EartherClimate Change The Pope Leads 1.4 Billion Catholics. Getting Them to Care About the Climate Is Harder Than He Thought Pope Francis is among the most significant religious leaders in the world. But even he can’t bend the emissions curve on his own. Whitney Bauck, Grist Published October 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Headed to ‘Potential Collapse’: Alarm Bells Are Blaring in New Climate Report Scientists warn of unlivable heat and food shortages after analyzing 35 planetary vital signs. By Angely Mercado Published October 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation New Award-Winning Nature Photos Showcase Beauty and Chaos In the British Ecological Society’s annual photo competition, animal dramas take center stage. By Isaac Schultz Published October 23, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherWeather The U.S. Is in for a Warm, Wet Winter With El Niño Drought is likely to improve throughout the country, especially around Texas. And, despite the warmer temperatures, we could still see a few Nor'easters. By Angely Mercado Published October 23, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricanes Now Twice as Likely to Strengthen and Grow, Study Finds A warming planet means warmer oceans, which fuel storms to grow and strengthen at a much faster rate compared to a few decades ago. By Angely Mercado Published October 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy U.S. Electric Grid Will Get a $3.5 Billion Upgrade, DOE Announces More than half of the country’s transmission lines were constructed before the 1970s. By Angely Mercado Published October 19, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation U.S. Endangered Species List Gets 21 Species Smaller (in the Bad Way) Conservationists have given up hope of ever seeing these animals again. By Angely Mercado Published October 19, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Snow Across the Northern Hemisphere Will Get Whiter, Study Says Less soot from pollution means brighter snow that may offset some of climate change’s effects. By Angely Mercado Published October 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Climate Change Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others. Why? The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained. Kate Yoder, Grist Published October 17, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy New York’s Gas Stove Ban Is an ‘Existential Threat,’ Trade Group Lawsuit Says Gas and construction groups say the ban endangers their livelihoods and violates federal energy regulations. By Angely Mercado Published October 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation See All the Texas Creatures Using Special Wildlife Highway Exits Wildlife exits along a busy roadway are saving native animals from death by car. By Angely Mercado Published October 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather What Happens When the Flood Insurance Market Goes Underwater? More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it. Lois Parshley, Grist Published October 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy The Biden Administration Is Pumping Billions Into Clean Hydrogen President Biden has proposed seven hydrogen-producing hubs throughout the U.S. that are expected to replace fossil fuels if constructed. By Angely Mercado Updated October 13, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Google’s New Weather and Climate Tools, Ranked Google announced some genuinely useful updates, including extreme weather tracking and an AI program to reduce traffic emissions. By Angely Mercado Published October 12, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy AI on Track to Gobble Up as Much Energy as a Country, Study Finds It's crypto mining all over again, as new technologies stymie progress in cutting carbon emissions. By Nikki Main Published October 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Levi’s CEO Suggests Wearing Your Jeans in the Shower to Help Save the Planet CEO Chip Bergh has indicated in the past that he doesn't wash his denim but has now clarified his routine. By Nikki Main Published October 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Offshore Wind Turbines Need Rare Earth Metals. Will There Be Enough to Go Around? China dominates production of the crucial metals, and wind companies are scouring the globe for more sources. Maddie Stone, Grist Published October 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Fortnite Influencers Push Shell’s Propaganda on Kids At least six Twitch streamers and three influencers with a combined tens of millions of followers were tapped to push an oil-focused Fortnite map. By Kevin Hurler Published October 6, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy The End of Coal Culture The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away? Siri Chilukuri & John McCracken, Grist Published October 6, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall Activists are criticizing President Biden for waiving environmental laws, a move they say will harm the habitats of endangered plants and animals. By Nikki Main Published October 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
