2023 in Climate News
Dec 27, 2023, 5:00 am By By ICN Staff
The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and…‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It
Dec 26, 2023, 5:00 am By By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez,
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting…The Climate Treadmill Speeds Up At COP28, But Critics Say It’s Still Not Going Anywhere
Dec 25, 2023, 5:05 am By By Bob Berwyn
The Dubai climate summit showed how fossil fuel companies and their allied politicians captured the…African Penguins Have Almost Been Wiped Out by Overfishing and Climate Change. Researchers Want to Orchestrate a Comeback.
Dec 25, 2023, 5:00 am By By Kiley Price
A hatchery in Cape Town breeds birds for release in a newly established sanctuary for penguins 146…In Alabama, What Does It Take to Shut Down a Surface Mine Operating Without Permits?
Dec 24, 2023, 5:00 am By By Lee Hedgepeth
Nearby residents and environmental activists complained to state regulators without redress. Alabama…A BLM Proposal to Protect Wildlife Corridors Could Restore the West’s ‘Veins and Arteries’
Dec 23, 2023, 5:00 am By By Adam Goldstein
Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation…Reducing Methane From Livestock Is Critical for Stabilizing the Climate, but Congress Continues to Block Farms From Reporting Emissions Anyway
Dec 22, 2023, 5:00 am By By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna
A long standing pattern of letting livestock producers off the hook continues, even as billions pour…An Alabama Landfill Has Repeatedly Violated State Environmental Laws. State Regulators Waited Almost 20 Years to Crackdown
Dec 21, 2023, 2:18 pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
Only after an underground landfill fire did regulators begin stepping up environmental enforcement.…Do Wind Farms Really Affect Property Values? A New Study Provides the Most Substantial Answer to Date.
Dec 21, 2023, 9:00 am By By Dan Gearino
The results in a new paper are likely to become part of local debates about the ramifications of…For One Environmentalist, Warning Black Women About Dangerous Beauty Products Allows Them to Own Their Health
Dec 20, 2023, 1:00 pm By By Victoria St. Martin
The effort by Heather McTeer Toney, a former EPA official, is a part of a larger effort to educate…Worried About Safety, a Small West Texas Town Challenges Planned Cross-Border Pipeline
Dec 20, 2023, 6:00 am By By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, the Texas Tribu
Critics are calling on federal regulators to increase their scrutiny and oversight of the proposed…COP28 Is Over. But Climate Pledges Are Still Emerging in the Final Days of 2023
Dec 19, 2023, 2:33 pm By By Kristoffer Tigue
The U.N. climate talks ended with mixed reviews, with many advocates wanting more ambition. A slew…Rural Arizona Has Gone Decades Without Groundwater Regulations. That Could Soon Change.
Dec 19, 2023, 5:00 am By By Wyatt Myskow
Nearly 80 percent of Arizona has no regulations over the pumping of groundwater, leading rural…EPA Begins a Review Process That Could Bring an End to Toxic, Flammable Vinyl Chloride
Dec 19, 2023, 4:30 am By By Kiley Bense
Environmentalists were heartened by the agency’s move after the chemical burned in a train…Thousands of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Threaten Property, Groundwater, Wildlife and Livestock Across Texas
5:00am By By Martha Pskowski
From the Texon Scar to the Sabine River, produced water spills have impacted soil, contaminated…White House Announces Historic Agreement to Study Dam Removal and Fund Fish Restoration
Dec 15, 2023, 1:51 pm By By Kristoffer Tigue, Wyatt Myskow
The settlement temporarily ends a protracted fight over 14 dams on the Columbia River basin. Tribes…As Financial Turmoil Threatens Plans for an Alabama Wood Pellet Plant, Advocates Question Its Climate and Community Benefits
Dec 15, 2023, 5:00 am By By Lee Hedgepeth
Enviva made big promises to the small Alabama town that would produce the fuel for “sustainable”…Moving South, Black Americans Are Weathering Climate Change
Dec 15, 2023, 4:30 am By By Adam Mahoney, Capital B
The desire for a better quality of life is pushing Black people toward the epicenter of climate…Nature Got a More Prominent Place at the Table at COP28
Dec 14, 2023, 1:55 pm By By Bob Berwyn
Animals’ roles in the carbon cycle have long been overlooked. At the climate conference in Dubai,…Q&A: Catherine Coleman Flowers Talks COP28, Rural Alabama, and the Path Toward a ‘Just Transition’
Dec 14, 2023, 12:00 pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
From the Deep South to Dubai and back, Flowers has brought rural issues to the global stage. By Lee…
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