Archive for June 2021
NASA Selects Engineering Services Contractor
NASA has awarded Aerodyne-SGT Engineering Services LLC (ASES) of Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a contract to provide engineering services for spaceflight and ground systems.
Read MoreExplorer Robert Ballard’s memoir finds shipwrecks and strange life forms in the ocean’s darkest reaches
Oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who is best known for finding the wreck of Titanic, has written a memoir recounting his biggest discoveries and calling for more ocean exploration.
Read MoreThe gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure
A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending, an approach Biden calls ‘regressive.’
Read More$10 million XPRIZE Rainforest contest announces 33 qualifying teams
A total of 33 teams spanning 16 countries from Brazil to India have been chosen to advance to the next stage of a five-year, $10 million competition aimed at preserving the world’s rainforests. The teams, selected by a judging panel including conservation scientists and research institute heads, will create technology to better identify and catalog […]
The truth about Bitcoin’s energy use
Do cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin amount to climate arson or a clean-energy boon? It’s complicated.
Read MoreCancer Alley campaigner wins Goldman Prize for environmental defenders
Sharon Lavigne, a retired special ed teacher, led a successful campaign to block construction of a toxic plant in Louisiana.
Read MoreNew Ocean Data Flowing In
Datasets from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will build upon three decades of sea level measurements.
Read MorePam Melroy Sworn in as NASA Deputy Administrator
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy took office Monday after she was given the oath of office by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson during a ceremony at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington.
Read MoreWhen it comes to carbon capture, tree invasions can do more harm than good
Trees are a logical solution to climate change, but allowing or encouraging trees to spread into areas where they don’t typically grow, such as tundra and grasslands, can actually do more harm than good. A newly published review paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment asks the question: “Should tree invasions be […]
New Paper Argues for Managed Retreat from Flood-Prone Areas
A new paper argues that adapting to climate change over the long term will require managed retreat from areas that are prone to floods or other hazards. While managed retreat has long been viewed as a solution of last resort, authors say that it can be an economically efficient means of coping with climate change.
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