Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten explores which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to the effects of global warming and how people’s lives might change., Read MoreContinue Reading
Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group, WPP, Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe, Dentsu and Havas, 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such asContinue Reading
‘You will see a sun you’ve never seen before,’ says science writer David Baron. He urges people to head to the ‘path of totality’ to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 for an experience of a lifetime.Continue Reading
Despite its environmental reputation, California emits more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, mostly from termite fumigation.Continue Reading
A University of Louisville graduate student has exposed a comedy of errors by federal, state and local agencies that has allowed hazardous wastes to pollute the ground and, possibly, a nearby waterway. By James Bruggers LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded to a “surface water pollution emergency” onContinue Reading
Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you’ve probably never heard of. More than half of the 24 species currently known to exist are considered threatened or endangered at the state or federal level. In a new study, researchers show there are likely more scrub mint species waiting toContinue Reading
Ahead of a visit to Shiloh by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, McKinnon said the community has waited for help long enough. By Lee Hedgepeth COFFEE COUNTY, Ala.—Ronald McKinnon thinks six years is long enough. Continue Reading
A rush of precipitation lifted the state to its second straight year with above-average snowfall, though Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents not to grow used to it.Continue Reading
A trial in California is testing a machine designed to reflect sunlight back into space. “All my colleagues hope that we never use these things,” one researcher said.Continue Reading
This story was originally published by ExxonKnews. When Bucks County, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit last week against major oil and gas companies for climate damages, Commissioner Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia pointed to “unprecedented weather events here in Bucks County that have repeatedly put residents and first responders in harm’s way, damagedContinue Reading
Rare sawfish have been dying at unprecedented numbers in the Florida Keys. Scientist don’t know why and federal officials are trying to save some of them.Continue Reading
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts completed a nuclear security mission at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station (KKNPS) in Japan today, which was carried out at the request of the country’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)., Read MoreContinue Reading
Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only to cement in terms of carbon emissions, due to the high temperatures and energy needed to manufacture it.Continue Reading