Environment
2019 Capped the Hottest Decade on Record
The past decade was the hottest in recorded history, and 2019 was the second-warmest year, according to data released Wednesday by NOAA and NASA.
2019 Capped the Hottest Decade on Record
The past decade was the hottest in recorded history, and 2019 was the second-warmest year, according to data released Wednesday by NOAA and NASA.
Environment
Why Cutting Car and Truck Emissions Is So Hard
Transportation produces 29% of U.S. carbon emissions.
Texas Can’t Quit the Aoudad
Some Texans are calling for the extermination of this exotic African transplant. But others depend on it.
Investigating Illegal Elk Poaching
Five elk were poached from mid-November to mid-December in Michigan, the most ever illegally killed in one month.
AGs Argue Federal Railroad Law Shouldn’t Override State Permitting Power
Six Democratic attorneys general weighed in on a legal dispute about Washington state’s denial of environmental permits for a coal export facility.
Oil and Gas Group Bristles at Prospect of Fracking Ban
Some Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination have voiced support for such a policy.
A State Restarts Its Electric Vehicle Rebates
Massachusetts extended its rebate program through at least 2021 after legislators provided funding for the program in the most recent budget.
To Save the Redwoods, Scientists Debate Burning and Logging
Some scientists question whether controlled burns and logging are really the best way to preserve California’s redwoods.
In “Cancer Alley,” Toxic Polluters Face Little Oversight From Environmental Regulators
Louisiana’s Department of Environmental Quality has been accused of protecting the chemical industry it regulates. The agency is facing cutbacks as new plants are slated for communities that already have some of the country’s most toxic air.
Latest State Effort to Ban ‘Styrofoam’ Will Target Food Containers, Packing Peanuts
New York's governor is backing the plan. Lawmakers in three other states passed similar foam restrictions earlier this year.
Honolulu Passes Strict Single-Use Plastics Ban
The Honolulu City Council last week passed a sweeping single-use plastics ban that affects the entire island of Oahu, home to 70 percent of Hawaii residents.
Swim Classes for Truck Drivers? Utilities Adapt to Climate Change, Flooding Threats
Water and sewer utilities are on the front lines as local governments grapple with severe weather, natural disasters and other climate-related fallout.
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