After a Rough Year, Farmers an...
The Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.
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The Garbage Café in India is tackling the country’s plastic crisis while also giving a hearty meal to the poor and the homeless.
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Collecting bacteria from whales is about as complicated as you would think.
Federal Toxmap Shutters, Raisi...
The loss of the federal pollution tracker, supporters say, will inhibit public access to data on environmental hazards.
read moreGreenland’s Nearing a Climate ...
Past meltdowns occurred with temperatures only slightly higher than today’s, suggesting the world is overestimating the ice sheet’s stability, scientists say.
read moreThe Ganges Brims With Dangerou...
This sacred river offers clues to the spread of one of the world’s most daunting health problems: germs impervious to common medicines.
read moreTrump’s environmental record s...
The Sierra Club has come out in support of the impeachment and removal of President Trump from office. We have never before called for the impeachment or removal of a sitting President, but Trump’s abuse of power and disregard for the law has undermined our democracy.
read moreWhile Talking up Climate Actio...
Even as international climate negotiators tried to make progress at the UN climate summit in Madrid in early December, fossil fuel production and consumption has continued to rise, and major oil companies have been seeking new horizons to exploit.
read moreAs Coal Declined, This Valley ...
Many proposed drilling areas are right next to organic farms or ranches. Farmers worry that could put crops, water supplies and wildlife at risk.
read moreA Methane Leak, Seen From Spac...
The first satellite designed to continuously monitor the planet for methane leaks made a startling discovery last year: A little known gas-well accident at an Ohio fracking site was in fact one of the largest methane leaks ever recorded in the United States.
read moreEarth’s Hottest Decade o...
As global warming intensified, people and ecosystems felt the climate changing, from the hurricane-ravaged coasts to the fast-warming Arctic.
read moreEastern States Introduce a Pla...
The effort, if it passes, is likely to add to prices at the pump as fuel producers pass on the added costs to consumers, a big point of contention that is likely to arise as individual states debate whether to commit to a final version of the plan.
read moreHow Has This Pesticide Not Bee...
Government scientists say chlorpyrifos is unsafe. And yet it’s still in use.
read moreFor Caribbean nations, climate...
To visitors, Vieques, the small island community off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, looks much the way it did before Hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked havoc in September 2017.
read moreNew York City law aims to slas...
Many large apartment buildings need retrofits to boost their efficiency.
read more‘Organic’ label doesn’t guaran...
This holiday season, Americans will buy some 20 million turkeys and 300 million pounds of ham.
read moreAt COP25, indigenous groups ar...
Global leaders and delegates from all manner of public and private organizations have spent the last two weeks gathered in the halls and chambers of the Feria de Madrid conference center for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25, discussing solutions for our overheating planet.
read moreThese Cities Want to Ban Natur...
Cambridge, Massachusetts, got a surprise warning as it considered a natural gas ban to reduce its climate impact, but that might not stop the city or its neighbors.
read more‘Dark Waters’ tells the origin...
About a third of the way into the film Dark Waters, Rob Bilott, played by Mark Ruffalo, is lying in bed with his eyes open, looking anxious.
read moreSizzling Arctic: Top 5 Climate...
NOAA has issued its annual report on the Arctic. It is a big report, but there are some terrifying findings.
read moreAsk a Scientist: How to Ensure...
This month’s Ask a Scientist column takes a look at how the revolution in energy storage technology has the potential to wean the United States off fossil fuel-powered electricity and—if implemented correctly—lower residential electric bills, strengthen resilience to power outages, and clean up the air in communities where dirty power plants are located.
read moreNew England fishing communitie...
“There are communities that are just not going to be fishing communities anymore.”
read moreYes, Killer Whales Benefit Fro...
Researchers hope the findings will improve conservation efforts, as some killer whale populations have dwindled and become endangered.
read moreClimate Change Is Ravaging the...
Temperatures in the Arctic region remained near record highs this year, according to a report issued on Tuesday, leading to low summer sea ice, cascading impacts on the regional food web and growing concerns over sea level rise.
read moreA Russian village is being ove...
Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.
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