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Flint’s New Registry Will Help Residents Get the Healthcare They Need

In 2014, residents in the predominantly black city of Flint, Michigan, were exposed to lead in their drinking water. Now, nearly four years later, a registry finally exists to help the state identify everyone that was exposed, and better provide them access to helpful resources. The idea is to monitor people’s continued exposure —not just…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Oh My God, Look at Mount Mayon Right Now

The most active volcano in the Philippines looks utterly terrifying after a day of eruptive activity that prompted the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) to ratchet up the warning level to 4. According to authorities, a violent eruption could be imminent. Mayon Volcano, which has been rumbling since Jan. 13th and started dribbling…

Earth Science Maddie Stone

What Are Carbon Markets and Can They Save the Planet?

Everyone with half a brain knows we need to address climate change by cutting carbon emissions. One of the policy options you may have heard a lot about is cap and trade. But what exactly is that, and does it really work? A cap and trade system, or carbon market, is essentially a way for…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn

Why Even a Baby Tsunami Can Trigger a Warning

Early this morning, NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warnings for the south coast of Alaska and British Columbia, after a powerful, magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the Gulf of Alaska. Tsunami watches were issued for California, Oregon, and Washington State. A few hours later, all watches and warnings had been canceled, leading many Twitter…

Earth Science Maddie Stone

Almost Everyone Is Outraged by Trump’s Solar Tariff

Energy rules and regulations get convoluted pretty fast, and many new rules cause more head-scratching than fist-pumping. But late Monday, the Trump administration made a long-awaited announcement regarding tariffs on solar panel imports, and the response was fast and furious. In his biggest trade move since pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership a year ago,…

Energy Ari Phillips

Greenland May Be Rife With Geothermal Activity

Greenland is shedding ice like a popsicle on defrost, and climate change is to blame. But some of Greenland’s fast-flowing glaciers may also be feeling the burn of different heat source—one that hails from Earth’s deep interior. A study out today in Nature Scientific Reports offers evidence of a significant geothermal heat source warming the…

Earth Science Maddie Stone

Once We Start Geoengineering, We Won’t Be Able To Stop

With each passing year that the world fails to get a grip on its carbon emissions, the threat of climate change increases. For some, that makes geoengineering—a technique to artificially cool the planet—an increasingly enticing opportunity. But while scientists have shown that blasting tiny particles into the stratosphere could reflect enough sunlight back into space…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

That Massive Oil Spill in the East China Sea Keeps Getting Worse

More than a week ago, an Iranian oil tanker sunk in the East China Sea. Last week, authorities reported the spill had spread to cover 40 square miles. Now, that number has tripled to 128 square miles. The oil tanker was on its way to South Korea when the collision occurred on January 6. The…

Conservation Yessenia Funes

Why Cape Town Is About to Run Out of Water

Parched earth and dust storms extend across much of the Theewaterskloof Dam, an area normally filled with several hundred million cubic meters of water sparkling under the Sun. Sand dunes, built up within the largest dam in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, almost completely bury parts of the barbed fence intended to demarcate the water’s…

Conservation Christian Alexander

A Newly Discovered Wasp Is Named After the True Hit King Ichiro

Ichiro Suzuki may be out of a Major League Baseball gig, but perhaps he can take solace in a wasp recently named in his honor. A paper published on Thursday in ZooKeys highlights 10 newly named wasps, four of which are from Florida. Jose Fernandez-Triana, a Cuban-born entomologist and researcher at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,…

Conservation Brian Kahn

Why the Pope Just Visited a Toxic Mine in the Amazon

In Latin America, being an indigenous environmentalist can be a deadly combination. So it should come as no surprise that Pope Francis is visiting Chile and Peru to speak out against the deforestation, mining, and land theft that’s threatening countless indigenous lives. After all, he’s been vocal about environmental issues in the past, especially as…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Trump’s Plan to Keep National Parks Open During the Shutdown Could Be Disastrous

National parks became the poster child of the 2013 government shut down. Barricades were put up around national treasures and on the National Mall, people clambered over them, Congressional grandstanding took place at the World War II memorial. Republicans were pretty resoundingly blamed for the mess. Now another government shutdown is mere hours away. Republicans…

Conservation Brian Kahn

This Muskoxen Paper Is the Best Thing I’ve Read All Year

On Thursday, a paper published in Scientific Reports raised grave concerns about the future of muskoxen in a warming world. Buried in it was one of the most incredible stories I’ve ever seen recorded in a scientific journal—that of a freak winter tsunami that caused 52 muskoxen to become entombed in ice on the shores…

Environmental Justice Maddie Stone

The Keystone XL Pipeline Moves a Step Closer to Reality

Enough private companies want to buy TransCanada’s crude oil to bring the energy company’s notorious Keystone XL Pipeline closer to reality. TransCanada announced Thursday it’s secured enough “commercial support” to ship 500,000 barrels of oil a day through the Keystone XL Pipeline for 20 years. While that may sound like yet another setback for the…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Look at These Insane Waves Battering the Northwest

The West Coast has been the land of apocalypse weather this winter. First fires. Then mudslides. Now huge waves are pummeling the Oregon, Washington and British Columbia coasts along with tropical storm-force winds. Northern California is also getting pounded to the point where a big wave surf competition is on hold because the waves are…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

There’s No Excuse For Not Getting a Woman Scientist’s Input Anymore

In September, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard visited Colorado State’s Fort Collins campus to give a talk on conservation. After his remarks, a panel featuring local science, business, and policy leaders discussed the implications of climate change. All four panelists were white dudes. So was the moderator. Katarzyna Nowak, a fellow at The Safina Center and…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn

A Deadly Dog Virus Has Infected the World’s Most Endangered Big Cat

Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a serious illness that can threaten the lives of our beloved dogs, so many pet owners take care to vaccinate their furry buddies against it. But CDV can also infect a diversity of wild carnivore species, from coyotes to skunks and raccoons. Unfortunately, CDV has now found a new target—the…

Conservation Jake Buehler

Well, At Least One Catastrophic Climate Scenario Is Looking Less Likely

There’s been loads of media hype regarding the Arctic “methane bomb,” an idea that rising temperatures could cause a pulse of ancient methane, locked in permafrost and frozen hydrates on the ocean floor, to escape to the atmosphere, triggering catastrophic global warming. Well, we have some positive news for you: a new study finds little…

Climate Change Maddie Stone

Breaking: Earth Is Hot

Don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s hot everywhere. The U.S.? Hot. Mozambique? Hot. Mongolia? Yeah, also hot. The top 2,200 feet of the ocean? Cooking. That’s why they call it global warming, folks. On Thursday, scientists with NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released their annual checkup on our planet. No…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

LA Wants a Climate Emergency Department, Because, Yeah [Updated]

Life has not been idyllic in Southern California as of late. Drought, wildfires, and most recently mudslides have upset the balance of a region renowned for its warm, sunny vibe. Climate change has played at least some role in these disturbances, and models predict its influence will only grow in coming decades. Los Angeles’ lawmakers…

Conservation Ari Phillips

Flint’s New Registry Will Help Residents Get the Healthcare They Need

Oh My God, Look at Mount Mayon Right Now

What Are Carbon Markets and Can They Save the Planet?

Why Even a Baby Tsunami Can Trigger a Warning

Almost Everyone Is Outraged by Trump’s Solar Tariff

Greenland May Be Rife With Geothermal Activity

Once We Start Geoengineering, We Won’t Be Able To Stop

That Massive Oil Spill in the East China Sea Keeps Getting Worse

Why Cape Town Is About to Run Out of Water

A Newly Discovered Wasp Is Named After the True Hit King Ichiro

Why the Pope Just Visited a Toxic Mine in the Amazon

Trump’s Plan to Keep National Parks Open During the Shutdown Could Be Disastrous

This Muskoxen Paper Is the Best Thing I’ve Read All Year

The Keystone XL Pipeline Moves a Step Closer to Reality

Look at These Insane Waves Battering the Northwest

There’s No Excuse For Not Getting a Woman Scientist’s Input Anymore

A Deadly Dog Virus Has Infected the World’s Most Endangered Big Cat

Well, At Least One Catastrophic Climate Scenario Is Looking Less Likely

Breaking: Earth Is Hot

LA Wants a Climate Emergency Department, Because, Yeah [Updated]

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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