Environment
Wind Adds Warm Temps to Glaciers
November 3, 2017, 5:44 am EDT
Warm winds are one of the reasons Antarctic glaciers are melting fast.
EPA: Clean Power Plan Could Save Lives
November 2, 2017, 1:32 pm EDT
An analysis by the EPA finds the Clean Power Plan, which the Trump administration plans to repeal, could save up to 4,500 lives a year by 2030.
250 Firms Emit A Third of Greenhouse Gases
November 1, 2017, 2:15 pm EDT
A new study reveals the world’s largest 250 companies are responsible for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Most CO2 in 3 Million Years
October 31, 2017, 6:53 am EDT
A new study says carbon dioxide levels in 2016 were the highest since at least three millions years ago.
Solar Panels You’ll Actually Want on Your Home
October 31, 2017, 4:32 am EDT
Forget ugly black roof panels, clear solar panels could replace windows on your home.
Earth will be ‘Toasted, Roasted and Grilled’
October 26, 2017, 6:24 pm EDT
IMF chief Christine Lagarde says planet will be “toasted, roasted and grilled” in 50 years if we don’t act to curb climate change.
Power Companies Still Unprepared After Sandy
October 25, 2017, 4:36 pm EDT
Sandy caused 8.1 million homes to lose power. Now, 5 years later, 93% of energy providers say they’re still unprepared.
EPA Bars Scientists from Climate Talk
October 23, 2017, 4:24 pm EDT
The EPA has barred three of its scientists from speaking about climate change at a conference in Rhode Island about the environmental health of the Narragansett Bay, raising new concern that the agency is muzzling its scientists on the issue of climate change.
Raw Sewage Contaminating Puerto Rico Water
October 20, 2017, 6:34 am EDT
Puerto Rico is facing an environmental crisis in the wake of Hurricane Maria
2017 On Pace to Be in Top 3 for Warmest Years
October 18, 2017, 6:02 pm EDT
Global temperatures are on pace to make 2017 one of the three warmest years in 137 years of record-keeping, according new analyses by NASA, NOAA and the Japanese Meteorological Agency.
