Sep 24 McDonald’s pledges to phase out plastic in Happy Meal toys, a new app treats spider phobias and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin A new app helps treat spider phobias using augmented reality, researchers teach cows to use the potty and McDonald’s says it’ll phase out fossil-fuel based plastic from Happy Meal toys. Check out these stories and others you might have missed… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 8:54 U.S. and E.U. climate envoys on how China, developing nations can help combat crisis By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The U.N. warns that unless the world acts faster than promised, Earth's temperatures will rise to catastrophic, irreversible levels. The U.S. calls the upcoming climate summit the last chance for the world to avoid disaster. Nick Schifrin discusses the crisis… Continue watching
Sep 23 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality By Jamey Keaten, Drew Costley, Associated Press Since the last update, better monitoring and science has cleared up the global picture about the effects of six air pollutants on human health. The agency says 90% of the world's people already live in areas with at least one… Continue reading
Sep 23 EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 5:06 Louisiana’s parishes feel ‘forgotten’ in the dark weeks after Hurricane Ida By Roby Chavez, Sam Lane Residents in Louisiana have begun the long process of recovery following Hurricane Ida, which destroyed or caused major damage for about 8,000 homes statewide. While the city of New Orleans has largely recovered, the coastal parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.K. climate activists face prison for blocking highways By Associated Press Members of campaign group Insulate Britain have shut down parts of London's M25 highway five times in just over a week by sitting on the ground. Continue reading
Sep 22 China, U.S. unveil separate big steps to fight climate change By Christina Larson, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The two nations are key to success of upcoming climate negotiations in less than six weeks. A joint US-China agreement paved the way for the historic 2015 Paris accord. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 6:43 As high temperatures hurt Sicily’s food production, rising sea levels threaten housing By Malcolm Brabant Climate change experts in Sicily, Italy are warning that rising sea waters are threatening some of the island's most crucial heavy industrial plants. They are also forecasting food shortages because crops are being destroyed. The island endured record temperatures this… Continue watching
Sep 21 The dream of carbon air capture edges toward reality in Iceland By Jon Gertner, Yale Environment 360 Next month, an industrial facility in Iceland will join a growing number of projects to remove CO2 from the air and put it underground. But major hurdles, including high costs, remain before this technology can be widely deployed and play… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:49 How the White House plans to combat the ‘silent killer’ of rising heat levels By PBS NewsHour 2021 had one of the hottest summers on record, with July being the hottest single month recorded. Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change. The Biden administration announced a plan Monday that would develop new workplace standards for… Continue watching