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Over the past century, Long Island has transformed from the nation The first suburb in one of the the most densely populated Like New York City inches east on a strip of icy sand and rock that actually has two of them The most populated Biology. But the beaches, the clam shacks, and the swampy … Read more
Subscribe to the independent climate email to get the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free climate email A new study finds that the Atlantic Ocean current that brings warmth north from the tropics could collapse much sooner than scientists previously thought. Known as the Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation (AMOC), this current prevents … Read more
Katie Totron: From Yesterday’s Weather to Today’s Climate Stories Katie Totron’s interest in the natural world began with her love of weather—both everyday phenomena and rituals for adjusting forecasts. “I thought it was really funny that people get up every day and watch the weather, and that it was also a regular part of many … Read more
Environmentally conscious homebuyers on a budget have a new option, 3D printed homes made from low carbon cement. A new residential neighborhood in Round Top, Texas, Casitas @ The Halles, has introduced tiny homes made of concrete that produces only 8% of the carbon emissions of making traditional Portland cement. Eco Material Technologies, North America’s … Read more
The Biden administration has proposed a new energy efficiency rule for residential water heaters, a move that would spur adoption of energy-efficient heat pumps and dramatically reduce carbon emissions from US homes. The federal Department of Energy, or DOE, says the proposal would eliminate more than 500 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 30 … Read more
The Marshfield Village Store, located at the intersection of two rural highways in small town Vermont, has become a part of it all in recent days as residents struggle to recover from the state’s historic floods. First, the store in Marshfield, about 45 miles (70 kilometres) east of the largest city in the state, Burlington, … Read more
Subscribe to the independent climate email to get the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free climate email Scientists have found that human-induced climate change is responsible for the historic heat waves that swept the planet from China to the United States. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) research, released on Tuesday, says record-breaking … Read more
Infrastructure and the transition to environmental sustainability While it took the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s dream of an American middle class to convince the federal government to build infrastructure, our government has been investing in infrastructure and stimulating the economy for 19 years.y a century. The idea of a free market that is not … Read more
Kimmie Gordon remembers many fathers who worked in steel mills. They were people like her stepfather, who would drive every day to the East Side of Chicago or to Burns Harbor, Indiana where they would toil in the heat of huge furnaces, burning coal and iron ore to produce steel. The work paid well but … Read more
House Republicans on Wednesday introduced an appropriations bill for federal environmental agencies that would boost development of the same fossil fuels that are driving the myriad disasters that have rocked the Northern Hemisphere this year. The legislation includes significant funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior and the White House … Read more