Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
01/11/2022
EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites.
01/06/2022
Restoring water channels from the days of Al-Andalus to irrigate modern Spain
Thousands of kilometers of ‘acequias’ dug during the Islamic period were abandoned in the 20th century. A project by Granada University aims to put them back into use to help rural communities and support sustainable agriculture
01/03/2022
Revitalizing batteries by bringing ‘dead’ lithium back to life
Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of electric vehicles and battery life in next-gen electronic devices.
01/03/2022
Original caretakers: Indigenous groups team up with conservationists to protect swaths of US
Environmental organizations and tribes have been coming together to protect the natural world, and a key part of this teamwork has been land transfers.
12/31/2021
Urban ecology that saved Argentina’s Rosario held up as a model for others
The Argentine city of Rosario has over the past two decades developed private-public partnerships to set aside land for farming and create a network of local markets where farmers locally sell their crops.
01/06/2022
Grazing Livestock Among the Trees Is Helping to Prevent Wildfires
The once common practice is making a comeback — and saving forests from destruction.
12/23/2021
The rare spots of good news on climate change
The deadly consequences of climate change only grew clearer this year, as record-shattering heat waves, floods, and wildfires killed thousands and strained the limits of our disaster responders.
01/06/2022
World-first rewilding center gets under way in the Scottish Highlands
Ground has been broken on a new rewilding centre, which will be located on the 10,000 acre Dundreggan estate in Glenmoriston
01/06/2022
How Six States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry
California, Oregon, Washington, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts are requiring a growing percentage of all medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold to be zero-emission starting in 2025.
01/07/2022
Green Upheaval: The New Geopolitics of Energy
It is not hard to understand why people dream of a future defined by clean energy. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and as extreme weather events become more frequent and harmful, the current efforts to move beyond fossil fuels appear woefully inadequate.
01/01/2022
The return of sail power
The shipping industry causes a ton of pollution. Flying an enormous kite off the bow could change that.
01/04/2022