Tag: environment
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
At the cost of over $2,000 per acre—and that is the cheapest I could find—it isn’t cheap, totaling over $30 billion to replace what the Amazon lost this decade.
Climate change: Six positive news stories from 2019
Climate researchers have not given up hope—these are a few positive stories from 2019.
Oil companies were not held accountable for 10.8 million gallons of...
Scientists predict that future storms, which will increase in intensity due to the climate crisis, will exacerbate environmental damage.
Oh, Christmas tree… fake Christmas tree?
An artificial tree has to be reused for 10 to 12 years to match the footprint of a natural tree that is composted at end of life.
The fracking industry’s methane problem is a climate problem
As the scale of the fracking industry's methane problem becomes more widely known, the true impact of fracking for oil and gas becomes crystal clear.
As fracking companies face bankruptcy, US regulators enable firms to duck...
“Currently there is no way to treat, store, and release the billions of gallons of wastewater at the surface.”
Arizona Senator introduces bill to protect Grand Canyon from future uranium...
“Thank you to Senator Sinema for the introduction of legislation to protect one of the country’s greatest treasures, the Grand Canyon.”
Bearing the burden of climate change and extinction
Knowing what we’re going through weighs heavily on us, but there are ways to express and alleviate that pain.
Renewables are gaining traction, but we need to be able to...
Investing in grid infrastructure would enable utilities to incorporate modern technology, making the grid more resilient and flexible.
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DOJ plans 1,000 election monitors in all 50 states for Election Day
The Justice Department told a court no FBI or ICE employees will serve and monitors will not carry firearms; the NAACP calls the plan voter intimidation.
An epic backlash to defy Trumpism, its lying hypocrisy and pigheaded failures
This election isn’t about choosing a favorite ice cream but between ice cream and rat poisoning.
“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day
The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.
EPA sets Dec. 31 end date for its archive of past agency records
The archive holds tens of thousands of documents dating to the 1990s; the agency says historical material will remain in “snapshot collections.”
Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.
A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.