientists taught their dogs to sniff out the pests’ hard-to-spot egg masses with impressive accuracy. The initiative not only taps into the huge communityContinue Reading
For weeks, the whiteboard in the lab was crowded with scribbles, diagrams, and chemical formulas. A research team across the Olivetti Group and the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) was working intensely on a key problem: How can we reduce the amount of cement in concrete to save on costsContinue Reading
With increasingly frequent and intense summer heatwaves, Europe needs to overhaul its urban infrastructure in order to handle rising temperatures, said Dr. Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist at the Royal Meteorological society. Brimicombe said Europe needs to invest in “urban planning” and “increasing natural ventilation” to help its citizens brave the hot summer months on theContinue Reading
In an area long plagued by air pollution, permitting irregularities have opponents of what’s predicted to be the world’s largest supercomputing facility fearing the world’s richest man is getting special treatment. By Jennifer Ugwa The Shelby County Health Department in Memphis has approved an air quality permit that will allowContinue Reading
Several states are now recovering from recent severe flash floods. How out of the ordinary are these intense cloudbursts and flash floods? Is it getting worse, and what role is climate change playing?Continue Reading
Hawaiian coral reefs may face unprecedented ocean acidification within 30 years, driven by carbon emissions. A new study by University of Hawai‘i researchers shows that even under conservative climate scenarios, nearshore waters will change more drastically than reefs have experienced in thousands of years. Some coral species may adapt, offeringContinue Reading
They’re typically far more efficient than other systems and may save you some dollars.Continue Reading
A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.Continue Reading
The GENIUS Act seeks to regulate stablecoin but will do nothing to curb energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining. Another option for minting crypto coins uses far less energy. By Phil McKenna Legislation currently making its way through Congress that proponents say will place much-needed guardrails on cryptocurrency will only exacerbate the industry’sContinue Reading