In January 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration released an interagency blueprint for reducing emissions from the U.S. transportation sector.
Environment
Is the Western Drought Finally Ending? That Depends on Where You Look
Many people are looking at the snow and water levels and asking: Is the drought finally over?
Many people are looking at the snow and water levels and asking: Is the drought finally over?
A Solar Solution to the West’s Changing Climate?
Growing crops beneath solar panels can shrink agriculture’s thirst for irrigation while providing food and electricity, too.
Growing crops beneath solar panels can shrink agriculture’s thirst for irrigation while providing food and electricity, too.
Quit Looking at Everyone Else — It’s Time to Eliminate YOUR Emissions
UN IPCC sounds the alarm so let’s act.
UN IPCC sounds the alarm so let’s act.
Federal Electric School Bus Awards Drive a Cleaner, Greener Future for Kids Nationwide
More than half of children ages five to fourteen ride a yellow bus to school, amounting to more than seven billion trips per year in the United States.
More than half of children ages five to fourteen ride a yellow bus to school, amounting to more than seven billion trips per year in the United States.
Rifle Ban Among Gun-Control Bills Advancing in the WA Legislature
Other measures include mandated gun-safety training and imposed liability on firearm manufacturers.
Other measures include mandated gun-safety training and imposed liability on firearm manufacturers.
The Environmental Impact of the Japanese Whaling Industry
International law has evolved over the years to address the issue of whaling and its impact on marine ecosystems.
International law has evolved over the years to address the issue of whaling and its impact on marine ecosystems.
Machine Learning Makes Long-Term, Expansive Reef Monitoring Possible
Conservationists can now monitor climate impacts to expansive marine ecosystems over extended periods of time, a task that used to be impossible, using a tool developed by scientists in the U.S.
Conservationists can now monitor climate impacts to expansive marine ecosystems over extended periods of time, a task that used to be impossible, using a tool developed by scientists in the U.S.
Robotic Bees and Roots Offer Hope of Healthier Environment and Sufficient Food
Miniature robots that mimic living organisms are being developed to explore and support real-life ecosystems.
Miniature robots that mimic living organisms are being developed to explore and support real-life ecosystems.
Perennial Grains Could Be the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Agricultural grains, which make up more than 70 percent of global croplands, are almost always annual crops.
Agricultural grains, which make up more than 70 percent of global croplands, are almost always annual crops.
Experts Pushing for High-Seas Fishing Ban Win ‘Nobel Prize for Environment’
Fisheries experts Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila have won the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award administered by the University of Southern California.
Fisheries experts Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila have won the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award administered by the University of Southern California.
Rescuing Small Plastics From the Waste Stream
PhD student Alexis Hocken is working with manufacturers to keep their products from (literally) falling through the cracks in the recycling process.
PhD student Alexis Hocken is working with manufacturers to keep their products from (literally) falling through the cracks in the recycling process.
When Does Clinical Depression Become an Emergency? 4 Questions Answered
What is clinical depression?
What is clinical depression?
Why on Earth Are Shops Still Demanding a Receipt When We Want to Return Something?
They can send us promotions, offers and all kinds of marketing… but when we need something from them, we’re made to prove that we’re not cheats.
They can send us promotions, offers and all kinds of marketing… but when we need something from them, we’re made to prove that we’re not cheats.
Podcast: Goodbye to Blue Skies? The Trouble With Engineered Solutions
Humanity has created a lot of ecological problems, and many of the proposed solutions come with giant price tags — or the things lost can even be priceless, like the sight of a blue sky — with no guarantee of solving the situation in the long term.
Humanity has created a lot of ecological problems, and many of the proposed solutions come with giant price tags — or the things lost can even be priceless, like the sight of a blue sky — with no guarantee of solving the situation in the long term.
Eli Lilly Is Cutting Insulin Prices and Capping Copays at $35 – 5 Questions Answered
Why is Lilly reducing prices now?
Why is Lilly reducing prices now?