Five ways Alberta can raise the bar on methane regulations.
Environmental organizations, labour groups and technology companies are calling on Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to take decisive action on methane emissions from oil and...
‘Solar for all’: Can Illinois energy bill live up to ambitious promises?
After months of negotiations and surviving a contentious budget battle in the state legislature, the hard work of enacting Illinois’ comprehensive energy bill is...
If everyone ate beans instead of beef.
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Fires are torching Montana, and the money is running out.
Montana's worst fire season in years is expected to scorch the drought-stricken landscape well into fall, long after the state's firefighting reserves run out...
Why we are naively optimistic about climate change.
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There is comfort in distance, especially when the distance is in time.
Things that will happen far in the future seem not...
Blistering heat wave threatens Seattle, where only a third have air-conditioning.
By MAGGIE ASTORAugust 1, 2017Much of the country is used to occasional 100-degree days. Seattle, which has had just three in the past 123 years, is...
The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
US cats and dogs cause 25-30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in this country. The nation's 163 million cats and dogs...
Anthrax: A hidden threat to wildlife in the tropics
Anthrax, a disease so far not associated with tropical rain forests, is common in the Ivory Coast's Taï National Park and is posing a...
Alkaline soil, sensible sensor
Producers sometimes face challenges that go deep into the soil. They need answers to help the soil, on site. A portable field sensor can...
Catalysts efficiently and rapidly remove BPA from water
Chemists have developed an approach that quickly and cheaply removes more than 99 percent of bisphenol A (BPA) from water. BPA, a ubiquitous and...
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