Climate change is a threat that impacts all Americans, but progressive politics aren’t the only answer. In fact, there’s a wide variety of effective, common sense solutions that resonate with conservative values, and U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse. R-Sunnyside., has demonstrated … Continued
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In a new study, researchers have demonstrated a “strong correlation” between toxic pollution, which directly damages human health, and nontoxic pollution, which contributes to global heating and climate change. In the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers identified countries … Continued
thought I knew what I was signing up for when I opened Allison Cobb’s “Plastic: An Autobiography.” “Plastic” emblazoned on the front amid multicolored, sun-bleached plastic fragments accurately promised to reveal the cultural and scientific roots of plastic, and to … Continued
In 1966 Lynn White, a historian who focused on medieval technology, delivered an essay destined to become famous, “The Historic Roots of our Ecologic Crisis.” Immediately published, it began a debate which has not ended, and it may be an … Continued
You don’t have to look far to see examples of environmental degradation in America. Garbage litters our streets, erosion damages our land and waterways, and carbon emissions are an ever-present threat. For decades, these issues have been viewed as a federal … Continued
A brewing carbon trade war with Europe threatens to scuttle President Joe Biden’s hopes for cross-Atlantic harmony in the fight against climate change. The European Union’s leadership is set to unveil a proposal on Wednesday to tax imports from countries … Continued
Al Gore warned that the “the mounting threat of greenwash” poses a significant and increasing risk to a successful transition away from fossil fuels. “There remains a yawning gap between long-term climate goals and near-term action plans” at both the … Continued
The Colorado River is tapped out. Another dry year has left the watershed that supplies 40 million people in the Southwest parched. A prolonged 21-year warming and drying trend is pushing the nation’s two largest reservoirs to record lows. For … Continued
Before climate change thawed the winters of New Jersey, Lake Hopatcong hosted boisterous wintertime carnivals. As many as 15,000 skaters took part, and automobile owners would drive onto the thick ice. Thousands watched as local hockey clubs battled one another … Continued