May 06 Column: Don’t be fooled. CO2 emissions still tied to economic growth By Robert Stavins The carbon intensity of many economies continues to fall. But don’t be fooled. Economic growth does affect CO2 emissions. Continue reading
May 04 After shocking die-off, Oregon sea stars stage an epic comeback By Nsikan Akpan Two years after a wasting outbreak, baby purple sea stars are back in record numbers along the Oregon coast, but is the epidemic truly over?… Continue reading
Apr 29 Report: Coal demand drops in almost all U.S. states By Gretchen Frazee Coal use has dropped in all but two states since 2007, a new analysis shows -- adding to the growing evidence of the fossil fuel’s continued decline. Continue reading
Mar 30 41 energy companies sign on to voluntarily reduce methane emissions By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new partnership with 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations to help combat climate change. Continue reading
Mar 22 Flint’s lead-laced water may not cause permanent brain damage in children By Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American The contamination of drinking water was a public health disaster, but children in Flint who were exposed can still be helped. Continue reading
Feb 22 Painter captures the data of climate change in 7 stunning watercolors By Corinne Segal For Jill Pelto, art is all about the data of climate change, from glacial melt to animal populations and forest fires. Continue reading
Feb 12 Washington considers nation’s first carbon tax. Let these chickens give you the scoop By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix Passing a voter-backed initiative would make Washington the first state to tax residents and businesses on their carbon emissions. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 6:16 Will a surprising Supreme Court move shake the Paris climate accord? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court temporarily blocked major regulations, designed by the EPA, to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. The move, which has been called unprecedented, means that the Obama administration's rules can't go into effect until… Continue watching
Feb 06 GOP-led Congress unlikely to OK Obama’s new clean energy bid By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020. But the request is unlikely to be fulfilled. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 10:32 Spike in earthquakes rattles Oklahoma oil & gas industry By PBS News Hour Over the past six years, earthquakes in Oklahoma have skyrocketed – from less than a handful of 3.0 quakes before 2009 to well over 900 last year. The likely culprit: salty wastewater that bubbles up during oil and gas drilling. Continue watching