As members of a local air district were considering the fate of a rule that would force Bay Area homeowners to replace old gas water heaters with electric heat pumps, dozens of public comments flooded in. The emails voiced concerns about increased costs to homeowners and urged the air boardContinue Reading
One month before a referendum vote that will include a question on Alberta independence, a free-market organization promoted “free cities” as a solution to separatist grievances at a Calgary conference. Free cities have received backing from MAGA tech CEOs. “Here in Alberta, I know that you have questions about sovereignty,Continue Reading
Scientists have discovered that some forest soils are becoming surprisingly better at removing methane from the atmosphere as temperatures rise and rainfall declines. A study spanning up to 24 years found methane absorption increasing by an average of 3% annually, challenging previous predictions about climate change’s effects on forests., ReadContinue Reading
The piles of toxic waste from the Pensacola site, once home to wood-treating and chemical companies, led it to be dubbed “Mount Dioxin.” By Craig Pittman Plenty of storms have hit Pensacola, Florida’s westernmost city, in the 450 years since its founding, but among the worst has been the stormContinue Reading
The ratings on real estate sites that try to convey the risk of burning in a wildfire may overcomplicate or misrepresent the risk.Continue Reading
In “Bogland,” Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.Continue Reading
The luck we don’t know we have. The post What my dog taught me about how to live appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Atrazine, banned by 63 other countries, is linked to lymphomas, breast cancer, reduced fertility and multiple birth defects—but we don’t actually need it to grow food for people. Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview byContinue Reading
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected trade-off in the wings of the European nightjar, a bird that migrates thousands of kilometers but sacrifices high-speed flight efficiency to hunt insects with remarkable agility. Even more surprisingly, it generates thrust on the upward wingbeat, a technique that could inspire new flying technologies., ReadContinue Reading
With a fall forecast that includes a Super El Niño, Kelvin waves, hurricanes and a rising sea level, piers, beaches and homes could be lost.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting big on a new bitumen pipeline to the west coast and with no lead private sector proponent, he might be betting with your tax dollars. The last publicly purchased pipeline, the Trans Mountain expansion (TMX) cost taxpayers $34 billion and researchers at the InternationalContinue Reading
Just six months after Paradise, California was laid waste by the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state’s history — November 2018’s Camp Fire — the town’s mayor received a generous-sounding offer from a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm. “Our hearts were with you as we watched the fire unfold,”Continue Reading
Youth protests for better school conditions have prompted a national political crisis. Lack of adaptation to a hotter world is part of the story. By Mathilde Augustin PARIS—By the time Cléo made it to Greek class, she had gone completely pale. It was a Wednesday in June during France’s secondContinue Reading