A Vast South American Wilderness Is Under Siege From Illegal Mining
Aug 5, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The third-place winner of the 2021 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest vividly depicts how, as the…An Endangered Snake Thrives at San Francisco Airport
Aug 4, 2021, 9:00 am By Yale e360During a typical year, some 55 million people pass through San Francisco International (SFO), the…Wildfires Had a Bigger Climate Impact Than the Pandemic in 2020
Aug 3, 2021, 9:00 am By Yale e360While pandemic-related lockdowns led to a dramatic drop in greenhouse gas emissions last year, the…UN Climate Panel Contends With Models Showing Implausibly Fast Warming
Aug 2, 2021, 9:00 am By Yale e360Next week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will unveil its…County in Washington State First in U.S. To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Jul 30, 2021, 9:00 am By Yale e360A county in Washington state has become the first such jurisdiction in the United States to ban new…The Race for EV Parts Leads to Risky Deep-Ocean Mining
Jul 29, 2021, 10:07 am By Yale e360
The electric vehicle boom is driving a surge in demand for prized metals needed for batteries and…Just 5 Percent of Electric Plants Responsible for 73 percent of Power Sector Emissions
Jul 28, 2021, 4:21 pm By Yale e360Just 5 percent of all power plants globally — all of them coal-fired — are responsible for 73…Can Retrofitting Dams for Hydro Provide a Green Energy Boost?
Jul 27, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
With the era of building big dams over in the U.S., a growing number of existing dams are being…In Namibia, Rhino and Elephant Poaching Continues to Decline
Jul 26, 2021, 1:21 pm By Yale e360Rhino and elephant poaching is significantly down in Namibia, according to data from the country's…U.S. Power Sector Sees Biggest One-Year Drop in Emissions in More Than Two Decades
Jul 23, 2021, 4:52 pm By Yale e360U.S. power sector emissions dropped 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, owing to greater energy…Climate Change Responsible for Recent Decline of Eastern Monarch Butterflies
Jul 22, 2021, 12:07 pm By Yale e360The population of eastern monarch butterflies has been dropping steadily for decades, with some…Land Grabbers: The Growing Assault on Brazil’s Indigenous Areas
Jul 22, 2021, 9:31 am By Yale e360
Under President Jair Bolsonaro, illegal miners, loggers and ranchers are invading and occupying…Series of Rare Arctic Thunderstorms Stuns Scientists
2:02pm By Yale e360Three successive thunderstorms formed in the Arctic last week, a rare phenomenon in the frigid…Urban Heat Islands Making Summer Heat Waves Worse, Study Says
Jul 16, 2021, 2:02 pm By Yale e360The sweltering heat endured by major American cities is being fueled by vast swaths of concrete and…Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?
Jul 15, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
New research indicating Russia’s vast forests store more carbon than previously estimated would…Indigenous Peruvians Use Smartphones to Monitor Deforestation
Jul 14, 2021, 5:24 pm By Yale e360Members of nearly 40 Indigenous communities in Peru's northern border region of Loreto have been…Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon Emissions
Jul 13, 2021, 3:15 pm By Yale e360Just 25 cities globally are responsible for 52 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions, according…Indian Coal Mines Garner Few Bids at Auction
Jul 12, 2021, 3:32 pm By Yale e360India has received no bids for 70 percent of the coal mines it recently auctioned off to private…With Growth of Arctic Shipping, Canada Must Prepare for Major Oil Spills, Study Says
Jul 9, 2021, 9:23 am By Yale e360Melting sea ice is spurring a shipping boom in the Northwest Passage, raising the specter of oil…Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing
Jul 8, 2021, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The Gila was once a vibrant desert river, providing a lifeline for the riparian habitat and wildlife…
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