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Texas will host the largest solar project in the US
Electrek discusses Texas will host the largest solar project in the US.
Invenergy, a Chicago-based global developer and operator of green energy generation and storage, announced a 1,310-megawatt solar farm in northeastern Texas on Wednesday. It will be the largest […]
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Report: Oil and gas leads New Mexico in greenhouse gas emissions, renewable sector growing
Carlesbad Current Argus discusses a report on Oil and gas leads New Mexico in greenhouse gas emissions, renewable sector growing. [No report link is provided.]
State efforts to reduce the impact of climate change in New Mexico took the form of three major initiatives: cutting emissions from oil and […]
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Report: New Mexico report shows progress in climate change efforts
AP News discusses New Mexico report shows progress in climate change efforts.
New Mexico has made progress in reducing greenhouse gases and adapting to the effects of climate change, but work remains, state officials said.
A state climate change task force released its second annual climate report Friday, […]
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Report: With world’s aquatic life at risk, scientists issue rare call to action on climate change
AZ Central discusses With world’s aquatic life at risk, scientists issue rare call to action on climate change.
Bonar is fish biologist at the University of Arizona, and on the other end of the call was a biologist from the U.S. Forest Service, who asked Bonar to come immediately to help rescue threatened […]
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The $16 Million Was Supposed to Clean Up Old Oil Wells; Instead, It’s Going to Frack New Ones
Inside Climate News discusses The $16 Million Was Supposed to Clean Up Old Oil Wells; Instead, It’s Going to Frack New Ones. North Dakota, where Covid-19 rates are surging, is redirecting the federal relief money, turning it into grants that will go directly to oil companies.
North Dakota’s top oil […]
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TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK
The Center for Public Integrity discusses TRUMP’S PULLBACK OF POLLUTION CONTROLS IS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS THAN YOU THINK. The EPA scrapped the Obama-era rules controlling methane emissions. The fracking-friendly move will also result in the release of hazardous air pollutants linked to cancer.
The Permian Basin is one of the most […]
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Boulder, Colorado wakes up to the threat of worsening wildfires
National Geographic discusses Boulder, Colorado wakes up to the threat of worsening wildfires. The famously well-planned and livable city escaped last week. But it’s especially vulnerable to fires from nearby forests, experts say.
It’s been a sad, smoky few months in Colorado. Although the blazes in California and Oregon received more national attention […]
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As Colorado wildfires burn, fears that climate change is causing “multi-level emergency” mount
Denver Post discusses As Colorado wildfires burn, fears that climate change is causing “multi-level emergency” mount. Heat, aridity, mega-fires and smoke are intensifying faster than projected.
The record-breaking forest fires burning in Colorado even as winter sets in are the latest sign climate warming is hitting the West hard, causing scientists to […]
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“Over Half of the People Who Used to Grow Crops Here Can’t Do It Anymore”
New Republic discusses why “Over Half of the People Who Used to Grow Crops Here Can’t Do It Anymore”. Canyon de Chelly, part of Navajo Nation lands in Arizona, has been suffering from worsening droughts.
Since 2017, extreme drought has ravaged Canyon de Chelly, on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona. […]
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Drought once shut down Old Faithful—and might again
Science Magazine discusses how Drought once shut down Old Faithful—and might again.
Old Faithful, it turns out, wasn’t always so faithful. The geyser, in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park, is famous because it blasts hot water tens of meters into the air at regular intervals—every 90 to 94 minutes, on average. […]
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