Researchers Predict That Autumn Leaves Might Start Falling Earlier In The Future
Researchers say fall leaves may start falling a few days earlier in the future and it could have global implications for climate change.
Is it wrong to want ‘happy holidays’ in 2020?
Q. Dear Umbra, I know we’re in the middle of a pandemic and a climate crisis, but I just want to put my head down and focus on the holidays. Does that make me a bad person? — Caramba, It’s Nearly December! Year Lost, On to Unwrapping A. Dear CINDY LOU, Your predicament is current,…
Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit To Controversial Alaska Gold Mine
Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area’s economy and culture. (Image credit: Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Hawaii’s Fresh Water Leaks to the Ocean Through Underground Rivers
If the water could be pumped to the surface, it could help alleviate shortages on the island.
‘How do they treat wastewater when they go into outer space?’
Hey there, I imagine that, like me, you may be giving thanks for less time on Zoom this week. (Yes, I’m sure you’re looking forward to spending time on video screens with your extended family, trying hard not to spill tofurkey on your laptop. Still …) Last week, however, I was feeling thankful for just…
Here Are The Facts About Heaters for Both Indoors and Outdoors
Here are facts about heaters (for outside and inside) and climate change.
Janet Yellen, Biden’s Treasury Pick, Could Be Key To Confronting Climate
The former Federal Reserve chair isn’t the candidate climate activists wanted, but her record gives them “a lot to be optimistic and hopeful about.”
See The Amazing Deer That Wisconsin Wants Hunters To Avoid
Gun deer hunting season began in the state — but this “magnificent” animal spotted recently is off-limits.
The pandemic’s effect on emissions was ‘just a tiny blip’
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As nations went into lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, factories halted and cars sat idle, clearing the skies above polluted cities and sending climate-changing emissions to historic lows. But the concentration of greenhouse gases in…
General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks
General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump’s effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards.