-
Studies: NY Times Climate FWD: May 5, 2021
Articles include: Washington moves to cut greenhouse gases; A deadly combination: Extreme heat and power failures; People of color face more pollution. This study was still a surprise; Study: Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half; and more.
Continue reading -
The Daily Climate, April 28, 2021
Articles include: lumber shortage; disabilities and natural disasters; California wildfire season; Study: cut methane emissions quickly; flooding in Michigan; climate vote in Senate; Study: poor communities affected by climate change; low carbon fuel standard; money to modernize grid; Fukushima; Ford making electric vehicles; Study: sea level […]
Continue reading -
Above the Fold – Week’s Best & Covid
Environmental Health News puts out weekend ‘summary’ emails, in addition to their daily emails.
EHN Week’s Best: April 16, 2021: forever chemicals on paper straws; Piney Point pollution; jails and environmental justice; DDT; PFAS; drought’s impact on farming water; rechargeable batteries – real cost; Mexico and coal; heavy metals […]
Continue reading -
The Daily Climate, April 12, 2021
Articles include: Flood survivors; Biden’s infrastructure plan; California expands O&G drilling; battery makers; Canadian energy jobs; nuclear power plant shutting down; Russia & the arctic; Maine laws & solar investment; Brazil; home buying and climate change; offshore wind; Navajo farmers.
Continue reading -
The Daily Climate, April 8, 2021
Articles include: Marine life can’t survive at the equator; Black climate agenda; Biden to court – dismiss children’s lawsuit; ghost forests and sea level rise; Enbridge pipeline & Michigan; handling the climate crisis; nuclear heating plant; lightning & the Arctic; Report: Canadian wood pellet industry; EPA reverses trump; polar […]
Continue reading -
This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future.
Popular Science: This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future. Pumped storage hydro once propped up coal and nuclear power. Now it’s essential for a clean, growing grid.
Like other parts of the US rushing to transition away from fossil fuels, the Pacific Northwest’s […]
Continue reading -
The Daily Climate, March 12, 2021
Articles include: Hawaii’s rains, floods cited as examples of climate change; First-ever study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggest the forest is worsening climate change; How Biden can invest in energy efficient homes; HSBC plans to phase out coal financing by 2040; New US vehicles must be electric […]
Continue reading -
How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today?
ABC News: How dangerous is the Fukushima nuke plant today? The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant still looks like a bombed-out factory a decade after it was wrecked by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors […]
Continue reading -
North Anna quake safety questioned
The Central Virginian: North Anna quake safety questioned.
As Dominion Energy pushes to extend North Anna Power Station’s lifespan for another 20 years, critics are calling for a more thorough study of how the plant can withstand a future earthquake.
Beyond Nuclear, the Sierra Club and Alliance for a Progressive […]
Continue reading -
Study: Sea-level rise could threaten coastal nuclear waste facilities
Yale Climate Connections: Sea-level rise could threaten coastal nuclear waste facilities. A recent study identified vulnerable sites along the U.S. coast.
Nuclear power is a source of low-carbon electricity, but producing it creates dangerous radioactive waste that needs to be stored safely and permanently.
Recent research suggests that as seas […]
Continue reading