Scientists Confirm China as Major Source of Banned Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Oct 29, 2018, 12:59 pm By Yale e360
Despite being banned in 2010, about 40,000 tons of carbon tetrachloride, an ozone-depleting…Trump Administration Approves a Plan to Drill for Oil in the Arctic
Oct 25, 2018, 12:43 pm By Yale e360
The U.S. Interior Department has approved a plan by Hilcorp Energy, one of the nation’s largest…How to Shift Public Attitudes and Win the Global Climate Battle
Oct 25, 2018, 9:06 am By Yale e360The world is making progress in decarbonizing economies, but not nearly fast enough, says the former…Dolphins Are Simplifying Their Calls to Be Heard Over Shipping Noise
Oct 24, 2018, 1:01 pm By Yale e360
The world’s oceans are getting noisier, humming with the near-constant sounds of ship engines,…Redrawing the Map: How the World’s Climate Zones Are Shifting
5:00am By Yale e360
Rising global temperatures are altering climatic zones around the planet, with consequences for food…Uncapped Wells Have Been Leaking Oil Into the Gulf of Mexico for 14 Years
Mon 12:04pm By Yale e360A collection of uncapped oil wells located 12 miles off the coast of Louisiana has been leaking as…U.S. Air Pollution Deaths Nearly Halved Over Two Decades
Oct 19, 2018, 12:52 pm By Yale e360
The number of deaths related to air pollution in the United States shrank by 47 percent between 1990…Plastic Pollution Has Increased a Hundredfold in Remote Parts of the South Atlantic
Oct 18, 2018, 4:00 pm By Yale e360The amount of plastic debris in the ocean waters of the British islands in the South Atlantic —…Extreme Botany: The Precarious Science of Endangered Rare Plants
Oct 18, 2018, 4:00 am By Yale e360They don’t make the headlines the way charismatic animals such as rhinos and elephants do. But…Phytoplankton Blooms are Moving into New Territory in the Arctic Ocean
Oct 17, 2018, 12:51 pm By Yale e360As global temperatures rise and the Arctic Ocean becomes increasingly sea ice-free, phytoplankton…Beetle Mania: The Nasty Insect That Is Killing the Trees of Johannesburg
Oct 16, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360South Africa’s largest city proudly notes that it has one of the world’s largest urban forests.…10 States Now Get At Least 20 Percent of Their Electricity from Solar and Wind
Oct 15, 2018, 12:28 pm By Yale e360Solar and wind energy now generate more than 20 percent of electricity in 10 states, according to a…Bees Went Completely Silent During Last Year’s Total Solar Eclipse
Oct 12, 2018, 3:32 pm By Yale e360
As a strip of darkness fell across the continental United States during last year’s total solar…Why the Current Hurricane Rating System Needs to Be Scrapped
Oct 11, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360For decades, hurricanes have been rated on a scale of 1 to 5 based solely on a storm’s wind…Trump Administration Moves to Lift Restrictions on Higher-Ethanol Fuels
Oct 9, 2018, 1:19 pm By Yale e360President Donald Trump has announced a plan to allow the year-round sales of higher-ethanol blends…Conflicting Data: How Fast Is the World Losing its Forests?
Oct 9, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360The latest UN report on climate says reducing deforestation is crucial to slowing global warming.…Scientists Warn the World Must Immediately Rein in Emissions
Oct 8, 2018, 11:30 am By Yale e360Unless nations drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, the world…An Inside Look at How Trump Turned the EPA into an Industry Subsidiary
Oct 4, 2018, 5:00 am By Yale e360In an interview with Yale Environment 360, former EPA official Elizabeth Southerland discusses the…European Parliament Approves 40 Percent Cut in CO2 Emissions from Cars, Vans
Oct 3, 2018, 2:16 pm By Yale e360European lawmakers have approved a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from cars and vans by 40…Swiss Company Opens Its Third CO2-Capturing Site
Oct 2, 2018, 2:14 pm By Yale e360ClimeWorks, a Swiss company working to commercialize carbon sequestration technology, has opened its…
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