When West Nile virus turns deadly
Jun 20, 2024, 4:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
James Parravani came down with flu-like symptoms the day before his daughter’s wedding reception. He had a fever, a headache, and chills. It was Labor Day weekend 2021, and his family thought he might have COVID-19. But a test at an emergency room near his…How this summer’s brutal hurricanes might one day save lives
Jun 20, 2024, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
Just a few weeks into the hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared the end of El Niño, the warm streak of water in the Pacific that influences global weather. That makes an already dire outlook for cyclones even more…Forever chemicals are poisoning your insurance
Jun 19, 2024, 9:00 am By Helen Santoro, The Lever
Elizabeth Mitchell received a notice from her commercial property insurance company in April that set off alarm bells. Acadia Insurance, the insurer for the market, workspace, and wellness-center nonprofit she runs in West Cornwall, Connecticut, would no…The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
Jun 18, 2024, 5:49 pm By Kate Yoder
Within weeks, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to begin restoring landscapes, erecting solar panels, and taking other steps to help guide the country toward a cleaner, greener future. The first of those workers were inducted into the American Climate Corps…What your gut has in common with Arctic permafrost, and why it’s a troubling sign for climate change
Jun 18, 2024, 3:05 pm By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Every time you eat a blueberry, the microbiome in your gut gets to work. Bacterial enzymes attack the organic compounds of the fruit: a burbling, gurgling digestive process that can, often to our embarrassment, cause us to pass gas. That may not be such a big…Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
Jun 18, 2024, 4:45 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Solar panels. Heat Pumps. Electric buses. Those are just three of the things the Chicago Teachers Union, or CTU, is hoping to acquire in their latest negotiations for a new contract, one that would address the rising toll of climate change in the more than 500…The Mille Lacs Band will see the return of 18 acres of state trust land
Jun 18, 2024, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
After decades of advocacy, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe will see 18 acres of land returned to them by the state of Minnesota. The move comes after lawmakers passed legislation last month to formally return state trust lands inside the boundaries of the Mille…Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
Jun 17, 2024, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
In an often-excerpted passage from his memoir Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain describes how his perceptions of the Mississippi River changed after he spent months piloting a steamboat up and down its muddy length. “The face of the water, in time, became…Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Jun 16, 2024, 9:00 am By Audrey Carleton, Capital and Main
Amid a divided state Legislature, Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans are finding rare common ground in a bill designed to usher in a new industry for capturing climate-altering carbon dioxide and burying it underground. Among other provisions, Senate Bill…Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Jun 15, 2024, 9:00 am By Aston Brown, the Guardian
As a flock of about 2,000 sheep graze between rows of solar panels, grazier Tony Inder wonders what all the fuss is about. “I’m not going to suggest it’s everyone’s cup of tea,” he says. “But as far as sheep grazing goes, solar is really good.”…The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
Jun 14, 2024, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. Last week, the FAO released its annual report on the state of aquaculture…How hot weather can tamper with your words
Jun 14, 2024, 4:30 am By Kate Yoder
Heat waves don’t just make you sweat — they can also mess with your brain. It’s been established that hot weather can result in lower scores on math tests and higher rates of aggression, ranging from mean-spirited behavior to violent crime. A small but…In Michigan: climate change, bird flu and dairy cows — and why ‘none of us saw this coming.’
Jun 13, 2024, 4:45 am By Izzy Ross
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Earlier this month, Laurie Stanek shoveled hay to a group of young black-and-white Holstein cows, just a few among the roughly 200 cattle…Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels
Jun 13, 2024, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full potential. That open water could be covered with buoyant panels,…What can you do with a degree in degrowth?
10:54am By Claire Elise Thompson
Hey there, fam. Today’s spotlight story is a collaboration with The Green Fix, a Europe-focused climate newsletter managed by Cass Hebron. Cass and I have been following each other’s work for a while now, and we teamed up to bring you this story about the…How the recycling symbol lost its meaning
4:45am By Kate Yoder
It’s Earth Day 1990, and Meryl Streep walks into a bar. She’s distraught about the state of the environment. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time Earth Day special, letting out heavy sighs and…Biden’s border restrictions are stranding climate migrants in extreme heat
4:30am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
With much of the southwest baking under record temperatures, immigrants’ rights advocates worry President Joe Biden’s decision to effectively close the border to asylum seekers for the foreseeable future will endanger lives and further marginalize…A new report looks at major companies’ efforts to address plastic waste — and finds them lacking
4:15am By Joseph Winters
Corporations churn out single-use plastic packaging by the truckload — disposable yogurt cups, takeout food containers, shopping bags, mailers, cling wrap, and more. These items comprise much of the 19 million metric tons of plastic waste that ends up in…Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected
Tue 8:00am By Naveena Sadasivam
Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95 percent greater chance of developing…What is LaToya Ruby Frazier trying to show us?
Tue 4:45am By Lylla Younes
In the winter of 2010, the photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier strapped knee pads over her leggings and pulled on a pair of Levi’s blue jeans. The denim brand had just opened a popup shop on Wooster Street in lower Manhattan to promote a new clothing line…
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Wed 10:18am By Claire Elise Thompson - Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
Wed 4:45am By Maddy Crowell - Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning
Wed 4:30am By Katie Myers - In California, a biomass company’s expansion raises fears of more fires
Tue 4:45am By Tom Brown - Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers
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Mon 4:30am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy - Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas
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