As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas cities look to alternatives for water
The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas. Water levels at the international reservoirs that feed into the river remain dangerously low.
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Meet the scientists behind the Glacial ice sanctuary
Glacial ice contains valuable data about climates past. These researchers are working to preserve those records for the future.
Court Reverses Oil Lease Sale That Threatened Belugas Off Alaska’s Coast
National and community-based environmental groups celebrated a legal victory on Tuesday when a federal district court judge overturned an offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
In a rare court action, an Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme temperatures
Multnomah County in Oregon recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.
Battle of the bogs: Farmers and EU face off over Ireland’s largest carbon store
On Ireland’s wet and windy Achill Island, local sheep farmer Stephen Gavin, 64, has been harvesting peat from the wetlands near his home since April. The unmistakable smell of the bog’s sweet earthiness hangs in the air as Gavin cuts rectangular sods of peat from the wetland that…
Lawsuit Challenges California Licensing Board Attack on Rooftop Solar
The Center for Biological Diversity joined consumer and solar advocates today to challenge a new California regulation prohibiting solar contractors from installing or maintaining battery storage.
Private sector “race to the top” crucial for the transition, John Kerry says
Progress toward decarbonization is picking up, but the challenges are also growing, three top advisors told the audience at the Breakthrough Energy Summit in London.
Ohio solar project listening sessions seek to boost projects’ chances for success
After multiple solar projects faced strong local opposition, two developers are trying a different approach that prioritizes early, proactive community engagement.
In war-torn Syria, efforts to save a river refuse to die
In 2019, farmers say the flow to Ghouta was cut off. Years of overuse, pollution and drought had narrowed it to a waste-filled trickle.
How America’s ‘most powerful lobby’ is stifling efforts to reform oil well cleanup in state after state
New Mexico is in search of an answer to the more than 70,000 wells sitting unplugged across the state. Many leak oil, brine and toxic or explosive gasses, and more than 1,700 have already been left to the public to clean up.
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