The EPA has been working for 12 years on two huge underground tanks to keep sewage overflows from polluting the canal. The city’s DEP, which for years has done little to speed the process, announced late last month that it’s now ahead of schedule. By Jordan Gass-Pooré Hazardous: Second inContinue Reading
In the largest U.S. protests since the president began cutting public programs and government workers, marchers cried out against what they called attacks on democracy itself. By Liza Gross and Christine Spolar Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of cities, towns and villages across the country on SaturdayContinue Reading
The rising water levels have prompted rescues and road closures. The storm, which has killed at least 16 people, doesn’t show signs of letting up.Continue Reading
The verdict will likely influence similar lawsuits against other oil companies over coastal damage in the state.Continue Reading
A new study compares two scallop farming methods, ear-hanging and lantern net culture, over a complete grow-out cycle to determine which approach yields the best results for commercial growers. The study found that scallops grown with ear-hanging culture had slightly larger shell heights, about 1-4% greater than those in lanternContinue Reading
Don Riepe, the guardian of Jamaica Bay in Queens, is the charming subject of a film exploring the impacts of climate change on one of New York’s most flood-vulnerable neighborhoods—and the city itself. By Erin Schulte Broad Channel is one of the lesser known of New York City’s 350 orContinue Reading
The president’s environmental actions will significantly increase the cost of living for millions of people and bring about hundreds of thousands of premature deaths.Continue Reading
As lawmakers push back, the kids aren’t giving up. The post Montana’s youth climate activists aren’t stopping at their landmark court win appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A new study reveals an evolutionary trade-off that young plants face to develop disease resistance., Read MoreContinue Reading
Some researchers are proposing a naturally sourced solution to the issue of coastal erosion, which they say will keep sediment moving and cost less. By Lily Carey Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal breakwaters, concrete seawalls andContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.Continue Reading
The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.”Continue Reading
Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimentalContinue Reading