Apr 24 Pandemic forces Arctic expedition to take 3-week break By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Organizers of a year-long international Arctic science expedition say they have found a way to keep going despite difficulties caused by the pandemic lockdown, but it will require a three-week break in the mission. Continue reading
Apr 22 These charts show how the environment has changed since the first Earth Day By Andrea Thompson, Scientific American These charts show that while progress has been made in some areas, humanity still has a major impact on the planet. Continue reading
Apr 22 Earth Day turns 50, and the green movement faces fresh challenges By Michael Casey, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Black, brown and poor communities suffer disproportionately from ongoing contamination. Deforestation, habitat loss and overfishing have wreaked havoc on global biodiversity. And the existential threat of climate change looms larger than anything that came before. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Biden holds Earth Day town hall on climate change with Al Gore By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore, now one of the world's leading climate activists, endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Wednesday, declaring that choosing the presumptive Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump is “not rocket science” and “not a close… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:08 As the world stays home, will the environment improve? By Christopher Booker As more and more people stay at home during the pandemic, millions of vehicles are no longer on the roads and the skies are comparatively free of airplanes. Many other human activities that cause air pollution also have been scaled… Continue watching
Apr 01 UN climate summit postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19 By Jill Lawless, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The meeting in Glasgow would have been held five years after the 2015 Paris climate accord. Countries that signed the agreement were expected to provide an update on their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for global… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:27 Why Trump wants to relax automotive fuel efficiency standards now The Trump administration wants to roll back another federal regulation intended to reduce global warming. Obama-era automobile fuel efficiency rules require U.S. vehicles to increase mileage standards by an average of 5 percent per year from 2021 through 2026. Tuesday’s… Continue watching
Mar 23 New research is finding ways to turn living cells into mini-factories for materials By Wil Srubar, The Conversation Researchers are turning microbes into microscopic construction crews by altering their DNA to make them produce building materials. The work could lead to more sustainable buildings. Continue reading
Mar 09 UBS Bank won't fund new offshore Arctic oil, gas projects By Associated Press The world's largest asset manager BlackRock urged companies in January to emphasize steps they are taking to combat climate change. Some have argued the new policies could hurt projects that Alaska relies on for future revenue. Continue reading
Mar 04 Hotter climate increased risk of Australia's record fires by 30 percent By Christina Larson, Associated Press The researchers used high-resolution computer models to pinpoint how much an altered climate influences the likelihood of specific extreme wildfires, floods, droughts and heatwaves. This growing field of research is called climate change attribution. … Continue reading