Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land
Jan 7, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
After a tough transition from the military to civilian life, Jon Turner found solace in working in…A River Worth Saving: Who Will Protect the Unheralded Llano?
Jan 7, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The Llano River is an ecological gem in Texas Hill Country, supporting dozens of native and rare…Shuttering of U.S. Coal Plants Saved More than 26,000 Lives Over the Past Decade, Study Finds
Jan 6, 2020, 4:46 pm By Yale e360The shutdown of hundreds of coal-fired power plants in the United States over the past decade has…Nepal’s Road-Building Spree Pushes into the Heart of the Himalayas
Jan 2, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
The Nepali government is seeking to build roads to every village in the mountainous nation. But some…Scientists Find the World’s Oldest Known Forest, Dating Back 386 Million Years
8:00am By Yale e360Scientists have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest known forest — a set of…Regrowth of Logged Amazon Forests is Much Slower than Previously Thought
Mon 8:00am By Yale e360As deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon soars under President Jair Bolsonaro, a new study warns…Inspired by the Tissues of Living Organisms, Researchers Take One Step Closer to Harvesting “Blue Energy”
Dec 27, 2019, 9:00 am By Yale e360Scientists have long recognized the potential to generate renewable energy from the world’s oceans…Ample Geological Capacity Exists to Store Large Quantities of Captured CO2
Dec 26, 2019, 9:00 am By Yale e360Suitable geological formations exist on Earth to easily store enough carbon dioxide to meet a global…Rising Temperatures Are Stressing the U.S. Corn Belt
Dec 23, 2019, 8:27 am By Yale e360Climate change is hitting the United States’ corn and soybean belt on two fronts. Warming…The Global Price Tag for 100 Percent Renewable Energy: $73 Trillion
Dec 20, 2019, 2:59 pm By Yale e360A global effort to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 would cost nations $73…The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way
Dec 19, 2019, 6:30 am By Yale e360
A world awash in plastic will soon see even more, as a host of new petrochemical plants — their…Coal Will Remain World’s Largest Source of Electricity Through 2024
Dec 18, 2019, 10:00 am By Yale e360Global demand for coal is expected to remain largely stable through 2024, driven by robust economic…The Murders of Indigenous Activists in the Amazon Continue to Rise
Dec 17, 2019, 10:44 am By Yale e360Ten indigenous people have been murdered so far in Brazil in 2019, including seven tribal leaders…Let It Be: Why We Must Save Alaska’s Pristine Tongass Forest
Dec 17, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
At 17 million acres, Alaska’s Tongass is the largest U.S. national forest and the world’s…European Nations Approve New Goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Dec 13, 2019, 2:05 pm By Yale e360European Union leaders have agreed on a “common goal” of net-zero emissions by 2050, setting a…Surge in Global Methane Emissions Traced Back to East African Wetland
Dec 12, 2019, 2:23 pm By Yale e360Scientists believe they have found one of the key drivers behind a spike in global methane emissions…Why India Is Making Progress in Slowing Its Population Growth
Dec 12, 2019, 9:20 am By Yale e360
India is soon projected to become the world’s most populous nation, with 1.4 billion people. But…Nevada Approves 1.2 Gigawatts of New Solar Capacity
Dec 10, 2019, 2:09 pm By Yale e360Nevada recently approved more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of new solar capacity and 590 megawatts (MW) of…Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?
Dec 10, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Agriculture’s global footprint is decreasing — more land globally is now being abandoned by…U.S. States Have Eliminated Thousands of Environmental Protection Jobs Since 2008
Dec 6, 2019, 4:25 pm By Yale e360Over the past decade, U.S. states eliminated 4,400 jobs at agencies responsible for protecting the…
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