Energy Transfer held criminally responsible for damage from Mariner East pipeline construction
Among other things, Energy Transfer will spend $10 million to restore waterways damaged by its construction.Is cricket sustainable amid climate change?
The warming of the earth, combined with the exhausting nature of the game, is raising questions about the future of the second most popular sport in the world.Climate change stress is prematurely aging lizards
In the South of France, temperatures are accelerating so quickly that many newborn lizards enter the world with DNA that’s already damaged and aged.We need more protected areas, but that’s not all
New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change — but we need to protect better, as well as more.Pakistan’s mangroves are a coastal marvel
A far-reaching reforestation effort has dramatically turned the tide for a waterborne climate change warrior.What is radon? The radioactive gas is found in homes across the country
Radon, a byproduct of naturally decaying uranium, is estimated to cause thousands of deaths in the United States every year. Here’s how to find out how much radon may be in your home and what you can do.A mining company buys out homeowners to avoid cleanup
Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen. Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job.Historic climate bill faces state schism on clean energy
The sweeping package that passed the Senate yesterday is raising several critical energy questions for the nation’s climate future.Washington tribes call on governor to reject clean energy project proposal
In a July 28 letter, most of the federally recognized tribes in Washington pushed the state to deny permits to a developer because its project along the Columbia River would mean the unavoidable destruction or damage to sites sacred to the area’s tribal...Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health
New data shows coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef is at a record high, despite a disturbing decade of marine heatwaves, cyclones and floods. While the data is robust, it can be deceptive.Are Criollo cattle a regenerative solution to a 1,200-year megadrought?
This heritage breed has adapted to dry rangelands and may help regenerate the soil while needing less water and feed than other cattle. Ranchers in Southern California are helping them find a niche.US Department of Labor partners with Ryan Companies, Colorado State University to ensure worker safety at Loveland construction project
August 8, 2022EPA seeks to add DINP plasticizer to Toxics Release Inventory
Twenty years after first suggesting it, federal regulators on Monday proposed adding a group of plastic additives common in toys, flooring and fabric coatings to its list of toxic chemicals, concluding that it can “reasonably be anticipated to cause cancer and...Carbon pipeline company reveals first potential eminent domain requests
Summit Carbon Solutions filed a preliminary list of properties in four counties that might be subject to eminent domain.Kansas, Nebraska researchers use plants to limit exposure to toxic lead in soil
Researchers are working to limit the impact of lead, and they believe they’ve found a promising solution: Plant life.Respiratory-focused University of Glasgow spin-out secures £1m boost
A University of Glasgow spin-out has secured a £1 million grant that it says will accelerate its technology to treat respiratory diseases coming to market – and help create “life-changing” and more eco-friendly treatments.Corn and soybean ‘sweat’ helps make Nebraska summers more humid
This time of year, the corn and soybeans that help power Nebraska’s economy are part of what’s making farmers and their customers sweat.Cycling growth in UK at risk of being left behind by Europe, experts warn
The UK risks being left behind Europe on cycling growth, experts have warned, as cycle sales are down by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels and electric bike sales are plateauing following a boom in 2020.How the climate bill could strengthen EPA regulations
The Senate Democrats’ climate bill could help EPA defend new rules based on emerging technologies like carbon capture and storage by making them more cost-effective.Colorado oil giants still funneling explosive profits to Wall Street, not new drilling
The handful of corporations that control the majority of Colorado’s oil and gas production continued to funnel cash to shareholders.How a 4-day workweek could benefit the environment
Reducing the workweek to four days could have a climate benefit, advocates say. In addition to improving the well-being of workers, they say slashing working hours may reduce carbon emissions.Electric cars are too costly for many, even with aid in climate bill
Policymakers in Washington are promoting electric vehicles as a solution to climate change. But an uncomfortable truth remains: Battery-powered cars are much too expensive for a vast majority of Americans.NM’s nuclear waste site could be open ‘forever’ despite 2024 closure date, advocate warns
“When you’re supposed to be from 1999 to 2024 and are now say 1999 to 2083, that looks like forever,” said activist Don Hancock.Cool pavement gets cold shoulder from Clark County
Experts question officials’ embrace of asphalt.Global warming is endangering wheat – study
Ben-Gurion University plant biologists are working to defend wild wheat from hungry insects without pesticides by breeding protection back into cultivated wheat.US says new Africa strategy will engage leaders, rethink military role
Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration told reporters that the new “U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa” will actively engage the region’s leaders on issues from climate change to pandemic recovery to food insecurity, while...Rhine′s low water levels hit German shipping, minister touts dredging
Industrial production tends to decrease when the Rhine River remains as low as it currently is, challenging Germany’s industry to deal with heightened tensions around supply chains and other resources.Slow to wake up to climate change, hotels sector vows to tread more lightly
Perhaps one day all hotels will be built like Svart, a sustainable haven at the foot of the Svartisen glacier in Norway. Due to open in 2024, it is billed as “the world’s first energy-positive off-grid destination” and comes with an exceptional sustainability...How clean is ‘clean’ hydrogen?
Batteries and renewable energy alone can’t decarbonize industries, and recent proposals for a “hydrogen economy” could bridge those gaps.Factbox: U.S. climate deal has money for EVs, clean energy and even Big Oil
After years of failed attempts to pass major legislation to combat climate change, the U.S. Senate’s Inflation Reduction Act is poised to become largest U.S. climate legislation in history.Meanwhile, Congress is set to pass a huge wildlife conservation bill with bipartisan support
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would funnel millions of dollars into saving overlooked species.Ottawa LRT public inquiry paints complete system failure
Testimonies and private messages show how competing motives and a lack of co-ordination derailed the $2.1 billion capital city transit project.EPA Highlights $4 Million Brownfields Investment in New Hampshire | US EPA – U.S. EPA.gov
EPA Highlights $4 Million Brownfields Investment in New Hampshire | US EPA U.S. EPA.govClimate change hazards worsen 58 percent of infectious diseases, study says
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says.World’s biggest Amazon warehouse raises fears over toxic air
Warehouses in California’s Inland Empire are mushrooming in tandem with the nation’s e-commerce habit, angering local residents.White House warns of ‘intensifying impacts of climate change’ as Biden tours flood-hit Kentucky
On Joe Biden’s visit to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky today he is not just viewing the effects through the lens of a disaster needing federal assistance but also through the lens of the climate crisis that is making events like this more intense, more common and more...The shapes of shrimp farms affect their groundwater pollution
Research has found that shrimp aquaculture ponds pollute surface waters by releasing nutrient-rich waste into the ocean.Researchers find spreading drilling wastewater on Pennsylvania roads can lead to harmful runoff
Penn State researchers recently briefed a state advisory board on studies that found the common practice of using wastewater from oil and gas drilling to keep dust down on unpaved roads is causing more harm than good.South Florida’s baby sea turtles are threatened by plastic and light pollution
Microplastics make their way into the ocean and get stuck in sargassum seaweed, where baby turtles take shelter for the first several years of their lives. The seaweed provides food and camouflages them from predators.To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
by Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Donald Scavia, University of Michigan Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone...Not so fast: California’s last nuke plant might run longer
An aggressive push toward renewable energy has run headlong into anxiety over keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering whether to try to extend the lifespan of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant.Experts: Senate-passed bill will yield myriad climate benefits
The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the U.S. Senate August 7 is projected to reduce U.S. climate pollution, premature deaths, household energy bills, the federal deficit, and inflationary pressures while boosting the economy and employment. Congressional Republicans...Major upgrades on tap for New Hampshire wastewater facility
After years of attempts to mitigate pollution in the Sugar River, major upgrades are coming to the wastewater facility in Newport, New Hampshire.Lack of timely rains, fertilizer hits rice farmers in Nepal’s granary
KATHMANDU — Thousands of farmers in Nepal’s fertile southern plains, the country’s rice bowl, face a double whammy of a fertilizer shortage and inadequate monsoon rains. This is likely to affect production of the country’s staple grain, which also contributes around a...
Kim Anderson: EPA must address gas leaks that are harming our children
Most people are aware of the dangers of gas in their home, but many are not aware that gas is leaking in our region every day, putting our lives at significant risk.A hydrogen hub in Western PA would require capture of carbon
Pittsburgh-area industry, labor and political leaders back a bid for billions in federal hydrogen energy funds. Natural gas is central to the plan.Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
Scientists are calling for tighter restrictions on PFAS which persist in the environment for years.Hansen: The eyes of climate change history are on Biden
The president has an opportunity to take the fundamental step on climate change that eluded all past leaders, and he can start by taxing carbon emissions.Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill
“The Senate on Sunday approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, lower health-care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit, as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centerpiece...How climate tech startups can survive and thrive in the downturn
Read the full story at GreenBiz. A bubble-bursting means climate tech entrepreneurs will need to adjust their game plan. They’ll need to adapt, conserve cash, negotiate flat or down fundraising rounds, adjust to rising costs of capital and look at forms of financing...Researchers receive funding to build a system that selectively removes and destroys PFAS
Read the full story at Azo Cleantech. The National Alliance for Water Innovation of the US Department of Energy has given engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago just over $1 million to develop a system that selectively eliminates and destroys poly- and...3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals
Read the full story from the World Economic Forum. We need a clean energy revolution, and we need it now. But this transition from fossil fuels to renewables will need large supplies of critical metals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, to name a few. Shortages of these...Solar panel recycling is about to become big business
Read the full story at Clean Technica. A solar panel has a useful life of about 20 years. That means a lot of panels installed in the early part of this century are ready to be replaced. But what to do with them? Until now, most of them have simply been discarded in...Climate change expected to help weeds more than corn
Read the full story at Illinois Farmer Today. Rising temperatures and sporadic rainfall expected to come with climate change will likely be detrimental to corn yields. But some research indicates that it could be worse than previously thought. That’s because the...Five priorities to build trust in ESG
Read the full story from Ernst & Young. The ESG movement is at a critical moment. As historic levels of capital are shifted toward ESG priorities, key questions have emerged.Dow recycles plastic mesh fencing from golfing event
Read the full story at Recycling Today. Twenty-thousand ball markers and 5,500 divot tools will be created using recycled HDPE from last year’s Great Lakes Bay Invitational.Aviation’s first greenwashing lawsuit takes off against Dutch airline KLM
Read the full story at Treehugger. Environmental advocates have accused the airline of misleading the public about the environmental impact of flying.Bob’s Red Mill focuses on wasted food rescue and materials management
Read the full story at Pro Food World. Committed to creating a sustainable future while inspiring joy with wholesome foods, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Products fosters nourishing a healthy planet. One of the company’s main goals is reducing food loss from farm to fork...Coca-Cola targets sustainability from every angle
Read the full story at Pro Food World. Coca-Cola is an iconic brand—a well-recognized taste in a well-recognized bottle. But when The Coca-Cola Co. aims to make a change to the norms of operation, it’s thinking not only about its flagship beverage and all its...Pittsburgh’s water agency gets a record-breaking loan to create a backup system
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority will save more than $100 million because of a record-breaking loan from the state.Energy Transfer pleads no contest to criminal charges related to Mariner East pipeline construction
The state attorney general says Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer is “accepting criminal responsibility” for dozens of charges related to construction of its Mariner East pipeline project.Documentary ‘Boom & Bust’ gives a potential preview of Beaver County’s petrochemical future
“Boom & Bust” premiered in July and will be available to watch via three public screenings happening throughout August.Questions loom over impact of $369 billion in climate spending
Will the climate package in Congress help those who need it? Some investments or purchases were planned even before the law’s tax credits were proposed.Study warns of increased poaching if road through Brazil’s Iguaçu is reopened
The Iguaçu Falls, the largest in the world, sit on the border between Brazil and Argentina and are protected by national parks in both countries. Located in Brazil’s Paraná state, Iguaçu National Park spans 185,000 hectares (457,000 acres), has been designated a...Salt in fresh water sources becoming worrisome in D.C. region, experts say
Amid rampant growth, D.C. region and other metropolitan areas face ‘freshwater salinization syndrome’ that may become irreversible, researchers say.UPS drivers push for air conditioning as temperatures soar: ‘People are dropping weekly’
Drivers report grueling toll of making hundreds of stops a day in sweltering conditions, as UPS makes record profits.Europe′s hedgehog numbers in decline due to habitat loss
Conservationists have reported dramatic reductions in Western Europe’s native hedgehog populations. They say that saving them from extinction will be a challenge.Germany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis
The war in Ukraine has exposed Germany’s overreliance on Russian gas, prompting a search for alternatives. Solar power is one and is already seeing a surge. Is the former solar powerhouse on the cusp of a new solar boom?Germany braces for social unrest over energy prices
German officials have expressed fears that a worst-case winter of energy problems could prompt an extremist backlash. How bad things get may depend on how well they manage the crisis – in policy and perception.Bill with incentives for ‘North American’ electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
A bill that includes a key change to incentives around electric vehicles built in North America, rather than just the United States, has passed in the U.S. Senate.How the Schumer-Manchin climate bill might impact you and change U.S.
The package, while smaller than Democrats’ initial ambitions, would transform huge sectors of the U.S. economy and affect millions of AmericansHeat wave in Baghdad sends temperature to 122, cripples power grid
Extreme heat is paralyzing Iraq, forcing power shutdowns as authorities extend public holidays to protect employees from 125-degree temperatures.Parts of Great Barrier Reef see most extensive coral cover in 36 years
In the northern and central stretches of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have recorded the most extensive coral cover seen in 36 years of study, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science.The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities whose toxic air pollution puts people at risk
Following reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune and attention from the EPA inspector general, the agency announced plans to “inform and engage” communities about elevated cancer risk from ethylene oxide. It should have done so years ago.Historic climate bill to supercharge clean energy industry
The climate and energy provisions of Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act would speed greenhouse gas cuts and put the U.S. on track to deliver the lion’s share of President Biden’s target for 2030.Five decades in the making: Why it took Congress so long to act on climate
The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.Manchin’s donors include pipeline giants that win in his climate deal
The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is one of several projects the senator has negotiated major concessions for, benefiting his financial supporters.Senate passes climate, health and tax bill, with all Republicans opposed
The vote was a major victory for President Biden and Democrats, who are battling to maintain their slim House and Senate majorities in November’s midterm congressional elections.‘Dead zone’ smaller than expected, but bigger than desired
Though significantly smaller than expected, this year’s dead zone still far exceeds the long-term goal.How flood maps can illuminate toxic waste sites
The strongest predictor that a neighborhood contains a flood-prone site of former industrial pollution is the proportion of nonwhite and non-English-speaking residents.Arizona and California farmers, targets for Colorado River cuts, draft their conservation strategy
Nearly 1 million acre-feet of compensated water cuts are being discussed.Eastern Kentucky floods continue cycle of poverty
The hardest-hit areas are some of the poorest in the United States.Floods, hurricanes, wildfires: What aid is your county getting to prepare?
For decades the federal government has known that climate change will force people in the U.S. to relocate. But FEMA’s disaster preparedness spending — which includes money to help with relocation — already falls short of the need, experts say.Hawaii is the only state not seeking federal buyouts to move residents away from floods
The FEMA program could help as the climate crisis worsens. But the public would have to know it exists and overcome outdated building codes and high property values.As wildfires grow, so does California’s housing and homelessness crisis. Here are some solutions
Researchers and those who work with disaster victims said there is insufficient government assistance to help the most vulnerable wildfire survivors find long-term, stable housing. There also isn’t enough housing to accommodate California’s swelling population of...Energy crisis spawns limits on cooling, lighting in EU cities
Energy-saving limits on lighting and air-conditioner use have drawn heat in Spain, France and Germany.Mapping cooling climate solutions in cities facing brutal heat records
Images and data taken by satellites from space show what works—and what doesn’t—in the fight against deadly heat waves.Joyce Murray tight-lipped on timeline for salmon farm transition
Conservation group worries ‘slippery language’ in discussion document could signal the federal government is walking back commitments to transition salmon farms out of the water in coming years.The Senate was history’s greatest obstacle to climate progress
Democrats in the Senate passed a bill that would, for the first time ever, use Congress’s power to push the U.S. to decarbonize.The Inflation Reduction Act passes after a long and exhausting weekend in the U.S. Senate
The upper chamber’s “vote-a-rama” may sound like a real fun way to spend a Saturday night, but guess what?Why the UN’s recent declaration on human rights should be taken seriou
The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy and sustainable environment. But it’s more than just moral posturing. Here’s why.Massive quantities of PFAS waste go unreported to EPA
In just one example of many, US Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.Tiny African kingdom has skiing as Europe sweats summer heat
While millions across Europe sweat through a summer of record-breaking heat, they’re skiing in Africa.First Nation, tech company collaborate to prepare for climate change’s effects on harvesting waters
The T’Sou-ke First Nation is working alongside a B.C. tech company to learn more about how climate change is affecting the waters it harvests food from.Key Senate vote looms in marathon session on Democrats’ economic bill
Legislation on climate change, pharmaceutical costs and taxes for corporations weathers ‘vote-a-rama’ of Republican objections.‘Spiderwebs’ to the rescue for Indonesia’s coral reefs
Ultra-strong fibers, multi-legged robots, pain relievers — all are human innovations inspired by spiders. Now, conservationists in Indonesia are rehabilitating coral reefs using what’s known as the coral spider technique. The method is a type of reef restoration...Progress in baby steps: Westside Atlanta lead cleanup slowly earns trust with help from local institutions
A historic church in Atlanta’s Vine City community is helping build residents’ trust and bring attention to the environmental health concerns in the area. The historically Black neighborhood is part of a new Superfund site contaminated with lead-tainted...A Chevron refinery fire in California created a generation of activists
Ten years after a disastrous refinery explosion in Richmond, California, a group of organizers envisions a just transition from fossil fuels.Oregon’s wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint
A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners that officials abruptly retracted it, saying they had not done enough local outreach...Subscribe to EHS Newletter
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