Colorado voters in November will go to the polls with a chance to quite literally wager on the future of the state by either approving or rejecting sports gambling in order to provide a reliable funding source for implementing Colorado’s Water … Continued
Regarding “In Plastics War, the Industry Fights Back” (Business News, May 21), plastic remains in the environment for hundreds of years, which is why we continue to find plastic in every corner of the planet, from remote alpine peaks to the deepest ocean … Continued
The world’s top 10 crops — barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat—supply a combined 83 percent of all calories produced on cropland. Yields have long been projected to decrease in future climate conditions. Now, … Continued
The Environmental Protection Agency’s quick-action plan to clean up mine sites in the Superfund area around Silverton in the next five years was approved and finalized Thursday, and work is expected to begin this summer. The EPA said in a … Continued
As planet-warming gases reach levels not previously seen in human history, the Trump administration’s bid to restrict how federal scientists conduct the next National Climate Assessment risks delaying urgent action required to curb emissions and climate change. But the administration … Continued
For the past 40 years, research has proven that people of color, low-income communities and ethnic minorities suffer the effects of environmental contamination more than other communities. The Flint, Mich., water crisis and the Dakota Pipeline protests serve as national … Continued
Journalist and activist Bill McKibben is back with another book about the crushing realities of climate change. The author of 1989’s The End of Nature, often acknowledged as the first book for a general audience about what used to be known as … Continued
Researchers at the University of Southampton have forecast a worldwide move towards smaller birds and mammals over the next 100 years. In the future, small, fast-lived, highly-fertile, insect-eating animals, which can thrive in a wide-variety of habitats, will predominate. These ‘winners’ include … Continued
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new recommendations for what it says should be considered a dangerous level of exposure to cyanotoxins, released by blue-green algae, when swimming. The standards apply to two cyanotoxins: microcystins and cylindrospermopsin. The EPA says … Continued
Amazon hasn’t received much pushback from its shareholders. After all, the retail giant’s stock has increased sixfold in the last five years, making investors plenty of money. That doesn’t mean the company’s annual shareholder meetings have been controversy-free, but the … Continued