Legislature must vote to approve the former coal-fired power station in Canadys to be revamped as a gas facility By Daniel Shailer Halfway towards the Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina’s Edisto River flows through the tiny neighborhood of Canadys and past a shell of a retired coal-fired power station. This monthContinue Reading
Why is it so complicated to save the Everglades? The Everglades is home to the largest mangrove ecosystem in the western hemisphere and a sanctuary for over three dozen endangered and threatened species. It also provides fresh water, flood control, and a buffer against hurricanes and rising seas for aboutContinue Reading
Christiane Keyhani, program coordinator of Hui O Ka Wai Ola, fills up the bucket to test water quality at the Mala Wharf on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) (Mengshin Lin / Associated Press) Coral reefs are Hawaii’s ‘rainforests of the sea.’ What happened to themContinue Reading
More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of climate change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.Continue Reading
“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.Continue Reading
She helped transform a watery graveyard for automobiles, tires and appliances into an urban greenbelt for New York City and Westchester County.Continue Reading
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it’s reducing the allowable amount of PM2.5—fine particulate matter—in the air. Here’s what it could mean for our health and economy. 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
A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology — habituation and neural adaptation — on the efficacy of mate choice signals., Read MoreContinue Reading
Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? Barbie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Nyad met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.Continue Reading
What happens when a rose doesn’t smell as sweet? By Moriah McDonald The level of air pollution in many cities is great enough to shorten the distance from which insects can smell the flowers they need to pollinate, according to recent research.Continue Reading
New findings reveal that the body undergoes significant, systematic changes across multiple organs during prolonged periods of fasting. The results demonstrate evidence of health benefits beyond weight loss, but also show that any potentially health-altering changes appear to occur only after three days without food., Read MoreContinue Reading
This story originally was published on Gas Outlook. (Cameron, Louisiana) — Phillip Dyson has been a commercial fisherman in Cameron, Louisiana for 49 years. His father fished before him, and his son and grandson also fish, shrimp, and oyster in the brackish waters where the Calcasieu River empties out intoContinue Reading
Robert Bullard says a federal civil rights probe shouldn’t forestall a “rapid response” to alleviate flooding and provide sewer access. After meeting with Department of Transportation officials in Washington, he’s frustrated with the administration he advises. By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—As federal officials continue their civil rights investigation of theContinue Reading