Enforcement Efforts to Slow Amazon Deforestation Plummet Under New Brazilian President
Jun 12, 2019, 12:32 pm By Yale e360Since taking office in January, the nationalist Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has gutted key…As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise
Jun 11, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
After decades of slow progress, desalination is increasingly being used to provide drinking water…Limiting Climate Change Would Prevent Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Annually in the U.S., Study Finds
Jun 7, 2019, 11:00 am By Yale e360Thousands of heat-related deaths in major U.S. cities could be avoided if rising global temperatures…Fuzzy Math: The Strategy Behind the Trump EPA’s Deregulation Push
Jun 6, 2019, 9:05 am By Yale e360
Polluters have long exaggerated the cost of new regulations and downplayed their benefits. Now, the…Americans Consume Tens of Thousands of Microplastic Particles Annually
Jun 5, 2019, 2:47 pm By Yale e360Americans consume more than 70,000 microplastic particles every year from the food they eat, the…Driven By the Continent’s Youth, Europe’s Greens Find New Strength
Jun 5, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
In recent years, Europe’s role as a global environmental leader has been threatened by rising…World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Now Operational
Jun 4, 2019, 1:09 pm By Yale e360The world’s largest offshore wind farm began operations this week in the North Sea. According to…Miami Dredging Project Killed More Than Half-a-Million Corals
Jun 3, 2019, 2:30 pm By Yale e360Scientists have found that a large dredging project at the port of Miami killed more than…The U.S. Just Had Its Wettest 12 Months on Record
May 30, 2019, 2:37 pm By Yale e360The continental United States just experienced its wettest 12 months on record, receiving 6.25…Tackling Climate Change? Governor Jay Inslee Has a Plan for That
May 30, 2019, 9:14 am By Yale e360
Jay Inslee has made climate change the centerpiece of his campaign for the Democratic nomination for…Florida Utility Breaks Ground on 745 MW of New Solar Capacity
May 29, 2019, 1:38 pm By Yale e360Florida’s largest utility has started construction on 10 new solar projects with a total capacity…Geoengineer the Planet? More Scientists Now Say It Must Be an Option
May 29, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
Human intervention with the climate system has long been viewed as an ill-advised and risky step to…Puerto Rico Adopts New Climate Law, With Goal of 100 Percent Renewable Energy By 2050
May 24, 2019, 12:21 pm By Yale e360Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law a new climate change initiative that calls…How an Illicit Chemical Is Jeopardizing Recovery of the Ozone Layer
May 23, 2019, 9:11 am By Yale e360
An international treaty signed in 1987 officially halted production and use of chemicals that…Climate Change is Altering the Composition of the World’s Plankton Communities
May 22, 2019, 3:54 pm By Yale e360The composition of the world’s plankton has changed significantly since before the Industrial…For a Texas Ranching Family, Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Hits Home
May 22, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
A Texas family’s ranch has been found to be one of the most contaminated coal ash sites in the…A Major U.S. Utility Is Closing Its Coal-Fired Power Plants a Decade Early
May 21, 2019, 4:37 pm By Yale e360One of the United States’ largest utilities, Xcel Energy Inc., announced it will close its…A Quarter of West Antarctica’s Ice Now Considered Unstable, Scientists Find
May 17, 2019, 1:22 pm By Yale e360Rising temperatures have sped up the melting of West Antarctica’s ice fivefold in the past 25…Scientists Find 238 Tons of Plastic Waste on Remote Indian Ocean Islands
May 16, 2019, 12:58 pm By Yale e360The Cocos Keeling Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, are covered with an estimated…Why Low-Income Households Need to Be Part of the Clean Energy Revolution
May 16, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360
In an interview with Yale Environment 360, energy researcher Tony Reames discusses the growing…
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