1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm Historic Extremity of 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm Historic Extremity of 2021 Western North America Heat Wave Unprecedented Nature of Event Contains...
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A spill outside Philadelphia adds to the growing list of chemical accidents this year
A spill at a factory outside Philadelphia that sent thousands of gallons of chemicals into the Delaware River has sparked...
Philadelphia Officials Now ‘Confident’ Tap Water Is Safe To Drink After Chemical Leak
Philadelphia officials say they are “confident” that the local tap water is safe to drink after initially advising residents to...
What is ESG, the investment strategy under attack by Republicans?
A once-obscure financial term is now at the center of a Republican “anti-woke” crusade. On Monday, President Biden issued the...
As Enforcement Lags, Toxic Coal Ash Keeps Polluting U.S. Water
A few months ago, the New Castle Generating Station, an hour northwest of Pittsburgh, was named one of the most...
Fish Can Sense Each Other’s Fear, Scientists Find
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests.It might...
Viewing Urban Geography and History Through an Environmental Justice Lens
Viewing Urban Geography and History Through an Environmental Justice Lens by Olivia Colton |March 22, 2023 John Williams is a geographer,...
The Squeeze on Powering the Open Road
The Squeeze on Powering the Open Road by Pearl Gray |March 24, 2023 Wind turbines under construction in the Biglow...
Exploring the Sundarbans and Back to Dhaka
Exploring the Sundarbans and Back to Dhaka We are now a group of 24 people on board the M/V Kokilmoni,...
Simplifying the Language of the Climate Crisis
Simplifying the Language of the Climate Crisis The following is an excerpt from a Sustain What blog post. There are...
“Urgency. Gravity. Hope.” World’s Top Climate Report Highlights Dire Need for Climate Action
“Urgency. Gravity. Hope.” World’s Top Climate Report Highlights Dire Need for Climate Action On March 19, the Intergovernmental Panel on...
In a first, EPA seeks emergency action to curb a plant’s cancer risk
It’s rare for the Environmental Protection Agency to try to force a chemical plant to immediately reduce or halt its...
Lauded as Green Model, Costa Rica Faces Unrest in Its Forests
Costa Rica has a green halo. In recent decades, the small Central American nation has transformed itself from a notorious...
‘Daily Show’ Guest Host Al Franken Reveals Exactly Why The News Is ‘Pointless’
“Daily Show” guest host Al Franken devoted a large segment of his Tuesday night monologue to the one item in...
How An Adventurous Schoolteacher in the Washington Backcountry Launched the Pacific Crest Trail
How An Adventurous Schoolteacher in the Washington Backcountry Launched the Pacific Crest Trail Portrait of Catherine Montgomery, circa 1910 (Courtesy...
