Houston’s Mayor Asks EPA to Probe Contaminants at Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters
Jul 14, 2021, 6:00 am By Vernon Loeb
Sylvester Turner’s request comes after Texas health officials found elevated incidences of…A Delta in Distress
Jul 14, 2021, 5:12 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
Global warming endangers the viability of the most crucial water resource for California’s cities…EPA Struggles to Track Methane Emissions From Landfills. Here’s Why It Matters
Jul 13, 2021, 5:00 am By Vernon Loeb
Amid reports of “super emitters,” experts say getting the emissions numbers right is essential…Heat Pumps are the Most Climate Friendly Way to Heat Homes, But Still Emit a Climate Super Pollutant, Despite the Availability of a Cleaner Chemical
Jul 12, 2021, 5:00 am By Kristoffer Tigue
Manufacturers and safety officials welcomed a new refrigerant with fewer climate impacts. Why is a…Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat
Jul 11, 2021, 6:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost,…Warming Trends: Stories of a Warming Sea, Spotless Dragonflies and Bad News for Shark Week
Jul 10, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other…For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death
Jul 9, 2021, 5:17 pm By Katelyn Weisbrod
Advocates say the case of an undocumented Oregon worker during the record-breaking Pacific Northwest…Inside Clean Energy: Offshore Wind Takes a Big Step Forward, but Remains Short of the Long-Awaited Boom
Jul 8, 2021, 9:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
States are raising their offshore wind goals and approving big contracts, yet actual construction is…A Week After the Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Study Shows it Was ‘Almost Impossible’ Without Global Warming
Jul 7, 2021, 6:35 pm By Katelyn Weisbrod
The extreme temperatures have shaken scientists’ fundamental understanding of heat waves and…An Indigenous Group’s Objection to Geoengineering Spurs a Debate About Social Justice in Climate Science
Jul 7, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
The Sámi people of Northern Sweden say blocking out the sun with reflective particles to cool the…Forests of the Living Dead
Jul 6, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
The highly engineered rivers that sustain California cities and farms upset streamside woodlands’…Two Years After a Huge Refinery Fire in Philadelphia, a New Day Has Come for its Long-Suffering Neighbors
Jul 5, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
The petroleum smell is gone, the benzene emissions have abated and residents in nearby neighborhoods…In Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Neighborhood, Black Residents Feel Like They Are Living in a ‘Sacrifice Zone’
Jul 4, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
Boxed in by refineries, oil tanks, an interstate highway and a bridge under construction, the people…Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue
Jul 4, 2021, 4:55 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
A new report from the Environmental Voter Project claims to have identified a hidden voting bloc in…Warming Trends: Global Warming Means Happier Rattlesnakes, What the Future Holds for Yellowstone and Fire Experts Plead for a Quieter Fourth
Jul 3, 2021, 5:00 am By Erica Goode
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other…Ice Dam Bursts Threaten to Increase Sunny Day Floods as Hotter Temperatures Melt Glaciers
Jul 3, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
Scientists say meltwater flooding will increase as the ice continues to retreat, but will eventually…Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest
Jul 2, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
New research reveals a positive feedback loop with negative consequences linked to lower springtime…A Deadly Summer in the Pacific Northwest Augurs More Heat Waves, and More Deaths to Come
Jul 1, 2021, 5:00 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
Some scientists see a day when heat-related deaths may match those of all infectious diseases. By…How the Marine Corps Struck Gold in a Trash Heap As Part of the Pentagon’s Fight Against Climate Change
Jun 30, 2021, 6:00 pm By Katelyn Weisbrod
The Defense Department treats the warming climate as a catastrophic threat to national security:…Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds
Jun 30, 2021, 5:05 am By Katelyn Weisbrod
In the nation’s Corn Belt, only about 3 million acres of corn and soybeans out of 68 million acres…
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