By Kari Lydersen, Grist A new 9.1-megawatt solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible. Courtesy of CleanCapital As someone who spent several years as a workers’ rights organizer, Fredy Amador is intimately familiar with the financial struggles people …
To Save An Endangered Prairie Fish, Dried-up Iowa Wetlands Get New Life
By Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News Efforts to save the Topeka shiner have restored hundreds of oxbow lakes across Iowa. Now, those wetlands are helping to improve the state’s water quality. A view of restored oxbow wetland in Johnston, Iowa. Credit: Anika Jane Beamer/Inside Climate News The minnow U.S. …
Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
By Matt Simon, Grist Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed. Santiago Mejia / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate change, blazes are swelling into monsters …
Coral reef fish recovery could boost sustainable seafood servings by up to 50 percent
Phys.Org School of Surgeonfish fish at Coiba Island in Panama. Credit: Sean Mattson With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think about. But imagine if the ocean could help with that. Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) …
Massive lithium deposit, critical for making batteries, discovered in the U.S.
By Eric Ralls, Earth.com 12-04-2024 In the heart of America, the echoes of the gold rush still resonate. But today, a different kind of rush is underway — the lithium rush. As the world craves more renewable energy and electric vehicle usage surges, the demand for lithium has soared, leading …
‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife
By Patrick Barkham, The Guardian Attenborough, 99, enthuses about tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC. David Attenborough shows he has lost none of his rapport with wild animals in an unusually personal and intimate documentary. Photograph: Gavin Thurston/BBC/Passion Planet Ltd. Filming the wildlife of London requires …
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies. The analysis found that 46% of global GDP was in countries that have expanded their economies while cutting emissions. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The once-rigid link between economic growth and carbon emissions …
Inside the €1 million offer to launch the first Nobel Prize in climate and planetary health
By Liam Gilliver, EuroNews Leading voices have joined the call for the Nobel Committee to launch a dedicated climate Prize. The Nobel Committee is under pressure to recognise the “greatest crisis of our time” by creating a Prize dedicated to climate change. Revered for being one of the highest achievable accolades …
Montana youth activists who won landmark climate case push for court enforcement
By Dharna Noor, The Guardian In 2023, court ruled in favor of 16 plaintiffs that officials violated their constitutional right by promoting fossil fuels. Rikki Held (center) confers with members of the Our Children’s Trust legal team in 2023. Photograph: William Campbell/Getty Images The young Montanans who scored a landmark triumph …
Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxin, New Research Concludes
By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant. A study determined that gas stoves were the primary source of indoor nitrogen dioxide pollution. Credit: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Pollution from gas stoves accounts for …