Trump’s Thursday announcement focused largely on road and highway impacts, but industry groups and environmentalists note the implications for the energy sector are significant. Utilities across the country “are investing more than $110 billion annually in smarter energy infrastructure,” Quin Shea, … Continued
Rhetoric around climate change often calls on us to think of future generations: if we don’t suffer the effects, then our children and our children’s children will. For some, this sense of obligation could be motivating. But for others, the … Continued
Thinking about how to live sustainably, conserve energy and ultimately save a few dollars can be challenging any time of the year. But it is especially troublesome when the temperature outside drops below freezing. There are some simple ways, though, … Continued
President Donald Trump on Thursday proposed a change to 50-year-old regulations that would speed up new mines, pipelines and hundreds of other projects across the country, including some that could harm the environment and accelerate climate change. The move also … Continued
Trade plays a central role in plastic pollution and in the global plastics economy. Amid impressive and multiplying efforts across the globe to address plastic pollution, however, the relevance of trade to the production, consumption and disposal of plastics has … Continued
The Atmos Faceware personal air filter by company Ao Air is a sleek new product aimed at combating the poor air quality that has become increasingly common under climate change. Longer and more intense fire seasons in places like California … Continued
[NOTE: This article has a Canadian focus but SOS opted to provide it here as there appears to be overlap with US and global issues] 2019 was a big year for environmental news. Here’s a quick recap: UN scientists took … Continued
The level of Lake Superior dropped a little more than 1.5 inches in December, only half its normal decline for the month, remaining precariously close to record high levels and spurring continued erosion problems along its shoreline. That was the report … Continued
From sustainable development to economic development, and human rights to humanitarian aid, UN News provides daily coverage across all of the Organization’s key issues – health, migration, climate change and so much more. As the year winds down, we have compiled below, … Continued
Climate change is a story that is complex, multifaceted and big — perhaps the biggest issue of our time. It’s a story that doesn’t end, at least not anytime soon. Its effects surround us but are not always visible from … Continued