By Christine Peterson, Vox What budget cuts mean for wildlife, climate monitoring — and surviving peak tourism. Researchers study black swifts in Glacier National Park, Montana, in 2018. Cuts to the Park Service means the parks are missing out on species monitoring data. National Park Service Stories of struggle flow unceasingly …
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
By Kate Yoder, Grist Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure. For 25 years, a group of the country’s top experts has been fastidiously tracking the ways that climate change threatens every part of the United States. Their findings informed the National Climate …
Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed by wildfire: Here’s what we know at the moment
By Perry Vandell, Rey Covarrubias Jr., and Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY Wildfires have destroyed a historic hotel in the Grand Canyon, as well as prompted evacuations and air quality concerns in the area, officials said on Sunday, July 13. The historic Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim was consumed by one …
‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees
By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Bret Adee, one of the largest US beekeepers, has 55,000 hives used to pollinate crops. As monoculture farming spreads, bees have to be moved across the country, especially for almonds, blueberries and cherries. He lost 75% of his bees over the past year. Photograph: K Brinson/New …
New York will build first major new US nuclear power plant in over 15 years
By Edward Helmore, The Guardian Governor says plant upstate is ‘a critical energy initiative’ while renewable energy groups slammed the decision. Nuclear plant cooling towers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Gary D Ercole/Getty Images Kathy Hochul has announced plans to build a nuclear-power plant in New York, the first major new US plant …
Climate poses big threat to crop production, new study says
By Ben German, Axios Adaptation can’t outrun climate change, and rich farming nations — including the U.S. — face jeopardy despite their resources, according to a major new paper on global warming and crop production. Why it matters: It’s the first look at climate effects on staple crops to weigh farmers’ “real-world adaptation …
Map: All 250 million acres of public land the Trump budget bill would sell off
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company The Senate’s reconciliation bill would mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of public lands, and make even more eligible for sale—including hiking trails, ski resorts, and wildlife corridors. [Screenshot: The Wilderness Society] The Senate budget bill—also called the reconciliation bill, or Trump’s “One …
Harmful algal blooms: How climate change will affect their frequency along coasts
Phys.Org Algae in the ocean can pose a significant risk to humans, marine life, and the seafood industry. Under favorable conditions for algae growth, certain algae species can multiply rapidly, a phenomenon known as algal blooms. Although algae always release small amounts of toxins, a massive increase in algae numbers …
Trump is trying to kill California’s EV standards. It will affect cars across the country
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company As the Trump administration moves to end California’s more aggressive auto regulations, it’s throwing the industry into more chaos—and setting the U.S. back on its EV transition. [Source Image: 3alexd/iStock/Getty Images Plus] For nearly 60 years, California has been able to set its own standards …
Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn?
By Rod McCullom, Grist Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated? Sean Gallup/Getty Images In January, the Norwegian Road Federation released a statistic that turned heads inside transportation and climate circles: Almost 90 percent of new cars sold in Norway the previous year …