EPA issues roadmap for addressing PFAS contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a roadmap for addressing PFAS, a group of forever chemicals that have contaminated air, water...
Environment
How ‘managed retreat’ from climate change could revitalize rural America; Revisiting the Homestead Act
Southern Italy’s rural Calabria region announced an innovative project in 2021 to breathe new life into its small towns. It plans to...
Los Alamos scientists work on technique for estimating stress in earth’s crust from oil and gas activity
A new method developed by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory could reduce the costs of determining if proposed oil...
To save forests, researchers are hooking trees up to Twitter
In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces...
Moving beyond America’s war on wildfire; 4 ways to avoid future megafires
Californians have been concerned about wildfires for a long time, but the past two years have left many of them fearful and...
Biden restores protection for national monuments Trump shrank: 5 essential reads
On Oct. 7, 2021, the Interior Department announced that President Biden was restoring protection for three U.S. national monuments that the Trump...
Illinois lawmakers call for hearings on high heating bills
Illinois lawmakers want to know why the price of natural gas has skyrocketed and are calling for public hearings on...
Lights Out Feared for NYC New Community Solar Projects as State Credits Fade
New York is primed to soak up the sun, but the city’s ability to hit its solar-power targets could be...
Landmark NYC Climate Change Hazard Plan Bill Set for Approval After Ida ‘Wake-up Call’
New York City could soon get a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind plan to protect and prepare all five boroughs for the effects...
Prescriptive easements on Crazy Mountain trails ‘likely non-viable’
A 2019 lawsuit brought by public land access advocates over the Forest Service’s handling of four disputed trails in the Crazy...
