A Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’…
9:05am By By Victoria St. MartinOne minute, the 3-year-old was playing tag in the grass—her braided hair bouncing with each step—while the hulking remains of a 150-year-old oil refinery loomed nearby. Then, suddenly, she couldn’t breathe. Many residents here in the Grays Ferry section…With Build Back Better Stalled, Expanded Funding for a Civilian Climate Corps Hangs in the Balance
9:00am By By Samantha HurleyWASHINGTON, D.C. – On a hot day in early June, a group of nearly 100 young adults toiled together under the sun in Fort DuPont Park to remove wisteria—an invasive vine that crowds and shades out native trees and shrubs—and clear the trails of debris that…Baltimore’s ‘Catastrophic Failures’ at Wastewater Treatment Have Triggered a State Takeover, a…
Sun 9:00am By By Aman AzharSara Bundy, her husband and 12-year-old son moved to Sparrows Point near the Back River in Baltimore County four years ago for the allure of a waterfront home. “We are a boating family. We love to fish and kayak and our lives are very much based around…Warming Trends: Chilling in a Heat Wave, Healthy Food Should Eat Healthy Too, Breeding Delays for…
Sat 9:00am By By Katelyn WeisbrodSOLUTIONS 70 Degrees in the Shade–in a Heat Wave? During last year’s record-shattering late June heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, hundreds of people died and thousands more suffered from heat-related illnesses as temperatures reached 108 degrees…Biden Administration Opens New Public Lands and Waters to Fossil Fuel Drilling, Disappointing…
Sat 12:03am By By Nicholas KusnetzThis week, the Biden administration took two of its biggest steps yet to open public lands to fossil fuel development, holding its first onshore lease sales and releasing a proposed plan for offshore drilling that could open parts of the Gulf of Mexico and…The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling: A Loss of Authority for Federal Agencies or a Lesson for…
Fri 12:01am By By Marianne LavelleIn a finale to a Supreme Court term that radically reshaped American law, the court throttled the U.S. government’s power to act on the climate crisis. But it could take many more lawsuits—and possibly, years—to see whether the Environmental Protection…Inside Clean Energy: Yes, There Are Benefits of Growing Broccoli Beneath Solar Panels
Thu 1:00pm By By Dan GearinoDespite being “yucky” according to some picky eaters, broccoli is well-suited to grow alongside solar panels, according to a new study. The research from Chonnam National University in South Korea is part of the growing field of “agrivoltaics,” in…Space Tourism Poses a Significant ‘Risk to the Climate’
Wed 9:00am By By Phil McKennaThe burgeoning space tourism industry could soon fuel significant global warming while also depleting the protective ozone layer that is crucial for sustaining life on Earth, a new study concludes. The findings, published Saturday in Earth’s Future, raise…NATO Moves to Tackle Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions Even While Girding Against Russia
Tue 2:00pm By By Marianne LavelleAs war rages in Ukraine, leaders of the world’s largest military alliance convened in Madrid on Tuesday for what NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he envisions as a “transformative” summit, aimed at making the pact “even stronger and more…Natural Gas Samples Taken from Boston-Area Homes Contained Numerous Toxic Compounds, a New Harvard…
Tue 9:05am By By Hannah LossJune 28, 2022: This report has been updated to reflect additional comment from the American Gas Association. Samples of natural gas taken before it was burned for cooking in homes in the Boston area contained 296 chemical compounds, including 21 that are toxic…
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