Tag: environment
Bees are sentient and may be self-aware
Bees are remarkable creatures, even for the mundane tasks we see them engaged in daily.
Environmental groups sue Trump over offshore drilling expansion threatening coastal waters
Conservationists challenge Trump’s executive orders to revoke ocean protections, warning of devastating impacts on marine ecosystems, coastal economies, and the fight against climate change.
Domestic solar energy production reaches milestone mark
Surpassing 50 GW in capacity, this is enough energy to power approximately 37.5 million homes.
UK agency developing early warning system for major climate tipping points
The new system will use drones, plankton bloom patterns and cosmic ray detection combined with artificial intelligence and detailed, cutting-edge computer models.
NOAA imposes restrictions on scientists, raising concerns over global forecasting
Current and former high-level scientists with the federal agency said the new rules have created unease and caused alarm with partners at European agencies.
Trump’s energy pick weaponizes global poverty to block climate action
Chris Wright has taken a different tack on climate—less outrageous, but no less dangerous.
California’s monarch butterfly population at near-record low
The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.
Trump administration orders USDA and Forest Service to remove climate change...
The systematic erasure of climate change information from government websites threatens scientific transparency, public safety, and environmental policy.
Trump withdraws US from Paris agreement in second term
While the withdrawal was expected, environmental organizations criticized the move and countries are steadfast on moving forward with climate action without the U.S.
Decades of toxic pollution: New lawsuit targets Chemours for illegal PFAS...
West Virginia community fights back as Chemours’ PFAS pollution persists.
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A new far-right American party?
Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. What is his next target: democracy?
Melting glaciers could lead to more frequent and explosive volcanic eruptions: Study
The process—already seen in Iceland—makes volcanic eruptions more frequent and powerful, according to new research conducted in the Chilean Andes.
The Texas flash flood is a preview of the chaos to come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
Israeli minister proposes forced confinement of all Palestinians in Gaza amid global war crime...
Defense Minister Israel Katz unveils plan to imprison entire Gazan population in a guarded camp as human rights groups warn of ethnic cleansing.
First, a massive Medicaid attack, then come the midterms, then Republican annihilation
Is this country under attack by an authoritarian enemy?