EPA's new rules to clean up heavy trucking met with support and criticism
The EPA has finalized the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a category that includes everything from buses to garbage trucks.
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Mapping the future's sweet spot for clean energy and biodiversity
A new study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean energy.
read moreUS Invests $20 Billion More to Finance Clean-Energy Projects
Thursday America's Environmental Protection Agency "awarded $20 billion to help finance clean-energy projects across the country," reports the Washington Post. The money comes from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund established by President Biden's
read moreGoogle X loses another team leader
Emi Kolawole, a project leader at Google's Moonshot factory X, left recently as the company shifts focus.
read moreNew Books Help Parents Explain Climate Disasters to Kids
Books are becoming a key part of disaster recovery, helping toddlers—and their parents—cope with increasing hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires
read moreSearching for 'Forever Chemicals' From an Endless Landfill Fire
Alabama residents are considering blood or urine tests to see if “forever chemicals” have resulted from a nearby landfill fire that has burned since 2022.
read moreA new way to quantify climate change impacts: 'Outdoor days'
'Outdoor days,' a new measure, describes climate change impacts by noting the number of days per year that outdoor temperatures are comfortable enough for normal outdoor activities.
read moreCompany Trying to Resurrect a Mammoth Makes a Stem Cell Breakthrough
Colossal Biosciences, which calls itself “the world’s first de-extinction company,” has created stem cells it thinks will hasten the company’s marquee goal of resurrecting the woolly mammoth. The team’s research describing the accomplishmen
read moreIs the Fight Against Climate Change Losing Momentum?
Bill McKibben on why some financial institutions are backing away from emission pledges.
read moreOnly 57 Companies Produced 80% of Global Carbon Dioxide
Last year was the hottest on record and the Earth is headed towards a global warming of 2.7 degrees, yet top fossil fuel and cement producers show a disregard for climate change and actively make things worse. From a report: A new Carbon Majors Datab
read moreNorth American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century
Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a new study.
read moreSea surface temperature research provides clear evidence of human-caused climate change
Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature trends.
read moreDiverse habitats help salmon weather unpredictable climate changes
Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial portfolios, offering fish diverse options for feeding and survival so that they can weather various conditions as the climate changes, a new study shows.
read moreTim Cook attends Chinese climate change meeting, says AI is key to solving it
Apple CEO Tim Cook attended the annual China Development Forum during his visit to the country, taking part in a climate change meeting during it. Cook has said that meeting environmental goals requires “more innovation,” and that AI is an ess
read more'Garbage Lasagna': Dumps Are a Big Driver of Warming, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said. From a report: These landfills also belch methane, a powerful, planet-warming gas, on average at almost three ti
read moreMayor rules out changes to Ulez while mayor
Sadiq Khan says Ulez will not include pay-per-mile charges or tighter restrictions while he is mayor.
read moreScientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the 'doomsday glacier' for $50 billion that could prevent sea levels from rising 10 feet
The Thwaites glacier is melting. Scientists will test underwater curtains to prevent the 'doomsday' glacier's total collapse and subsequent flooding.
read moreShell considers slowing its ambitious net-zero push: report
The Anglo-Dutch oil major has focused on investor returns over climate initiatives under new CEO Wael Sawan who took control in January 2023
read moreMystery of giant star sand dunes solved
Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.
read moreHoney bees at risk for colony collapse from longer, warmer fall seasons
A WSU-led study found that climate change will likely make more good flying weather for honey bees in the autumn — raising the likelihood of colony collapse in the spring.
read moreBananas to cost more as climate warms, says expert
A warming climate and fast-spreading diseases threaten supplies and push up prices, a top banana industry expert warns.
read moreWe Just Saw the Warmest February on Record, and It's Following a Trend - CNET
Climate change has driven temperatures up for nine straight months, scientists say.
read moreSail-powered cargo ship 'shows potential of wind'
Using sails reduced ship's fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions, company data indicates.
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