Cities Are Switching to Electric Vehicles Faster Than Individuals
Electric trucks and sedans have proven popular with municipal fleets, but cities have also bought niche vehicles such as an electric Zamboni
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Cities Are Switching to Electric Vehicles Faster Than Individuals
Electric trucks and sedans have proven popular with municipal fleets, but cities have also bought niche vehicles such as an electric Zamboni
New Pollution Regulations Could Largely Eliminate Coal Power by the 2030s
The EPA has released four new pollution rules, most focusing on coal-fired power, as the final pieces of Biden’s push to clean up the power sector
New Interactive Map Shows Where Extreme Heat Threatens Health
People in the U.S. will be able to see where extreme heat is a threat to health with a new interactive tool created by the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As Extreme Heat and Smoke Threaten U.S. Farmworkers, Federal Health Leaders Evaluate Protections
Leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services will meet throughout the spring and summer to help protect farm laborers from heat and wildfire smoke
Russia’s War on Ukraine Chills Arctic Climate Science
In the two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a chasm has grown between Russian scientists who are studying the Arctic and their counterparts around the world
Chicago Becomes the Latest City to Sue the Oil Industry over Climate Change
Chicago has joined several other cities and states in suing oil companies. The effort seeks to hold fossil fuel producers financially accountable for the effects of climate change
Hawaii’s Coral Ecosystems Are the Latest Reefs to Be Insured against Extreme Storms
Insurance policies for natural resources are aiding conservation around the world
Solar Geoengineering Looks to Silicon Valley for New Wave of Funding
Tech billionaires are funding research into controversial methods for cooling the planet
AI Reveals Hotspots of Climate Denial
Echo chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuels
Sucking Carbon from the Air Becomes A Lead Strategy
The U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $100 million for projects that remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Embattled Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins $1 Million in Defamation Lawsuit
Michael Mann secured a win in his legal battle against conservative bloggers who said the climatologist “molested and tortured data” and compared him to a convicted child abuser
Wildfire Science Gets a Boost from Worried Insurance Companies
Wildfires have upended the insurance industry, in part because climate change is fueling bigger and more destructive blazes
Coal Is Bad for the Environment. Is Liquified Natural Gas Any Better?
The contentious debate over whether liquefied natural gas is cleaner than coal has been elevated by President Joe Biden’s move to halt approvals of gas export terminals
New NASA Earth Science Mission Could Change the Way We See Our Planet
NASA’s PACE mission aims to increase our understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle, pollution particles and ocean plankton
Trump Allies Plan to Gut Climate Research if He Is Reelected
Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map—known as Project 2025—to boost fossil fuels and limit government climate science
Wetlands Made Salty by Rising Seas Produce More Heat-Trapping Methane
Wetlands with a small amount of salinity can produce more methane gas than those filled with freshwater or lots of seawater, new research suggests
AI’s Climate Impacts May Hit Marginalized People Hardest
A Brookings Institution report warns that energy-hungry artificial intelligence tech will worsen the climate crisis
Why New Liquified Natural Gas Infrastructure Is on Hold
A Biden administration review of natural gas exports could show the U.S. was relying on outdated assumptions about gas’s impact on renewable energy and carbon pollution
Glacier Meltwater Destroys Precious Climate Data in the Alps
Rising temperatures are melting an area of the Swiss Alps where scientists have been working to collect centuries-old ice cores that contain evidence of past environmental conditions
Climate Disasters Prompt Another Home Insurance Company to Leave a State
The Hartford Financial Services Group is the latest insurer to say it won’t offer new policies to homeowners in California
Renewable Power Set to Surpass Coal Globally by 2025
Renewable energy will surpass coal power by 2025 and, with nuclear energy, will account for nearly half the world’s power generation by 2026, the International Energy Agency forecasts
Climate Concern Grows Nationwide, Even in Some Republican States
A national survey shows Americans are increasingly worried about global warming. But partisan politics continues to drive a wedge between red and blue states
Turning Doctors into Climate Health Advocates Is Good for Patients
Harvard researchers found that most doctors and nurses who took a course in community organizing believed they could help combat climate change’s negative impacts on health
Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding—Here’s How 100 U.S. Cities Rank
A new index scores U.S. cities by the amount of land they provide for parking. Sunbelt cities top the list