stLouISTStudy: Every single country is failing the WHO’s new air quality standards
Just 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.
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There are millions of acres of ‘failing’ rangelands, data shows
54 million acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management aren’t meeting the agency’s own land-health standards.
FEMA is giving homeowners money to prepare for floods — or move away
The agency will dole out $60 million from the infrastructure bill to four states hit by Hurricane Ida.
Road salt is imperiling US waterways. States might have a solution.
Crews dump more than 20 million metric tons of salt on US roads each winter. Could 'smart salting' help?
Here’s the ‘energy transition’ needed to stave off climate catastrophe
And it’s not the one oil executives had in mind.
Peak cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. is early again
The harbinger of spring brings joy, but also growing unease over climate change
There is a greener way to mine crypto
It’s worth examining how the many, many “clean” crypto initiatives, currencies, blockchains, and marketplaces for non-fungible tokens actually stack up.
New SEC rule requires companies to disclose how they’re approaching climate change
The proposed rule requires companies to disclose emissions — even, in some cases, scope 3 climate pollution stemming from their products.
Lake Powell water crisis is about to be an energy crisis
As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.
Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’
Environmental law organization ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to join.
‘Preach now or mourn in the future’: How Key West faith leaders are confronting climate change
An island city’s billion-dollar route to climate resilience will need residential buy-in to succeed. Local places of worship could be pivotal.
Redistricting could make it harder for tribes to protect the environment
Indigenous leaders worry redistricting will lead to more disenfranchisement and environmental issues.
Jane Fonda’s new climate PAC is taking on fossil fuel-backed politicians
And this isn’t her first rodeo in political funding.
Why the return of earmarks could be good news for the planet
With most of the president’s climate agenda stalled in Congress, every ounce of climate spending counts.
The Sarah Bloom Raskin debacle is another strike to Biden’s climate agenda
Biden nominated a climate hawk to the Fed. Here’s why her nomination failed.
How a breakthrough in geothermal could change our energy grid
Geothermal has the potential to power our planet. So why aren’t we using more of it?
The census undercounted people of color. Here’s what that means for environmental justice.
Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Is clean energy the solution?
Fact-checking Biden's claims about inflation, renewables, and domestic manufacturing.
High gas prices have a lot more people searching for electric vehicles
But not everyone can afford to buy a new (or used) EV.
‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out
As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska argues that the roots of the climate crisis and invasion are in fossil fuels.