Mar 27 Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The rule issued by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will tighten limits on gas flaring on federal lands and require that energy companies improve methods to detect methane leaks that add to planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 8:23 Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires By Miles O'Brien Machines that think like humans, the dream of artificial intelligence, is becoming a reality. It brings concerns that AI will displace jobs, fuel online bias, supercharge deep fake videos and slip from human control. But it is not as grim… Continue watching
Mar 27 Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as planet spins slightly faster By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Ice melting at both of Earth’s poles has been counteracting the planet's burst of speed and is likely to have delayed the global second of reckoning by about three years. Continue reading
Mar 27 Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says By Carlos Mureithi, Associated Press Besides leaving people hungry, food waste means needless greenhouse gas emissions and amounts to a misuse of the land and water required to raise crops and animals. Continue reading
Mar 26 China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the World Trade Organization By Associated Press The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that the U.S. formulated discriminatory policies for new energy vehicles in the name of responding to climate change. Continue reading
Mar 25 A major European climate change plan stumbles amid farmer protests By Raf Cassert, Associated Press The change of heart follows weeks of relentless protests from farmers across the bloc who have argued that reams of environmental laws governing the way they work are driving them toward bankruptcy. Continue reading
Mar 22 Stumpy among nearly 150 cherry trees to be cut down in D.C.’s Tidal Basin By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The National Cherry Blossom Festival is widely considered to be the start of the tourist season in the nation’s capital. Continue reading
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 Watch 5:10 EPA aims to accelerate transition to electric vehicles with updated emissions rules By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The Biden administration has finalized what are the toughest standards for vehicle emissions that limit the amount of greenhouse gasses allowed from tailpipes. The new rules are designed to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, but it hasn't come without… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 6:23 Climate researcher on what’s causing the record rise in ocean temperatures By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow The World Meteorological Organization issued a red alert warning Tuesday about warming and climate change, saying 2024 is shaping up to be another record year. One of the many worries about how the planet is changing, thanks in part to… Continue watching