How Trump Administration Has Pulled Back on Regulating Toxic Chemicals
Feb 12, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360The Trump administration has halted bans on toxic chemicals that are known to cause serious health…Remote Russian Territory Besieged by Dozens of Polar Bears
Feb 11, 2019, 1:53 pm By Yale e360Communities in a remote Russian Arctic archipelago have been overrun by dozens of hungry polar…Atlantic Hurricanes Are Becoming Stronger Faster, Largely Due to Climate Change
Feb 8, 2019, 5:01 pm By Yale e360
It took Hurricane Michael just 24 hours to intensify from a Category 1 storm to a Category 4 before…2018 Was the World's Fourth Hottest Year on Record
Feb 7, 2019, 12:37 pm By Yale e360
Global temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest on record, U.S. government scientists have…In Era of Drought, Phoenix Prepares for a Future Without Colorado River Water
Feb 7, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360Once criticized for being a profligate user of water, fast-growing Phoenix has taken some major…Scientists Find Way to Make Oil-Soaked Soil Fertile Again
Feb 5, 2019, 1:45 pm By Yale e360Scientists have discovered a way to clean oil-soaked soil and make it fertile again. The technique…The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand
Feb 5, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
By far the largest mining endeavor globally is digging up sand, mainly for the concrete that goes…The World’s ‘Third Pole’ Will Lose One-Third of Ice by 2100
Feb 4, 2019, 12:19 pm By Yale e360
One-third of the ice in the Himalayas and Hindu Kush mountains will be lost due to rising…Alligators Eat Rocks to Increase Time Underwater
Feb 1, 2019, 12:56 pm By Yale e360
Alligators fill their bellies with small rocks as a way to stay underwater for longer periods of…Renewables Restore Power to Thousands of Households During Australian Heatwave
Jan 31, 2019, 3:44 pm By Yale e360As temperatures soared above 115 degrees Fahrenheit last week in Australia, fossil fuel-based power…Running Dry: New Strategies for Conserving Water on the Colorado
Jan 31, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360Communities along the Colorado River are facing a new era of drought and water shortages that is…Washington County Passes Moratorium on New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Jan 29, 2019, 1:24 pm By Yale e360The county that encompasses Seattle, Washington has approved a six-month moratorium on any new major…The Rosewood Trade: The Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture
Jan 29, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360The most widely traded illegal wild product in the world today is rosewood, an endangered hardwood…Food Shocks Becoming More Frequent Due to Extreme Weather, Conflict
Jan 28, 2019, 2:20 pm By Yale e360
“Food shocks” — sudden disruptions of food production — have become more frequent over the…Bali Proposes a Tourist Tax to Clean Up Plastic Pollution
Jan 25, 2019, 2:16 pm By Yale e360
Bali is considering taxing foreign tourists to tackle the Indonesian island’s mounting plastic…Fire-Induced Storms: A New Danger from the Rise in Wildfires
Jan 24, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Scientists are tracking an increase in a little-known phenomenon in which intense wildfires can…Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020
1:02pm By Yale e360Britain will get more of its electricity from renewable energy sources than fossil fuels as early as…On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal
Tue 9:33am By Yale e360With the Southwest locked in a 19-year drought and climate change making the region increasingly…California Teen Finds Thousands of Golf Balls Releasing Microplastics into Ocean
Jan 18, 2019, 4:03 pm By Yale e360
A teenager in Northern California has collected more than 50,000 golf balls — weighing some 2.5…Elevated Nitrate Levels Found in Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water
Jan 17, 2019, 2:53 pm By Yale e360Public water systems serving more than 5.6 million Americans contain concentrations of nitrate at…
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