Kansas health experts emphasize preparation and awareness amid heat wave
With no signs of hot, humid temperatures decreasing in the U.S., climate and health experts are urging the public to take extra precautions amid heat waves.
Tag: ENVIRONMENT
Teach Your Children to Love the Planet: 20 Environmental Activities For Kids
In a world where environmental challenges are increasingly evident, instilling a sense of environmental awareness in children is more important than ever
In Twin Cities and beyond, district energy systems see pressure to cut carbon emissions
The operators of the decades-old energy systems that heat and cool buildings in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul have ambitious plans underway to reduce emissions.
A group of young people just forced Hawaiʻi to take major climate action
The government of Hawaiʻi and a group of young people have reached a historic settlement that requires the state to decarbonize its transportation network.
This coal-heavy rural co-op utility is buying its first solar plants
Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers’ electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act policies.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, one of the largest rural cooperative utilities in the U.S., is bringing the energy transition home to its massive western service territory. It’s acquiring its first large-scale solar power plants as it prepares to shift away from its current dependence on coal power.
Tri-State generates
Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers’ electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act policies.
Massachusetts is expanding its pathbreaking vehicle fleet electrification program
The Massachusetts Fleet Advisor program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities transition to electric vehicles, recently received $5 million in federal funding.
Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
A body of water like the Mississippi River is something we experience with our eyes, ears, and noses, and it is in large part because of its beauty that we want to protect it.
The coming AI boom could keep coal and gas alive
Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion with a $3.3 billion Microsoft complex planned.
Federal climate funds to help Ohio cities slash emissions from wastewater operations
Biogas projects at wastewater plants serving Columbus and Cincinnati will offset roughly 50,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas annually, according to city officials.
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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