The Pandemic Has Taken Cars Off Urban Streets. Will It Last?
Jun 1, 2020, 7:46 am By Yale e360
With a sharp drop in auto traffic due to the coronavirus, cities around the globe have closed…The World’s Forests Are Getting Younger and Shorter, Research Finds
May 29, 2020, 3:23 pm By Yale e360Climate change is altering the age and structure of the world’s forests, driving an increase in…Mississippi River Delta Marshes Have Hit a Tipping Point, Study Finds
May 26, 2020, 4:10 pm By Yale e360New research finds that marshes in the Mississippi River Delta have hit a tipping point and will…Will Floating Turbines Usher in a New Wave of Offshore Wind?
May 26, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360As locations for wind energy fill up onshore and near-shore, companies are deploying floating…A Major Oil Pipeline Project Strikes Deep at the Heart of Africa
May 21, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Despite the global plunge in oil prices, a major pipeline that would carry oil 900 miles across East…Global Emissions Fell 17 Percent Due to Coronavirus Shutdowns
5:00pm By Yale e360Daily global greenhouse gas emissions declined 17 percent by early April compared to 2019 levels due…In California, A Push Grows to Turn Dead Trees into Biomass Energy
5:00am By Yale e360
As forests in California and the Western U.S. are hit by rising numbers of fires and disease…One Billion People Will Suffer From “Unliveable” Heat Within 50 years, Study Finds
May 15, 2020, 5:01 pm By Yale e360The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider, and sooner than previously believed,…To Get COVID-19 Relief, Companies in Canada Will Have to Disclose Climate Impacts
May 14, 2020, 5:11 pm By Yale e360Canada announced that in order for businesses to receive COVID-19 economic aid, they will be…When Social Distancing Ends, Will We Rethink the World We Want?
May 14, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360Long before the virus, Americans had become socially isolated, retreating into sprawling suburbs and…The Largest Solar Project in the U.S. Gets Green Light
May 12, 2020, 5:51 pm By Yale e360The United States’ largest solar project to date received final approval from the Department of…How Renewable Energy Could Emerge on Top After the Pandemic
May 12, 2020, 7:21 am By Yale e360
The short-term prospects for wind and solar power look rocky amid the economic upheaval of the…Amid Coronavirus Lockdown, a Spike in Illegal Logging in Tunisia
May 7, 2020, 5:09 pm By Yale e360Loggers in Tunisia are taking advantage of the country’s coronavirus restrictions, increasingly…Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Injustice and the Coronavirus
May 7, 2020, 9:27 am By Yale e360Scientist Sacoby Wilson has long focused on health issues related to environmental injustice. In an…Scientists Find Plastic Hotspots in the Deep Ocean
May 5, 2020, 5:22 pm By Yale e360Scientists have discovered microplastic hotspots on the ocean floor, formed by deep-sea currents…Fortress Charleston: Will Walling Off the City Hold Back the Waters?
May 5, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Officials in Charleston, South Carolina have endorsed a $2 billion plan to wall off the historic…Nearly 15,000 Miles of New Roads Will Be Built in Tiger Habitat by 2050, Study Finds
Apr 30, 2020, 5:02 pm By Yale e360Nations are expected to build nearly 15,000 miles of new roads through tiger habitat by mid-century,…As Oil Industry Swoons, Tar Sands Workers Look to Renewables for Jobs
Apr 30, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Long reliant on the vast oil reserves of its tar sands, Alberta is now facing a reckoning as its oil…Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Over Illegal Logging
Apr 28, 2020, 5:51 pm By Yale e360The Ashaninka indigenous community in Brazil has won a two-decade federal court dispute against…Why 'Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks' Could Drive Temperatures Even Higher
Apr 28, 2020, 5:00 am By Yale e360
New research indicates that parts of the Amazon and other tropical forests are now emitting more CO2…
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