Iconic Forests Reaching Climate Tipping Points in American West, Study Finds
Mar 11, 2019, 7:00 pm By Phil McKenna
Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forests are struggling to regrow after wildfires in parts of the West…Ohio Weighs a Nuclear Plant Bailout. Will It Boost Renewables, Too?
Mar 11, 2019, 7:40 am By Dan GearinoThe powerful utility FirstEnergy has been pushing nuclear subsidies for years. It spent big in the…As Avalanches Terrorize Colorado, Climate Change Raises the Risk
Mar 9, 2019, 9:00 am By Bob Berwyn
Hundreds of avalanches have roared down mountainsides and swept across highways in recent weeks.…Rainfall Is Triggering More Melting on the Greenland Ice Sheet, Study Finds
Mar 7, 2019, 2:00 pm By Bob BerwynIncreasing rainfall could help explain the rise in Greenland’s meltwater runoff, which is…Carbon Tax Plans: How They Compare and Why Oil Giants Support One of Them
Mar 7, 2019, 8:40 am By Marianne LavelleTwo plans gaining traction would both put a price on fossil fuel pollution and send revenue back to…How Much Would Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Worsen Health and Emissions?
Mar 6, 2019, 11:32 am By Neela BanerjeeUsing government data, a new analysis adds up the harm to humans and the climate from scrapping 6…Green New Deal vs. Carbon Tax: A Clash of 2 Worldviews, Both Seeking Climate Action
Mar 4, 2019, 3:50 am By Marianne LavelleThe contest is elevating climate policy conversations on the campaign trail and in Washington. It…Green New Deal vs. Carbon Tax: A Clash of 2 Worldviews, Both Seeking Climate Action
Mar 4, 2019, 3:50 am By Marianne LavelleThe contest is elevating climate policy conversations on the campaign trail and in Washington. It…Coal Ash Contaminates Groundwater at 91% of U.S. Coal Plants, Tests Show
Mar 4, 2019, 12:00 am By James BruggersAn analysis of water monitoring reports found unsafe levels of toxic substances near hundreds of…Global Warming Is Already Hurting Fisheries Around the World, Study Finds
Feb 28, 2019, 2:00 pm By Phil McKennaOne new study shows where fish populations have been hit hardest by climate change. A second gauges…Coastal Flooding Is Erasing Billions in Property Value as Sea Level Rises. That's Bad News for Cities.
Feb 28, 2019, 3:50 am By Nicholas KusnetzHigh-tide flooding is eating away at the coastal property tax base just when cities need it most to…Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?
Feb 25, 2019, 3:45 am By James Bruggers
With the natural gas fracking boom, plastics production is spreading in the Ohio River Valley. But…Global Shipping Inches Forward on Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
Feb 22, 2019, 6:36 pm By Phil McKennaThe International Maritime Organization started work defining which fuels would be banned and how.…100% Renewable Energy Needs Lots of Storage. This Polar Vortex Test Showed How Much.
Feb 20, 2019, 3:50 am By Dan GearinoEnergy analysts used power demand data from the Midwest’s January deep freeze and wind and solar…Arctic Bogs Hold Another Global Warming Risk That Could Spiral Out of Control
Feb 19, 2019, 3:50 am By Phil McKennaAs warming brings earlier spring rains in the Arctic, more permafrost thaws, releasing more methane…Cost of Climate Change: Nuisance Flooding Adds Up for Annapolis’ Historic City Dock
Fri 2:03pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
Sea level rise is eating into the revenue of this quaint coastal business district. An innovative…Ohio River Commission Reverses Itself, Votes to Continue Setting Water Standards
Feb 14, 2019, 5:38 pm By James BruggersThe commission was under pressure from industry to drop its standard-setting authority and let each…TVA Votes to Close 2 Coal Plants, Despite Political Pressure from Trump and Kentucky GOP
Feb 14, 2019, 1:10 pm By James Bruggers
The aging Paradise coal-fired power plant is unreliable, expensive and polluting, TVA data show. The…With Democrats in Charge, House Science Committee Talks About Climate Science
Feb 14, 2019, 5:05 am By Neela BanerjeeThe hearing revealed a subtle shift on the Republican side, with younger members acknowledging that…Fossil Fuels, Not Wildfires, Biggest Source of Arctic Black Carbon, Study Finds
Feb 13, 2019, 2:00 pm By Bob BerwynFive years of testing at sites across the Arctic tracked seasonal fluctuations and sources of a…
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