By Carrie Klein, Inside Climate News Supporters of the ballot referendum say that preventing Pittsburgh Water from selling to a private company will protect water quality and keep costs low. The Allegheny River and the Monongahela River join to form the Ohio River in downtown Pittsburgh. Credit: Nicolas DeSarno/Pexels PITTSBURGH, …
Coming this summer: Record-breaking heat and plenty of hurricanes
By Matt Simon, Grist Forecasters are predicting higher temperatures across the U.S. and up to 10 hurricanes. Cutting federal programs could leave people even more vulnerable. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images With less than a month to go until summer, weather forecasters have been dropping some troubling …
Abandoned infrastructure one of the biggest polluters in the world – report
By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Emissions from abandoned coalmines, oil and gas wells globally are larger than any single country except China, the US and Russia. Emissions of methane, including from coalmines and other abandoned sites, remain ‘stubbornly high’, according to a new report. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images Abandoned coalmines and …
From Blight to Bright: Michigan Explores Solar Power on Brownfield Sites
By Douglas J. Guth, Inside Climate News Renewable energy supporters see massive untapped potential for solar technology at former industrial locations. The coal-fired River Rouge power plant in Michigan was retired in 2021. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Michigan has 24,000 known contaminated sites, a legacy of …
Discounts, jobs and better services: Can community engagement create real support for renewables?
By Rosie Frost, EuroNews Copyright SeaCoop via CAN Europe Most Europeans support the shift to renewable energy, but translating that into support for actual projects on the ground isn’t easy. Europe’s energy sector is undergoing a rapid transformation. Growth in renewable energy is breaking records, meeting a major milestone of 50 …
Researchers raise concerns over harmful household practice surging around the world: ‘This will be a growing problem’
By Jenny Allison, The Cool Down “Can have a range of health and welfare impacts.” Photo Credit: iStock In many low-income areas around the world, a new behavior is alarming scientists and public health experts. With affordable fuel for cooking and warming homes becoming scant, many people are burning plastic instead — …
USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management
By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News The Trump administration has terminated the leases of 25 U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Centers, which inform the water decisions of local and state governments across the country. USGS scientists take streamflow measurements along the Mississippi River in St. Louis. This information is critical …
Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands?
By Katie Surma, Inside Climate News Silvana Nihua, a member of the Kiwaro community and former OWAP president, sits near a sacred waterfall in a Waorani community’s territory, Pastaza, Ecuadorian Amazon. Credit: Nico Kingman/Amazon Frontlines In Ecuador, Indigenous communities are fighting for stronger safeguards to protect their sovereignty as more …
Read, think, act: Meet three booksellers guiding people through the climate crisis
By Lottie Limb, EuroNews From an old coal barge in Leeds, to picturesque Shaftesbury and radical Edinburgh, UK booksellers discuss bookselling during the climate crisis. “Books are a comfort, they are a way of seeing things differently,” says Victoria Bonner, co-owner of Hold Fast bookshop in Leeds. Her bookshop is …
Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation
By Adele Peters, Fast Company Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting. [Photo: François-Xavier Chamoulaud/Unsplash] A decade ago, streets in Paris were clogged with cars …