Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide…
If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide…
When Buffalo, New York, changed its zoning code so that developers no longer had to provide specified amounts of parking,…
Using remnants of fossilized trees, scientists and an artist figured out what the forest looked like long before humans…
Satellites can already spot a new fire within minutes, but the information they beam back to Earth isn't getting to…
Abandoned US oil and gas wells and their associated land cover more than 2 million acres, a recent study estimates – an…
Climate migrants don’t fit neatly into the legal definitions of refugee or migrant, and that can leave them in limbo.…
Drought has been a threat multiplier for centuries, fueling conflict and migration from the time of the Ottoman Empire to…
Federal weather scientists are pushing to make the US more 'weather-ready,' which could mean prepping for fires,…
Photos from the early 1900s show LA's forests of oil derricks. Hundreds of wells are still pumping, and new research…
It's hard to preserve national parks "unimpaired," as US law directs, when they're overrun with tourists…
The 2021 hurricane season is almost here, and it's forecast to be another busy one. Here's how heat, winds and the…
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from key industries like cement and shipping will require technologies that either are…
Engine No. 1 convinced other shareholders to support at least two of its nominees to join the company's board as part…
In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local…
As global oil consumption drops, oil companies are pivoting to petrochemicals, and could crowd out bio-based alternatives.
As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for…
A report from top energy analysts warns that to meet the Paris climate agreement goals, investment in new unabated coal…
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize for her work…
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But…
Fireflies' summer evening light shows are a delight for humans, but for the insects they are a crucial mating ritual…