climate change
Delay of Indonesia’s energy transition plan a chance to get public input
JAKARTA — Observers are calling for greater public participation and transparency in a $20 billion effort by Indonesia to move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy, following the government’s failure to publish the plan for the phased transition in time. Under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), signed in 2022, the G7 group […]
U.S. Housing Crisis Thwarts Recruitment for Nature-Based Infrastructure Projects
Northern Wisconsin’s landscape is defined as much by the stunning shores of Lake Superior or the Bad River as the region’s seemingly endless winters. But as climate change accelerates, attention is shifting to ways of controlling a steep increase in stormwater, which means doubling down on existing management practices and turning to nature for inspiration. […]
Read MoreEPA Approves Permit for Controversial Fracking Disposal Well in Pennsylvania
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week approved a permit for a toxic fracking wastewater disposal well named Sedat 4A, a highly controversial project in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, rejecting residents’ concerns that leaks from the well could migrate and pollute other wells and groundwater. The decision comes as Pennsylvania faces a fracking disposal reckoning. Historically, […]
Read MoreQ&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity
Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth” From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Managing Producer Jenni Doering with Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. JENNI DOERING: Before the arrival of colonists, North America was brimming with wildlife, including as many as […]
Read MoreThe Climate Ambition Summit Was Notably Unambitious, Advocates Say
For a conference aimed at inspiring world leaders to dramatically ramp up their efforts to combat climate change, the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit was anything but ambitious. That’s the message from climate activists after the day-long special summit came to a close without any notable commitments from the nations most responsible for causing global […]
Read MoreIllinois’ Signature Climate Law Has Been Slow to Fulfill Promises for Clean Energy and Jobs
This article is published in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times. Two years ago, Illinois legislators passed a law that made big promises to fight climate change. It would reduce air pollution by phasing out electricity created by burning fossil fuels and lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs in clean-energy industries, especially for Black […]
Read MoreYoungstown City Council Unanimously Votes Against an ‘Untested and Dangerous’ Tire Pyrolysis Plant
The Youngstown City Council approved a resolution on Wednesday night opposing an “advanced recycling” plant that would have used a process called pyrolysis to burn old tires to make steam for heating and cooling downtown buildings. The unanimous, 7-0 vote on the nonbinding measure sent an unequivocal message to SOBE Thermal Energy Systems that significant […]
Read More‘Lost’ Brazilian holly tree species found again after nearly 200 years
An expedition team has found a rare Brazilian tree that botanists thought might be extinct after nearly two centuries without a confirmed sighting. The Pernambuco holly tree (Ilex sapiiformis), which can grow to a height of 12 meters (nearly 40 feet), was found again in March in northeast Brazil by a team led by ecologist […]
The Era of Climate Migration Is Here, Leaders of Vulnerable Nations Say
As world leaders gathered Wednesday at the United Nations in New York to rally for more aggressive climate action, the heads of some of the most vulnerable nations met on the sidelines to highlight the daunting challenges they face as extreme weather forces millions of people to flee their homes. The problem is here already, […]
Read MoreBiden Finds Funds to Launch an ‘American Climate Corps’ With Existing Authority Congress Has Given to Agencies
On a week when tens of thousands of people took to the streets ahead of the United Nations General Assembly to renew calls for climate action, President Joe Biden revived one of the most popular platforms of his original plan for tackling the crisis. The White House announced Wednesday it was launching the American Climate […]
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