Environment
Don’t Tell Anyone About This Satellite
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
A new satellite about to be launched will provide invaluable information about climate change, but the Trump administration makes no mention of this in a news release about it. Instead, it talks about the satellite’s role in helping to predict storms.
Rising Seas Could Increase Flooding in NYC
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
Climate change could turn the city that never sleeps into the city that’s forced to swim.
Debris Chaos in Miami Canals
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
Debris that’s clogging Miami’s canals is at the crisis point.
Negative-Emissions Power Plant Tested
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
A first-of-its-kind power plant in Iceland could be the key to keeping the Earth cool.
Penguin Colony Suffers Catastrophe
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
Only two of thousands of Adelie penguin chicks in Antarctica survive -- after starving to death
Air Quality in Bay Area as Bad as Beijing’s?
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
The air quality in the Bay Area is now as bad as Beijing’s.
Trump Admin. Quitting U.N. Heritage Agency
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
The Trump administration says it’s quitting the U.N.’s education, scientific and cultural organization.
Mysterious Hole forms in Antarctica
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
A giant hole the size of South Carolina has appeared in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea -- and scientists aren’t sure why.
Animals Denied Endangered Species Protections
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
In a move some are calling political, petitions to include 25 animals on the endangered species list have been rejected.
Clean Power Plan to get the Axe?
August 13, 2020, 1:22 pm EDT
The Trump administration is taking steps to repeal the centerpiece of President Obama’s climate change policy.
