stLouISTBiden approves Willow oil project in Alaska despite campaign pledge
The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling in other parts of Alaska.
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Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought
Current estimates only cover “the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.”
In the once-cool forests of the Pacific Northwest, heat poses a new threat
Drought can stress trees to death, but heat’s effects are less known. New research could hold the keys to protecting conifer forests.
Fighting drought, potato farmers in northern Minnesota overdrew their water permits by tens of millions of gallons
The farmers likely face few consequences because of laws that one regulator says are inadequate.
Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal
“You don't have to look far to see that the FirstEnergy scandal is part of a broader trend.”
The fight to define ‘green hydrogen’ could determine America’s emissions future
The Treasury Department's definition will affect billions of dollars in federal subsidies for the nascent industry.
How a small business in Arizona is helping decarbonize concrete
The pioneering project cuts cement from the recipe and replaces it with industrial waste and carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere.
How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters
The state's first "cap-and-invest" auction nearly doubled the price of carbon recently sold in California.
An unexpected source of methane? Your local sewage plant.
A new study says the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought.
How disaster relief leaves Kentucky’s landslide victims behind
How disaster relief leaves Kentucky’s landslide victims behind.
Biden administration pledges $25 million to bring bison back to tribal lands
The Interior Department initiative will prioritize Indigenous culture and expertise.
A gas utility’s astroturf campaign threatens Oregon’s first electrification ordinance
Environmental groups say there’s nothing grassroots about Eugene Residents for Energy Choice.
An Alabama clean water fund discriminated against Black communities, complaint alleges
The state is accused of making access to federal dollars so hard that the people who needed it most got nothing.
UN reaches historic agreement to protect the world’s oceans
The treaty, if ratified, will establish a new set of rules aimed at conserving marine species and ecosystems.
Sámi demonstrators end mass protests against illegal wind farm
Norway apologizes for its human rights violations, but intends to keep project operational.
Imagine 2200: Sweet Water From Salt
A grieving son protects his family’s beehives as he steers them home aboard his parents’ ship.
Imagine 2200: Ocean Bikies Take Cyclone Season
Despite rising seas, a band of coastal-dwelling Goori honor their traditions surfing monster waves.
Imagine 2200: Starlight Is Kinda Bright
On the day he is to marry, the son of a Māori chief questions his place in his community.
Greenland’s marine ecosystem is experiencing a radical ‘regime change’
Warming seas and dwindling sea ice are bringing new species to Arctic waters, a potentially irreversible tipping point for the ecosystem.
A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change
“Complex landscape structures" on farms could create microclimates with lower temperatures that aid bees, birds, and plants.