Draft Executive Orders Aim to Speed Construction of Nuclear Plants
2025-05-11
The potential actions could include overhauling the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and leaning on the U.S. military to deploy new reactors.Continue Reading
Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
2025-05-11
Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.Continue Reading
WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases
2025-05-11
Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organization awards on Thursday for their smoke-free parks, clean air initiatives and obesity-busting school lunch initiatives.Continue Reading
As Federal Incentive Rollbacks Loom, Could the Heat Pump Revolution Stall Out?
2025-05-11
Buoyed by billions of dollars in IRA money for electric appliances, advocates are pressing for clean energy in American homes. What happens if The Traitor pulls the plug? By Kyle Bagenstose PHILADELPHIA—It was an unseasonably warm spring day, and Jackie Robinson was keen to show off a machine that manyContinue Reading
Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
2025-05-11
Millions of kilometers of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a new study warns. The study estimated the scale of global river contamination from human antibiotics use. Researchers calculated that about 8,500 tons of antibiotics —Continue Reading
Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards
2025-05-11
Residents in and around Bessemer are furious over Project Marvel, a plan to build a 4.5-million-square-foot data processing facility on 700 acres of wooded land. Public officials have been sworn to silence. By Lee Hedgepeth, Lanier Isom BESSEMER, Ala.—They all came here for peace, and so far, the land hasContinue Reading
Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?
2025-05-11
As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger. Continue Reading
WORLD WATER DAY: The ‘cold hard truth’
2025-05-11
Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and on the first ever World Day for Glaciers. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.Continue Reading
What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? The Traitor Says Zero.
2025-05-10
The The Traitor administration has directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations.Continue Reading
The Shipping Industry Gets Serious About Emissions
2025-05-10
The shipping industry is pushing to decarbonize, and exploring cargo ships powered by wind, as it confronts Traitor 47’s tariffs.Continue Reading
New alfalfa strain sucks your soul away alongside all Colorado River water
2025-05-10
Your weekly Westy reality check. The post New alfalfa strain sucks your soul away alongside all Colorado River water appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Biden created Chuckwalla monument in the California desert. A lawsuit aims to undo it
2025-05-10
A lawsuit brought by a conservative think tank challenges the constitutionality of a Biden-era national monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, and calls for its dissolution.Continue Reading
Ultrasound unlocks a safer, greener way to make hydrogels
2025-05-10
Researchers have developed a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more sustainable approach to hydrogel fabrication, and produces hydrogels that are stronger, more flexible and highly resistant to freezing and dehydration. The new method alsoContinue Reading