Given its green bona fides, it's no surprise that California was the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags 10 years ago. Many were hopeful that would make a dent in the plastic pollution crisis, one canvas ...
Environment
Feb 23, 2024
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Neither human-induced climate change nor the El Nino weather phenomenon were determining factors in the devastating forest fires that killed more than 130 people in Chile this month, according to the results of an international ...
Environment
Feb 23, 2024
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Black carbon is the most dangerous air pollutant you've never heard of. Its two main sources, diesel exhaust and wood smoke from wildfires and household heating, produce ultrafine air particles that are up to 25 times more ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2024
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China may miss all of its main climate goals for 2025, a new report showed Thursday, as the world's largest emitter increased its reliance on carbon-intensive industries to bolster a flagging economy.
Environment
Feb 22, 2024
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The UK will join a string of European countries in leaving a controversial energy treaty that has allowed fossil fuel giants to sue governments over their climate policies, the government said on Thursday.
Environment
Feb 22, 2024
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This is a simple question with perhaps not so simple an answer.
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2024
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The city of Chicago is suing five oil and gas companies and a trade group that represents them over their role in contributing to climate change and its effects, arguing that the companies have misled the public about how ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2024
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Throughout human history, technologies have been used to make people's lives richer and more comfortable, but they have also contributed to a global crisis threatening Earth's climate, ecosystems, and even our own survival.
Environment
Feb 15, 2024
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Certain plants have flowers that open only in the evening, and depend on nocturnal pollinators such as moths to thrive.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2024
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Engineers at the University of Cincinnati have created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 9, 2024
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