Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020
Jan 23, 2019, 1:02 pm 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
Jan 22, 2019, 9:33 am 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
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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…A Highway Megaproject Tears at the Heart of New Guinea's Rainforest
Jan 17, 2019, 10:15 am By Yale e360
The Indonesian government is building a 2,700-mile road network on the island of New Guinea, opening…To Hold Warming to 1.5 Degrees, Study Says Nations Must Stop Building New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Immediately
Jan 15, 2019, 12:41 pm By Yale e360If nations commit immediately not to replace fossil fuel infrastructure as it reaches the end of its…India Plans to Add 500 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity Within 10 Years
Jan 14, 2019, 1:59 pm By Yale e360India will auction off 40 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind capacity every year until 2028, part of…The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?
Jan 14, 2019, 8:25 am By Yale e360As the Southwest faces booming populations and unrelenting drought, the Colorado River is in crisis,…Interior Department Continues to Process Drilling Applications During Shutdown
1:54pm By Yale e360While thousands of federal workers in the United States have been furloughed due to the partial…As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions
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As oceans warm, coral reefs are suffering not only from bleaching but also from deadly outbreaks of…Western U.S. Monarch Butterfly Population Declined Sharply in 2018
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California’s population of monarch butterflies declined 86 percent in 2018 compared to the…Natural Disasters Caused $160 Billion in Damage in 2018
Jan 8, 2019, 12:01 pm By Yale e360
Natural disasters caused $160 billion in economic damage worldwide in 2018, dominated by costly…In India’s Fast-Growing Cities, a Grassroots Effort to Save the Trees
Jan 8, 2019, 5:00 am By Yale e360In India’s burgeoning urban areas, residents are rallying against the widespread destruction of…Scientists Fix Photosynthetic Inefficiency, Boost Crop Yields 40 Percent
Jan 4, 2019, 2:17 pm By Yale e360
Scientists have found a way to boost crop growth by as much as 40 percent by fixing a glitch in the…One-Third of New Car Sales in Norway Are All-Electric Vehicles
Jan 3, 2019, 12:50 pm By Yale e360Nearly a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were all-electric — a new global milestone and…How China’s Big Overseas Initiative Threatens Global Climate Progress
Jan 3, 2019, 8:27 am By Yale e360China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the…The Tiny Insect That Holds Major Clues for Improving Renewable Energy
Dec 31, 2018, 10:30 am By Yale e360Scientists have discovered that a wood-eating crustacean may hold the secret to unlocking a huge…The Cement Industry, One of the World’s Largest CO2 Emitters, Pledges to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Dec 28, 2018, 10:30 am By Yale e360Cement is the second most-consumed resource in the world, with more than 4 billion tons of the…Arborists Have Cloned Ancient Redwoods From Their Massive Stumps
Dec 27, 2018, 10:30 am By Yale e360A team of arborists has successfully cloned and grown saplings from the stumps of some of the…Key Sections of U.S. Rail System Face Inundation as Climate Change Worsens
Dec 26, 2018, 10:30 am By Yale e360
Low-lying sections of the United States’ busiest rail line, which runs from Boston to Washington,…
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