Mar 20 SEC climate rule prompts lawuits. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press SEC had scarcely passed the rule in early March before the agency was being hauled to court. The legal challenges come from conservative states, business groups and companies who argue the SEC is overstepping its authority. Continue reading
Mar 20 Researchers to observe how total solar eclipse affects animal behavior By Christina Larson, Associated Press It's only in recent years that scientists have started to rigorously study the altered behaviors of wild, domestic and zoo animals during a full solar eclipse. Continue reading
Mar 20 EPA announces new rules to curb planet-warming tailpipe emissions By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The new rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but eventually reach nearly the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Mar 19 UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 By Jamey Keaten, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. Continue reading
Mar 19 Planning to watch April’s total solar eclipse? Here’s how to protect your eyes By Geoffrey Bradford, The Conversation Now’s the time to get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses in preparation for next month's display of celestial wonder. Continue reading
Mar 19 How to watch April’s total solar eclipse By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After this year's total solar eclipse on April 8, there won’t be another coast-to-coast eclipse in the United States until 2045. Continue reading
Mar 19 As electric vehicle sales slow, U.S. relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The auto industry has cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA's preferred standards unveiled last April as part of the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming emissions from passenger vehicles. Continue reading
Mar 19 The vernal equinox marks the first day of spring. What does that mean? By Associated Press During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 5:46 The life and achievements of chemist Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Lana Green Kevlar is a fiber that’s stronger than steel, and it’s revolutionized everything from military and police body armor to sports equipment. For our “Hidden Histories” series this Women’s History Month, we learn about Stephanie Kwolek, the pioneering researcher who invented… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:32 The plastic industry knowingly pushed recycling myth for decades, new report finds By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 percent of plastic in… Continue watching