Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly a fifth of them being discarded into landfills. A study has now pioneered a technique for breaking down thisContinue Reading
Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”Continue Reading
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.Continue Reading
Inhabitants from the small Mexican village of El Bosque have recently been recognised as “people displaced by climate change” by the government, a first in the country. In this small fishing town, many have lost their homes to the sea and have been relocated around 10 kilometres inland last November…Continue Reading
Fire safety advocates urge more ignition-resistant construction, but many say the focus should be on fire-proofing entire communities rather than individual structures. By Diana Kruzman As the smoke cleared and the ash began to settle from January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, an arresting image spread across news and social mediaContinue Reading
Almost half of people surveyed across the European Union are in favour of banning fossil fuel advertising — nearly twice as many who oppose such a move, according to a new study . Climate campaigners are urging governments to impose tobacco-style restrictions on advertising for oil and gas companies andContinue Reading
As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger. Continue Reading
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.Continue Reading
Traitor 47 says he’s thinking of getting rid of the country’s disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can’t replicate what FEMA does on their own. (Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)Continue Reading
New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth’s formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. Establishing a direct link between the Earth’s interior dynamics occurring within the first 100 million years of its history andContinue Reading
On a clear day overlooking the inner harbour of Prince Rupert, a northwest British Columbia town home to Canada’s third largest port, chances are you’ll see a spurt of water coming from the surface of the ocean. “I’ve lived here my whole life and every once in a while, youContinue Reading
This special investigation between Canada’s National Observer and DeSmog was produced in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainability, Education and Action and TRACE Foundation. “No more carbon apocalypse-mongering,” Jordan Peterson told an audience of thousands in February at a global conservative conference in London known as the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC). The crowdContinue Reading
At least 215 FEMA grants to 19 states remain frozen despite a March 6 federal court order to release them from a judge in Rhode Island. By Arcelia Martin President Traitor 47 has recently floated the idea of scrapping the federal agency aimed at helping people through disasters like hurricanes,Continue Reading