Dragonflies Reveal Path of Mercury Pollution
Fri 3:00amTo track the sources of mercury pollution across wildlands in the U.S., scientists have turned to an unlikely indictor: dragonfly larvae.Read more on E360 →Steelmakers Increasingly Forgoing Coal, Building Electric
Wed 3:00amThe global steel industry is turning away from polluting coal-fired blast furnaces and toward cleaner electric arc furnaces, which now account for roughly half of all planned steelmaking capacity, according to a new report.Read more on E360 →Grim Dilemma: Should We Kill One Owl Species to Save Another?
Tue 6:34amFederal officials are set to launch an effort to save the threatened northern spotted owl by killing thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. The initiative is supported by mainstream conservation organizations but opposed by animal welfare…Deep Ocean Producing 'Dark' Oxygen, Study Finds
Mon 11:00amA new study suggests that metals scattered about the deep ocean may be producing oxygen, a finding that could strengthen the case against controversial deep-sea mining.Read more on E360 →Racist Plant Names to Be Replaced
Jul 19, 2024, 9:00 amAn international body of botanists voted Thursday to rename more than 200 species of plants, fungi, and algae whose scientific names include variations of the word "caffra," an Arabic word for "infidel" that is used as a racial slur against Black people.Read…On Gulf Coast, an Activist Rallies Her Community Against Gas Exports
Jul 18, 2024, 4:28 amRoishetta Ozane founded a grassroots organization to help frontline Louisiana communities recover from back-to-back hurricanes. Soon, she was educating people about the deadly interconnections between gas export plants, climate disasters, and environmental…Peruvian Loggers Closing In on World's Largest Uncontacted Tribe
Jul 17, 2024, 9:13 amNewly released photographs from the Peruvian Amazon show dozens of uncontacted Indigenous people, members of the Mashco Piro tribe, only a few miles from an area where logging is set to begin.Read more on E360 →With CO2 Levels Rising, World’s Drylands Are Turning Green
Jul 16, 2024, 5:45 amDespite warnings that climate change would create widespread desertification, many drylands are getting greener because of increased CO2 in the air — a trend that recent studies indicate will continue. But scientists warn this added vegetation may soak up…Melting Sea Ice Is Making the Northwest Passage More Dangerous
Jul 15, 2024, 10:30 amBy melting Arctic sea ice, warming has led to a growth of shipping through the Northwest Passage, a route from Europe to Asia that traces the northern edge of Canada. But a new study finds a growing risk from more hazardous forms of sea ice, trimming the…How Bad Is Warming? La Niña May Reveal
Jul 12, 2024, 9:42 amThe Pacific is set to shift from its warmer El Niño phase to its cooler La Niña phase in late summer or early fall, U.S. officials say, likely bringing an end to a long stretch of unprecedented warmth.Read more on E360 →China Building Twice as Much Wind and Solar as Rest of World Combined
Jul 11, 2024, 8:59 amChina is erecting twice as much wind and solar capacity as every other country put together, according to a new analysis of large renewable energy projects. Increasingly, wind and solar are edging coal off the power grid.Read more on E360 →As World's Springs Vanish, Ripple Effects Alter Ecosystems
Jul 10, 2024, 4:05 amSprings, which bring groundwater to the surface and support a host of unique species, are disappearing globally, victims of development and drought. Researchers are working to document and map these life-giving habitats in an effort to save them before they…First Solar-Covered Canal in U.S. to Go Online This Summer
Jul 9, 2024, 9:14 amWork is nearly complete on a pilot project erecting solar canopies over a canal on tribal land south of Phoenix. When finished, it will be the first solar-covered canal in the U.S.Read more on E360 →Weaker Ocean Circulation Could Worsen Warming, Study Finds
Jul 8, 2024, 9:31 amAs warming weakens ocean circulation, the seas could increasingly become a source of heat-trapping gas, a new study finds.Read more on E360 →By 2027, One in Three Cars Sold in U.S. Could Be an EV
Jul 5, 2024, 3:00 amDespite the recent slowdown in EV purchasing, a new analysis finds that sales of plug-in cars will surge in the U.S. over the next three years.Read more on E360 →Amid A.I. Boom, Google's Emissions Have Grown by Half
Jul 3, 2024, 9:01 amGoogle has reported that, since 2019, its emissions have grown by 48 percent, an enormous increase that reflects the vast amounts of energy used by artificial intelligence.Read more on E360 →Brazil Is Seeing a Record Number of Wildfires This Year
Jul 2, 2024, 9:37 amIn the Amazon, Brazil has made huge gains in its battle against deforesters, but it is increasingly losing ground to another threat: climate change. Amid pervasive drought this year, the number of wildfires has hit a 20-year high, official figures show.…The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away
Jul 1, 2024, 8:59 amAs glaciers melt around the globe, scientists are racing to retrieve ice cores that contain key historical records of temperature and climate that are preserved in the ice. Researchers are also pushing to gather ancient relics locked in the ice before they are…Researchers Turn Rhino Horns Radioactive to Fight Poaching
Jun 28, 2024, 8:59 amSouth African researchers have inserted radioactive material into the horns of 20 live rhinos. Their goal: to track horns from rhinos that were hunted illegally.Read more on E360 →Turning Brownfields to Blooming Meadows, With the Help of Fungi
4:37amToxicologist Danielle Stevenson cleans up carbon-based pollutants and heavy metals from contaminated sites using fungi and plants. She’s also training environmental justice and tribal communities in using these methods so they can remediate toxic sites on…To Avert a Mass Extinction, Protect 1 Percent of Earth
Wed 8:47amMost species are rare, meaning they are few in number or cover a small range, or both. As a result, a new study concludes, humans can preserve much of the great diversity of life on Earth by marking out just 1.2 percent of the planet for protection.Read more…To Foil a Deadly Pest, Scientists Aim for a Beetle-Resistant Ash Tree
Jun 25, 2024, 8:00 amEmerald ash borer beetles have killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the U.S. Now, researchers are nurturing ash that can withstand the insects, in the hope of producing resistant seeds that would ensure a future for trees that are a crucial part of…Brighten Clouds to Cool the Planet? It Could Backfire, Study Finds
Jun 24, 2024, 9:30 amTo keep warming in check, some experts have proposed brightening clouds over the ocean to reflect more of the sun's light. A new study finds that doing this in the north Pacific could, in the future, actually worsen heat in Europe.Read more on E360 →New Research Challenges Story of Collapse on Easter Island
Jun 21, 2024, 2:00 pmA new study casts doubt on the narrative often told about Easter Island, of an ancient society that plundered its forests to the point of collapse. Researchers have found fresh evidence for another, more hopeful story — that the islanders learned to live…Could the Global Boom in Greenhouses Help Cool the Planet?
Jun 20, 2024, 4:20 amAs agricultural greenhouses proliferate, researchers are finding that their reflective roofs are having a cooling effect. Some experts see this as an unintended experiment with lessons for cooling cities, but others point to the environmental damage that…In North Macedonia, an Ancient Lake Faces Modern Threats
Jun 18, 2024, 3:51 amLake Ohrid, at 2 million years old, may be the most biodiverse lake of its size in the world, teeming with fish, snails, crustaceans, and more. But tourism development along the edges of the lake and nutrient pollution are clouding its famously clear waters…It's Not Just Fish — Some Gray Whales Are Shrinking Too
Jun 17, 2024, 9:06 amA group of gray whales that spends its summer on the Oregon coast is shrinking, with young whales on track to be around 5 feet shorter than their elders, a new study finds.Read more on E360 →Outrage Over Kidnapping of East African Pipeline Opponent
Jun 14, 2024, 9:08 amCampaigners are calling for an investigation into the kidnapping and beating of Stephen Kwikiriza, a vocal opponent of a controversial drilling and pipeline project in Uganda.Read more on E360 →How a ‘Citizen Map’ Is Helping Brazil Prepare for Next Big Flood
Jun 13, 2024, 9:03 amIn the wake of last month’s disastrous flooding in southern Brazil, researchers are asking residents to use their smartphone cameras to document the damage and high-water marks. The data collected will help scientists map flood risk and inform decisions on…A Key Court Ruling Could Weaken U.S. Environmental Protections
Jun 12, 2024, 4:43 amThe U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether to overturn the Chevron doctrine, a landmark precedent that has stood for 40 years. Scrapping the doctrine could have major impacts on regulation in such areas as pollution, climate change, and…
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