Europe Just Launched the World’s First Carbon Tariff. Will the United States Follow Suit?
Tue 1:44pm By By Kristoffer TigueCompanies that want to do business in the European Union will soon have to pay extra if the carbon footprints of their products are too high. The EU on Sunday officially began phase one of its carbon tariff. The first-of-its-kind tax scheme could help reduce…Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues
Tue 1:12pm By By Keerti GopalLarge-scale tree planting projects aimed at sequestering carbon are oversimplifying the many values of forests, researchers reported Tuesday. In a peer-reviewed opinion paper published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, University of Oxford researchers point…Apple Goes a Step Too Far in Claiming a Carbon Neutral Product, a New Report Concludes
Tue 5:00am By By Phil McKennaApple’s recent announcement of its first-ever “carbon neutral” product was questioned in a new report by a Chinese environmental research organization that gathers and tracks data on greenhouse gas emissions from China’s manufacturing sector, which…At a ‘Climate Convergence,’ Pennsylvania Environmental Activists Urge Gov. Shapiro and State…
Tue 4:55am By By Jon HurdleHARRISBURG, Pa.—Barbara Brandom fought back tears as she contemplated the destruction of nature and a lost environment she fears her grandchildren will never experience as a result of climate change. “If we continue to consume fossil fuels as we did in…In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain
Mon 5:00am By By Aman AzharHarm City: Fourth in a series about environmental justice and climate adaptation in Baltimore’s neighborhoods. Brad Rogers, the maestro of Middle Branch, drives over the Hanover Street Bridge that crosses the Patapsco River in South Baltimore, talking with…Why New York’s Curbside Composting Program Will Yield Hardly Any Compost
Sun 5:00am By By Jake BolsterMoving to New York can be a culture shock. When Liz French decamped from Indiana to Long Island City, Queens, in 1989—well before it was a trendy place to live—she was sad to learn she’d lost access to a beloved childhood ritual: composting. Her parents,…Shapiro Advisors Endorse Emissions Curbs to Fight Climate Change but Don’t Embrace RGGI Membership
Sat 5:15am By By Kiley BenseAfter meeting for months in secrecy, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s working group on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative on Friday endorsed participation in a “cap-and-invest” process to reduce utilities’ greenhouse gas emissions but stopped short…Biden Creates the American Climate Corps, 90 Years After FDR Put 3 Million to Work in National Parks
Sat 5:00am By Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Producer Aynsley O’Neill with Trevor Dolan of Evergreen Action AYNSLEY O’NEILL: In the throes of the Great Depression, President…The United Auto Workers Strike Is the Latest GOP Culture War Talking Point
Fri 1:42pm By By Kristoffer TigueThe United Auto Workers union expanded its strike Friday, bringing the number of employees who walked off the job to demand higher wages and better benefits from Detroit’s Big Three carmakers to 25,000. Republicans vying for the White House next year are…First Floods, Now Fires: How Neglect and Fraud Hobbled an Alabama Town
Fri 5:00am By By Lee HedgepethPRICHARD, Ala.—Sometimes it’s the water that plagues them. Other times, it’s the fire. Da’Cino Dees has waded through the water in the Alabama Village neighborhood nearly all his life. Now 31, Dees said he often walked to school through the floodwater…
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