Nine years after the Gadsden Steam Plant stopped burning coal, its unlined coal ash pond is still polluting Alabama groundwater, records show. By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting onContinue Reading
A study has used advanced genetic and genomic techniques to offer a major step forward in understanding and diagnosing infectious intestinal diseases. The large-scale study analyzed more than 1,000 stool samples from people with diarrheal illness to harness two cutting edge tools. The study used metagenomic (DNA-based) and metatranscriptomic (geneContinue Reading
Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere efficiently is often seen as a crucial need for combatting climate change, but systems for removing carbon dioxide suffer from a tradeoff. Chemical compounds that efficiently remove CO₂ from the air do not easily release it once captured, and compounds that release CO₂ efficientlyContinue Reading
The Conservative Party’s shadow energy minister has backed a report attacking green policies written by a fossil fuel analyst who has close ties to climate science denial groups. On Monday, Lord Offord of Garvel helped to launch the report through a private event in Parliament. Authored by energy consultant KathrynContinue Reading
In March 2025, Calgary lawyer Jeffrey Rath appeared on “Fox & Friends” to declare that Alberta is “fed up” with Ottawa. Frustrated by the carbon tax and equalization payments that Alberta makes to other provinces, Rath said Albertans are exploring independence or even thinking about joining the United States. TheContinue Reading
Environmental advocates help to rewrite legislation to rehabilitate brownfield sites. By Douglas J. Guth Michigan lawmakers are again aiming to boost state environmental cleanup standards and force polluting industries to rehabilitate brownfield sites. “Polluter pay” legislation, facing broad opposition from Republicans, failed last year but Democrats said they are engagingContinue Reading
Scientists are still teasing out the connections between climate change and tornadoes in the U.S. Large outbreaks of tornadoes are getting more common, but the total number of tornadoes isn’t growing.Continue Reading
A devastating tornado in Kentucky damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles, left many homeless, and killed at least 19 people, most of them in southeastern Laurel County.Continue Reading
New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries — even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5 C limit, having exceeded it., Read MoreContinue Reading
Climate change is pushing disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes deeper into Europe, raising the risk that once-tropical viruses like dengue and chikungunya could become endemic across the continent, new research warns…Continue Reading
The energy-intensive plant would nearly double U.S. aluminum production, though questions remain on how much of its power would be sourced by renewables. By Phil McKenna The “Hay Capital of the World” may soon also be the clean aluminum capital of America. Continue Reading
Nearly every other government in the world has recognized that a hotter planet poses a profound threat to humans and ecosystems.Continue Reading
Here’s how to protect your skin and the environment this summer.Continue Reading