May 03 New solar power plant for California desert gains federal approval By Associated Press The Crimson Solar Project includes a 350-megawatt energy storage system and could supply enough power for 87,500 homes. The approval comes amid President Joe Biden's plans to fight climate change. Continue reading
May 03 EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators and coolants By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watching a coral reef die in a warming ocean By Sam Purkis, The Conversation Scientists watched in real time as rising ocean heat transformed the sprawling reef. It was a harbinger for ecosystems everywhere as the planet warms. Continue reading
Apr 28 Glaciers are melting faster than they did 15 years ago, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Using 20 years of recently declassified satellite data, scientists calculated that the world’s 220,000 mountain glaciers are losing more than 328 billion tons of ice and snow per year since 2015, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:47 Cicada season: What to expect from the coming brood that's been underground for 17 years By John Yang, Diane Lincoln Estes The bugs are coming - billions of them. The periodical cicada emergence is just days away in many states. While their emergence occurs every 17 years and is no reason for fear, experts worry climate change is spurring them to… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 4:53 Your recycling is not always being recycled—here's why By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching their head at the simple act of throwing something away. Jennie Romer, author of “Can I Recycle This?” joins NewsHour… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 12:35 Brooks and Capehart on Chauvin verdict, Biden climate plan and Capitol riot investigations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the president's ambitious climate goals. policing in America, and investigations into the Capitol riot. Continue watching
Apr 23 Biden envisions clean energy jobs as summit ends By Associated Press President Joe Biden has wrapped up his two-day climate summit, saying the climate crisis has created an opportunity to remake the global economy and produce millions of jobs in clean energy and technology “while doing so much good″ to slow… Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: Biden makes case for climate-friendly economic policies at leaders summit By Ellen Knickmeyer, Christina Larson, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Friday's second and final day of the summit also focused on what Biden says is the need for massive investment for cleaner energy — and what he says is the economic payoff. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 2:15 U.S. seeks to lead by example with emission goals set during global climate summit By William Brangham The United States set ambitious new goals today to stop the world from heating up, urging other nations to follow suit. And some of the world’s largest carbon emitters seemed to heed the call. But world leaders left open how… Continue watching