Biden-Harris admin pledges $3 billion to electrify and clean up US ports
The investment will support approximately 40,000 union jobs while reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis, a press release from the White House said.
The plastics industry’s wish list for a second Trump administration
Endorsed by petrochemical lobbyists, the legislation is being criticized by environmentalists who are calling it the industry’s own Project 2025.
How long before this storm turns political?
What's at stake in 2024 — from (my) rural America.
‘Terrifying’: Leak shows industry plot to worsen methane emissions—if Trump wins
Yet the plan, which runs in contradiction to Democratic Party aims, will only be actionable if Trump returns to power.
How the built environment is damaging children’s connection to nature
Profit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy.
‘Serious risk’ of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists
If it collapsed, it could lower temperatures in some parts of Europe by up to 30°C.
Biden-Harris admin announces $428M for former coal communities to expand clean energy manufacturing
Led by small- to medium-sized businesses, the projects will address crucial vulnerabilities in the country’s energy supply chain.
Electricity is future of global energy new IEA report finds
By 2030, the report predicts that wind and solar along with other low-emission sources and clean energy technologies will generate more than half of the global electricity.
Microplastics in dolphin breath raises concerns in new study
The study found a total of 54 unique particles across all of the exhalation samples when the animals came up for air.
New law requires clothing companies in California to have recycling program in place by...
Companies producing clothing, bedding, towels and upholstery are now mandated by law to administer and fund the repair, reuse and recycling of their products statewide.