Urban Trees Save Megacities $500 Million a Year
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Trees in urban areas save megacities more than $500 million a year in public health costs, energy…As Harvey’s Floodwaters Recede, How Should Houston Rebuild?
Sep 5, 2017, 8:50 am By Yale e360
Tropical Storm Harvey is the third major flood in southeast Texas in three years. In an interview…What Happens to the Antarctic Ocean with 1 Degrees Celsius of Warming?
Sep 1, 2017, 1:48 pm By Yale e360
Scientists have discovered “massive impacts” on marine life in the Antarctic Ocean when waters…Utilities Grapple with Rooftop Solar and the New Energy Landscape
Aug 31, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360The emerging U.S. rooftop solar industry is often portrayed as the victim in a struggle with…Scientists Warn of Toxins in Texas Floodwaters from Superfund Sites
Aug 30, 2017, 1:11 pm By Yale e360Houston has been a hub of the petroleum and chemical industries for decades, leaving behind a…Climate Change Could Cause Fish to Shrink in Size
Aug 29, 2017, 1:36 pm By Yale e360In the coming decades, warming ocean temperatures could stunt the growth of fish by as much as 30…Texas Continues to Grapple with Intense Flooding as Tropical Storm Harvey Lingers in the Gulf
Aug 28, 2017, 12:55 pm By Yale e360
Texas’ Gulf Coast was crippled over the weekend by catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm…Trump’s Judges: A Second Front in the Environmental Onslaught
Aug 28, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360As the Trump administration keeps moving aggressively to roll back environmental protections, it has…Brazil To Open Up Area Twice the Size of New Jersey to Mining
Aug 24, 2017, 12:45 pm By Yale e360The Brazilian government has dissolved an 18,000-square-mile protected reserve in the Amazon…How Listening to Trees Can Help Reveal Nature’s Connections
Aug 24, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360In his latest book, David George Haskell focused on 12 individual trees across the globe, from the…Los Angeles is Painting Its Streets to Reduce Urban Heat
1:02pm By Yale e360
An estimated 10 percent of Los Angeles is covered in asphalt thanks to the city’s sprawling…Intense Flooding Kills 800 People in South Asia, Displaces a Million More
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The heaviest monsoon flooding in decades has wreaked havoc across south Asia in recent weeks,…Trump Administration Disbands Federal Climate Committee
Aug 21, 2017, 12:50 pm By Yale e360The Trump administration announced it is disbanding a federal advisory panel aimed at helping…The World Eyes Yet Another Unconventional Source of Fossil Fuels
Aug 21, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360
Vast quantities of methane hydrates — frozen deposits of natural gas found on the sea floor —…Renewable Energy Prevented 12,700 Premature Deaths Over Nine-Year Period, Study Says
Aug 17, 2017, 12:31 pm By Yale e360
The expansion of wind and solar energy, and the resulting avoided emissions from fossil fuels,…Investigating the Enigma of Clouds and Climate Change
Aug 17, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360As climate scientists attempt to forecast the future pace of global warming, one of the more complex…Australia to Cut Funding for Long-Term Ecological Research
Aug 16, 2017, 12:00 pm By Yale e360The Australian government is planning to eliminate funding for all 12 of its long-term ecological…Campaigners Plant 130,000 Trees to Create “Trump Forest”
Aug 15, 2017, 11:31 am By Yale e360A New Zealand-based campaign has planted more than 130,000 trees to help offset the impacts of…Monkey Species Not Seen Alive for 80 Years Rediscovered in the Amazon
Aug 14, 2017, 1:02 pm By Yale e360
Scientists have rediscovered a species of monkey in the Brazilian Amazon not seen alive since 1936,…Thirty Years After the Montreal Protocol, Solving the Ozone Problem Remains Elusive
Aug 14, 2017, 6:00 am By Yale e360Despite a ban on chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons, the ozone hole over Antarctica remains nearly…
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