For forest fires grown wilder, an alternative: The ‘good fire’
Despite the evidence supporting prescribed fires in the American West, policymakers are slow to put it into practice.Polluting cars now have to pay to drive within 140 square miles of London
The city is expanding its ultra low emissions zone to 18 times its current size. Here’s how the program is getting real results and saving lives.Don Lewis is reviving the grain economy in New York’s Hudson Valley
The miller and grain expert is adapting heritage grain varieties to present-day climate conditions, developing a local market, and working to diversify the food system.California proposes 3,200-foot buffer zone between oil wells nad homes, schools
The new ruling, a key environmental protection, will impact 30% of oil wells in the state.How Paris will become ‘100% cyclable’
The French capital is dramatically expanding its network of segregated bike lanes and more than tripling bicycle parking spots as part of a massive new investment.A river’s right to flow
Indigenous communities and conservationists around the world are challenging the view of water as a human commodity, and fighting to keep this precious resource in the ecosystems it sustains. Can the same approach work in the United States’ arid Southwest?Fatal melioidosis infections caused by aromatherapy spray sold at Walmart, leads to safety recall
Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy spray faces nationwide recall.Germany is still razing villages for coal mines despite pledges to cut carbon
Germany is on the front lines of the global disconnect in the climate fight, with pledges to cut carbon, but continued investments in fossil fuels.Latino community in Chicago fights relocated scrapyard
The facility relocated from Chicago’s affluent North Side to its working-class South Side, igniting a controversy over race, class and politics. Federal intervention and a hunger strike followed.Saudi crown prince pledges ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2060
But the Saudi crown prince gave no details on how the kingdom could retool its vast oil and gas industry.Extreme weather is causing longer power outages. States and utilities can’t agree on solutions
State officials are reluctant to ask ratepayers to foot the bill for investments experts say are needed to fortify the grid against increasingly severe weather.Biden crafts a climate Plan B: Tax credits, regulation and state action
The new strategy could deeply cut greenhouse gases that are heating the planet but it will still face considerable political, logistical and legal hurdles.Coal stocks rise, even as the planet warms
As the prospects for strong government action to curb climate change grow less certain, energy shares, and especially coal mining stocks, are generating astonishing returns.Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, 59, dies; linked weather disasters to climate change
With a colleague, he founded a group that quickly analyzes heat waves and other extreme events for signs of global warming’s influence.LISTEN: Respecting Earth and Indigeneity in the Grand Canyon
Let’s lend our ears to Daniel Pawlak, the Cultural Demonstrator Program Manager at Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is a beautiful, sprawling landscape of mesas and rock formations. But Dan describes a thriving series of desert ecosystems, much more...The world is bending the climate emissions curve. Just not enough
Nations have started making progress on climate change. But we’re still on track for dangerous warming unless those efforts accelerate drastically.New study aims to promote the best wildlife management for Vermont moose
With climate change resulting in more and more winter ticks on moose, researchers look at how the state can promote healthy moose populations.Will those responsible for O.C. oil spill pay for the damage? It could be a battle
Filing for bankruptcy protection could become an attractive option for the pipeline’s parent company, granting it temporary reprieve from financial and legal duress.The U.K. ditched coal and left itself with a new set of challenges
Britain went all in on renewables and natural gas, leaving it vulnerable when winds died down and global gas supply ran low.Saudi Arabia says it aims ′net zero′ emissions by 2060
Despite plans to cut its green house gas emissions, the oil-rich nation will continue to aggressively pump and export fossil fuels to consumers around the world.On Nigeria-Cameroon border, joint patrols throw a lifeline to threatened apes
CROSS RIVER STATE, Nigeria — Sampson Akoba’s long career as a ranger has left him with a wealth of assorted memories: hunters’ revolts, the death of his nephew in a violent encounter with a Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti), and the smoldering...Railroaded: Metrolinx plans for Ontario Line trigger mistrust
Canada’s biggest city is overdue for a public transit expansion, but residents of Leslieville-Riverside and Thorncliffe Park object to a lack of consultation and straight answers about the impacts of the Ontario LineA family of three died mysteriously on a hike. Here’s what happened.
A couple and their one-year-old child were found less than two miles from their car in the Sierra National Forest, with no obvious trauma. Authorities finally determined the cause of death.Climate change is kicking up the difficulty on baby shark hide-and-seek
Warming temperatures look set to reduce the effectiveness of embryonic catsharks’ defensive freezing.Moscow says Arctic will play key role in its energy transition
Few days ahead of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Russian government ministers outline an ambitious plan for hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage. A key part of the initiatives might unfold in the Arctic.‘In our culture, water is so much more. It’s sacred.’ New wave of Indigenous operators look to tackle drinking-water woes
Jamie Lee Parenteau knows that water is where life originates.Australia gives in-principle support for net zero by 2050
Australia’s Cabinet on Monday will consider conditions the government’s junior coalition partner has placed on committing the national to a target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050.Is there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
Depending on whom you ask, Maine’s proposed “right to food” constitutional amendment would simply put people in charge of how and what they eat — or would endanger animals and food supplies, and turn urban neighborhoods into cattle pastures.Vermont dairy farmer sues Burlington over airport PFAS contamination
A South Burlington dairy farmer is suing the City of Burlington, contending that his well was contaminated by toxic chemicals that flowed off airport property.In this California county, one town has no water. Another has enough to share.
The vastly different ways small towns between San Francisco and the Oregon border are managing their water supplies highlight how uneven California’s brutal drought has been across the state — and even within a single county.How a small blog became a thorn in the side of corporate climate denial
With just six members of staff in its UK office, DeSmog has become a world-leader in rectifying environmental shithousery.Elephants born without tusks in ‘evolutionary response’ to violent poachers
Rare genetic condition in Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique has become far more common after years of hunting
Analysis: How power shortages might ‘accelerate’ China’s climate action
China was experiencing widespread power shortages when Xi Jinping stepped up the nation’s climate commitment.Cities aren’t adapting to climate change fast enough
Just 25 of the world’s cities account for 52% of total urban greenhouse gas emissions. This means that focusing on these cities can make a huge difference to the arc of long-term warming.
How Public Health took part in its own downfall
The field’s future lies in reclaiming parts of its past that it willingly abandoned.Peter Dykstra: We have met the enemy, and he is us
Is anyone really, truly surprised that President Biden’s relatively ambitious plan to address climate change is being axed so quickly from his infrastructure package?A poll this month by Cambridge University found less than fifty percent of citizens in seven...Bayer’s glyphosate plant back online after idled by Ida for weeks, widespread glyphosate and glufosinate shortages persist
Glasgow’s COP26 is crunch time to save the world from disaster
Looking back on 30 years of climate conferences, Geoffrey Lean recalls the many missed opportunities for change that led us to this boiling pointConcrete: the most destructive material on Earth
After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself
How Cop26 has triggered a new assault by climate sceptics
The populist attack on net-zero economics is a threat to all those who want a greener planet.Biden EPA Starting To Make Environmental Justice Goals Concrete – Environment – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
Biden EPA Starting To Make Environmental Justice Goals Concrete – Environment – United States Mondaq News AlertsCritically endangered Sunda pangolin caught on camera trap | Candid Animal Cam
Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This month we’re meeting the world’s most trafficked mammal: the Sunda pangolin. The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or...Wisconsin to Offer COVID-19 Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Booster Doses
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that certain populations who have increased risk of exposure to or transmission of COVID-19 receive a booster shot of Moderna COVID-19...Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows
Plastics will outpace coal plants in the U.S. by 2030 in terms of their contributions to climate change, according to a new report released Oct. 21 by Beyond Plastics, a project at Bennington College in Vermont. Yet policymakers and businesses are not currently...Deforestation from cattle ranching also hurts rivers in Nicaragua, study says
Cattle ranching has been destroying the Rama-Kriol territory in southeast Nicaragua for decades. And while many researchers have called attention to the devastating forest loss taking place there, few have focused on another, often-overlooked victim: the rivers. A...Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses
Read the full story from the European Space Agency. When considering the implications of thawing permafrost, our initial worries are likely to turn to the major issue of methane being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating global warming or issues for local...When cows move, they help fight climate change and repair soil. Virtual fencing can help ranchers guide where they graze
Read the full story from CPR News. Despite years of back-to-back drought worsened by a warming climate, the grass here seems to be improving. Luark and Wallner are crediting a new technology that allows them to move cattle without physical fences. Under the system,...Prolonged exposure to air and noise pollution may increase heart failure risk in women: study
Read the full story at The Hill. Prolonged exposure to air pollution and traffic noise may increase the risk of heart failure in women, according to a study released Wednesday.Read more →Smoggier skies, lower scores? A Brazilian study examines the effects of air pollution on students’ cognitive performance
Read the full story from the University of Chicago Press Journals. A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide university entry...Disneyland Resort pilots new program aimed at reducing food waste
Read the full story from Spectrum News 1. Disneyland Resort has rolled out a pilot program aimed at reducing food waste. The program is being tested at Galactic Grill in Tomorrowland, which has separate bins for trash, food waste and mixed recycling, including...US Department of Labor finds Mississippi concrete products manufacturer, distributor ignored safety measures in Drummonds
October 22, 2021Climate change is causing problems for puffins
Read the full story from NPR. Maine’s population of rare Atlantic puffins took a hit this year, as the number of chicks to survive a tough summer plummeted. The state’s coastal bays and the Gulf of Maine is among the fastest-warming large water bodies on the planet,...Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce pollution
Read the full story at Engadget. Poorly timed traffic lights don’t just waste precious minutes. Like Google’s chief sustainability officer Kate Brandt pointed out at a media event yesterday, they’re also bad for the environment and public health. The company unveiled...GHub: The new place to be for ice sheet scientists
Read the full story from the University of Buffalo. With NSF funding, ice sheet and computer scientists have created a new online platform that aims to reduce bottlenecks in research on ice sheets and sea level riseRead more →Most concrete produces pollution. This concrete is made of it
Read the full story at Fast Company. The material that builds our world is the same one destroying it. Researchers in Tokyo have an intriguing solution.Read more →Is upcycling the answer to America’s food waste problem?
Read the full story at Food Processing. Joining the Food For Thought podcast this week is Pulp Pantry’s Kaitlin Mogentale here to talk about the upcycling food movement and how the process of taking one company’s food waste can turn into another company’s product...The English language dominates global conservation science – which leaves 1 in 3 research papers virtually ignored
by Tatsuya Amano (The University of Queensland) English is considered the language of international science. But our new research reveals how important scientific knowledge in other languages is going untapped. This oversight squanders opportunities to help improve...Team discovers invasive-native crayfish hybrids in Missouri
Read the full story from the University of Illinois. In a study of crayfish in the Current River in southeastern Missouri, researchers discovered – almost by chance – that the virile crayfish, Faxonius virilis, was interbreeding with a native crayfish, potentially...How can we get more people to care about the climate crisis?
Read the full story at Fast Company. Thirty-five years ago, four words from Stevie Ray Vaughn mobilized an entire state to clean up its act. Now we need a simple, powerful climate crisis message to mobilize the masses.Read more →Newly launched Do Good Foods raises $169M to turn food waste into animal feed
Read the full story from Food Dive. Do Good Foods, a newly launched company formed to turn upcycled food waste into feed for animals intended for human consumption, has started operations backed by $169 million from asset manager Nuveen. The company has built a...Education, gender and poverty affect climate change literacy in Africa
Read the full story from the University of Cape Town. Climate change literacy is essential to help Africans understand and effectively respond to climate change and adapt to its catastrophic effects. This is according to Dr Nicholas Simpson, a postdoctoral research...Rusty patched bumble bee stalls construction over Bell Bowl Prairie
Read the full story from WNIJ. The discovery of a foraging rusty patched bumble bee stalled construction on an expansion project at the Chicago Rockford International Airport — but only for a while. Environmental advocates want the delay to be permanent. They say the...Can we stop calling it ‘forest bathing’ now? Please, just take a hike. (commentary)
Let’s get one thing straight: I love trees. I love their graceful and varied forms. I love the forest ecosystem in all its wondrous crisscrossing and complexity, its resilience and diversity. I love hiking in the forest, strolling in the forest, being in the forest. I...Mangrove conservation takes root with local communities on Kenya’s coast
MOMBASA, Kenya — The stands of mangrove on the shore are pocked with charred clearings. Along Tudor Creek, facing the southern Kenyan port city of Mombasa, producers of chang’aa, a local moonshine made with sorghum or millet, like to distill their brew here in the...Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
[Federal Register Volume 86, (Friday, October 22, 2021 )] [Notice] [Pages 58694-58696] Bay Area Compliance Laboratories Corp.: Application for Expansion of RecognitionFederal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
[Federal Register Volume 86, (Friday, October 22, 2021 )] [Notice] [Pages 58693-58694] Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine
U.K.-based mining giant Anglo American is making huge profits exporting iron ore from Brazil to China, but is leaving little behind for local communities whose lives are now gripped by uncertainty and fear, a new report says. The Minas-Rio mining project extracts and...Every Picture Tells a Story: Telehealth
Telehealth and digital healthcare have become buzzwords for corporate types and consultants and an increasing reality for many patients. What do the corporate leaders believe should be our path forward?Violence Strikes, and India’s Farmers Want You to See It
A year on, protesters against the country’s agricultural laws are taking an increasingly confrontational approach with the country’s leaders.Finding bright spots in the global coral reef catastrophe
The first-ever report on the world’s coral reefs presents a grim picture, as losses mount due to global warming. But there are signs of hope — some regions are having coral growth, and researchers found that corals can recover if given a decade of...How ‘green infrastructure’ can lead to cleaner water
The U.S. capital is tackling a sewer overflow problem with a softer solution.Newsom targets oil drilling over union
The move comes on the heels of an offshore oil spill in Southern California.A rising sea is eating away this Brazilian town
The encroaching Atlantic Ocean is forcing existential losses in Atafona, a tragedy occurring around the world as climate change accelerates.Joe Manchin leads opposition to Biden’s climate bill, backed by support from oil, gas and coal
West Virginia senator objects to bill that would steadily retire the coal industry which continues to provide ample financial support. to him‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’
At least 65 farmworkers have died from heat-related causes since 2002, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of OSHA data. The Biden administration has promised to address the dangers of extreme heat in workplaces.Only 2 of 52 top oil and gas companies have science-based climate target
Many don’t even consider the emissions from people using their products in their climate goals.Growing food and Latino culture in Tucson’s Barrio Centro
T-shirt entrepreneurs-turned-farmers are turning an abandoned elementary school into a community hub.Urban ‘rewilding’ aids biodiversity, climate resilience
Urban forests, plant-festooned buildings and other ‘rewilding’ efforts can help bolster climate resilience, biodiversity, even moods.Brooklyn’s greener, car-free future is taking root
The borough’s 2019 plan for a pedestrian-friendly downtown has been given a push by pandemic-era street changes. But right now, traffic still reigns.National climate, voting rights groups try to keep movements unified after dispute about Israel
The D.C. branch of Sunrise Movement issued a statement Wednesday saying it was declining a speaking spot at the Freedom To Vote rally due to the presence of three groups that “are in alignment with and in support of Zionism and the State of Israel.”China’s overseas coal ban raises pressure on developing countries to go green
The approach, while welcomed by climate activists, leaves poorer nations in even greater need of a quick transition to renewable energy.La Niña weather pattern likely to prolong western drought, NOAA says
The climate pattern may also bring some relief to Northern California and the Pacific Northwest this winter.Jane Goodall’s hopeful survival guide for humans
The 87-year-old conservationist, best known for her work with chimpanzees, has written a hopeful survival guide for Homo sapiens.Diane Weyermann, executive who championed ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ dies at 66
A former public interest lawyer, she oversaw this and many other documentaries that addressed urgent social issues.U.S. warns climate poses ’emerging threat’ to financial system
A Financial Stability Oversight Council report could lead to more regulatory action and disclosure requirements for banks.Searching for Australia’s climate tipping point
The world, and most Australians, are increasingly disappointed by Australia’s lackluster approach to addressing climate change.How Russia is cashing in on climate change
Global warming may pose grave dangers around the world, but as one tiny Russian town on the Arctic Ocean shows, it can also be a ticket to prosperity.Climate change poses a widening threat to national security
Intelligence and defense agencies issued reports warning that the warming planet will increase strife between countries and spur migration.COVID could wreak havoc on gorillas, but they social distance better than we do
Endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s famous Volcanoes National Park could face “population collapse” within 50 years if some of them contract COVID-19, new research suggests. There are only around 1,000 mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) left in the...Opposition to South Africa coal mine persists a year after murder of activist
On Oct. 22, 2020, three gunmen shot 63-year-old Fikile Ntshangase dead in her house in Ophondweni, in northeastern South Africa. One year since Ntshangase’s killing, the provincial police are still searching for the perpetrators. “The matter is still under...Crypto miners struggle to cut carbon emissions
Bitcoin mining has earned a bad reputation for guzzling cheap electricity in the pursuit of profit. Now bitcoin miners are trying to go green, to a point.U.S. intelligence report sounds new climate warning
A national intelligence assessment looking at the link between climate change and national security cited risks of cost disputes, Arctic conflict, drought and migration as temperatures rise.Fishery closures and the ghosts of past mistakes
Canada is closing fisheries and buying back licenses. Will this latest scheme save salmon or sink fishers?Alberta ‘anti-energy’ inquiry doesn’t outline impact of so-called misinformation
The controversial and over-budget two-year probe, which has been criticized as a politically charged effort to discredit environmental organizations, recommends promoting the energy sector.Getting tough on methane emissions could reduce global warming by 0.3 C
If governments, including Canada’s, are serious about preventing global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 C, scientists say they should start with tougher regulations to slash methane pollution.Highway 413 will be a ‘climate disaster’ for Ontario, Green leader warns
Warning that the proposed Highway 413 is “a climate disaster,” Green Leader Mike Schreiner is urging Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives not to pave farmland for a freeway.How a big win for a First Nation in B.C. could bring change for resource development in Canada
First Nations, industry and legal experts are examining what the outcome of a B.C. court decision could mean elsewhere, including future development near Alberta’s massive oilsands.Subscribe to EHS Newletter
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