Jul 22 Sierra Club calls out founder John Muir for racist views By Brian Melley, Associated Press The Oakland, California-based environmental group said Wednesday that Muir was part of the group's history perpetuating white supremacy. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 7:38 What we know about the search for a COVID-19 vaccine — and what we don’t By Miles O'Brien The question of when a COVID-19 vaccine might be available is perhaps the most pressing in the world. There have been a number of recent headlines on this front, including early but encouraging results from trials. And on Wednesday, the… Continue watching
Jul 15 WATCH LIVE: Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects By Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump is traveling to Atlanta to formally announce the changes to the National Environmental Policy Act's regulations for conducting environmental reviews. Continue reading
Jul 14 COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics. Are they here to stay? By Jessica Heiges, Kate O'Neill, The Conversation Pandemic precautions have given new life to disposable plastic products, which the industry claims are more "hygienic" than reusables. But critics say there's no scientific evidence this is so. Continue reading
Jul 14 Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Terence Chea, Associated Press Robots that can flip burgers, make salads and even bake bread are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Continue reading
Jul 13 Search resumes for mass graves from 1921 Tulsa race massacre By Associated Press A team of researchers and historians are resuming test excavations of potential unmarked mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S., China, U.A.E to send fleet of spacecrafts to Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. The U.S., China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to Mars in quick succession beginning this week. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching
Jul 11 Conservation groups upset by North Cascades grizzly decision By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press The forested mountains in and around North Cascades National Park in north central Washington state have long been considered prime habitat for threatened grizzly bears, so environmental groups are upset the Trump administration scrapped plans to reintroduce the apex predators… Continue reading
Jul 11 AP FACT CHECK: If he’s said it once, he’s said it 100 times By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press COVID-19 testing would be the envy of the world, the economy would be on the cusp of roaring back, the threat would be receding in a pandemic that has sickened more than 3.1 million Americans and killed more than 134,000. Continue reading