Roundabouts in Keene Help Cut Emissions and Air Pollution
Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights for roundabouts.
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Photographer captures timelapse of ‘red lightning’ in New Zealand – video
Dan Zafra captured a timelapse of something he could only dream of – red sprites, also known as red lightning, flashing above the Milky Way – while photographing from the Clay Cliffs in New Zealand’s south island on 11 October.…
Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm. By Liza Gross Employees at the National Institutes of Health learned…
No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds
‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE No major bank has yet committed to stop funding new oil and gas fields or coal capacity, research has found. Most banks that have…
Water firms in England could face harsher sewage fines under new Environment Agency powers
Government consults on allowing regulator to use lower civil standard of proof and introducing automatic penalties Water companies in England could face more, and automatic, fines for sewage dumping under new Environment Agency powers. The government is consulting on allowing…
New York City Unveils Plan for Flood-Prone Neighborhood Nicknamed ‘The Hole’
A small neighborhood on the border of Brooklyn and Queens floods often. The city has finally mapped out a solution to the problem. By Lauren Dalban It hadn’t rained in two days and yet, on a warm sunny day in…
Evacuating Remote Alaska Was Hard. Rebuilding Will Be Even Harder.
Villages in Western Alaska were hit by the remnants of a violent typhoon last week. Many survivors are unlikely to return home for more than a year. By Kiley Price When the remnants of a deadly typhoon slammed Western Alaska’s…
The Former Lobbyists Making Key Decisions at the E.P.A.
The Environmental Protection Agency has hired numerous former lobbyists and industry insiders who now work on chemical regulation, emission limits and other rules.
New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots
Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How…
Radar study shows when offshore turbines pose greatest risks to migrating birds
When songbirds migrate through the Americas, they often cut through sections of the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to save energy. A new study looks at their flying patterns in an attempt to assess how much risk offshore wind…