Environment

From dissecting hearts to designing ornithopters, James Bell Pettigrew saw spirals as the blueprint of nature—but his grand vision was lost to history.

People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a “life-threatening storm surge.”

Some environmental groups criticized the plan for lacking ambition and not directly targeting fossil fuel production.

Failing to hold private equity firms accountable exacerbates existing inequities.

Nestled high on a mountain slope in southern Taiwan, Tengjhih was a key settlement of the Bunun Indigenous people. Today, however, little remains but memories of the hamlet.  Wild grass sprouts around abandoned houses. Stray dogs have made the empty streets their territory.

Wake up folks and understand why many of us suffer unnecessarily.

“It’s a really big deal — and a sign of a complete failure of our democracy — to be confirming a climate denier to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court during a moment when urgent climate action is an existential priority.”

“They’re just an irresponsible way to store very dangerous waste.”

Toxic pollution in the environment, be it dirty air, contaminated water or unhealthy soils, accounted for more than 8 million deaths globally in 2018.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has sent a four-person team to investigate the incident.