Jun 29 WATCH: Experts, officials testify on science behind wildfires on federal land By News Desk and Associated Press The Biden administration said it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a severe drought that is setting the stage for another destructive summer of… Continue reading
Jun 26 Pacific Northwest swelters in historic heat wave By Sara Cline, Associated Press The heat was expected to break all-time records in cities and towns from eastern Washington state to Portland to southern Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees above normal. It’s a dangerous forecast… Continue reading
Jun 25 Historic heat wave blasts Northwest America as wildfire risks soar By Gillian Flaccus, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Seattle has only hit 100 F three times in recorded history, the National Weather Service said, and there was a chance it could eclipse the record of 103 F (39 C) on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 25 Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House gave final legislative approval Friday to a resolution that would undo a Trump-era rule that relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama administration rule targeting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 7:32 A leaked UN report warns ‘worst is yet to come’ on climate change. Here’s how you can help By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson A leaked draft report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints the starkest picture yet of the accelerating danger caused by human use of coal, oil, and gas. It warns of coming unlivable heat waves, widespread hunger… Continue watching
Jun 17 Satellites seek out methane leaks from pipelines, oil fields, landfills and farms By Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360 Stemming the methane leaks from landfills, oil fields, natural gas pipelines and more is one of the most powerful levers we have to quickly slow global warming. New satellites are bolstering this urgent mission by pinpointing emitters of this potent… Continue reading
Jun 14 NASA is returning to Venus to learn how it became a hot poisonous wasteland By Paul K. Byrne, The Conversation Two new NASA missions – VERITAS and DAVINCI+ – are headed to Venus. The missions will use radar and a probe to learn about Earth's hard-to-study and potentially prophetic neighbor. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 4:14 COVID-19, climate change, China: Biden reaffirms America’s global role at the G7 By PBS NewsHour President Joe Biden made his first foreign trip as president to the U.K. for the G-7 summit where he was welcomed by world leaders amid talk of “shared values.” In a bid to move past the Trump-era, President Biden reaffirmed… Continue watching
Jun 11 How ‘prebunking’ can fight fast-moving vaccine lies By Laura Santhanam Research shows false news spreads six times faster than the truth, and information about COVID-19 vaccines is not immune to this problem. That is why public health officials are exploring ways to get ahead of those lies through a social… Continue reading
Jun 11 Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface By Associated Press China's space agency said the Zhurong rover placed a remote camera a short distance away to take a group portrait. Continue reading