Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords

War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict explain how to include such impacts in peace agreements.

Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
Business|Environment|Technology

Tesla is sued over emissions from California plant

Tesla has been sued by an environmental nonprofit that accused Elon Musk's electric car company of violating the federal Clean Air Act hundreds of

Tesla is sued over emissions from California plant
Environment

Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains

States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and more blazes break out in the dry conditions.

Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains
Environment|News|World

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says

The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Mediterranean, buckled roads in Texas and strained power grids in China last year made it

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
Environment|Science

Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1

A new study finds that the broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years

Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1
Economy|Environment|Political

Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the state's goal of achieving 8,500

Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation
Environment|News

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

Firefighters in western Canada are battling the first major wildfires of 2024 after unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought left forests tinder-dry.

Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know
Environment

Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts

Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.

Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts
Environment|News

Canadian town threatened by wildfire likely to avoid direct hit

A wildfire burning near Fort Nelson, in rural British Columbia has grown in size but is moving away from the town, offering some relief to residents who were forced

Canadian town threatened by wildfire likely to avoid direct hit
Business|Environment|News

Indigenous group to take fight against Arizona copper mine to Supreme Court

A Native American group said on Tuesday it will take its fight against Rio Tinto’s proposed Arizona copper mine to the U.S.

Indigenous group to take fight against Arizona copper mine to Supreme Court
Economy|Environment|News

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners were required to blend into the

US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022
Environment|News|Science

Asia's extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say

Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on

Asia's extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say
Environment|Science

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found

Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
Environment|News

Canada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations

A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have been told to

Canada's oil sands hub threatened by wildfire, sparking large evacuations
Environment|Science

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time

The sun isn't done yet

Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time
Economy|Environment|Technology

El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last three years

El Salvador has mined nearly 474 bitcoins since 2021 thanks to a volcano-fueled geothermal power plant, official data showed on Tuesday, bringing the

El Salvador mined nearly 474 bitcoins, adding to state crypto holding, in last three years
Environment|News

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing
Environment|Food|Health|News

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

More than half of Zimbabwe's population will need food aid this year following a devastating drought that led to widespread crop failure as humanitarian

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says
News|Business|Environment|World

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person

A welding operation sparked a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one person

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person
Environment

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
Education|Environment|Science

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

As students across the nation consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training

Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America
Business|Economy|Environment|News

US crude, fuel inventories fall as refining, demand pick up, EIA says

U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week as both refining activity and fuel demand rose, the Energy Information Administration (

US crude, fuel inventories fall as refining, demand pick up, EIA says
Environment|News|World

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation

The vast flooding that has devastated Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state has yet to subside

A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation
Environment|News

Distraught farmer in flood-hit Brazil mourns the loss of animals, dreams

The despair in Nilton Muradaz Junior's eyes is unmistakable as he looks at the vast lake that was once his farm and home

Distraught farmer in flood-hit Brazil mourns the loss of animals, dreams
Environment|News|Travel

Barge hits bridge in Texas, spills oil and shuts road

A barge crashed into a bridge on the Texas coast on Wednesday, forcing the closure of the only roadway to a small island off the city of Galveston, city officials said.

Barge hits bridge in Texas, spills oil and shuts road

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