City Eyes New Push to Buy Out Flood-Prone Houses as Climate Change Hits Home
When Patricia Snyder’s oceanside bungalow was demolished, relief washed over her like a wave. The then-resident of Oakwood Beach, Staten...
Environment
Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger
Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably guess that it’s the Amazon, the Nile or...
Environmentalists ask judge to shut down Maine hydroelectric dams
A coalition of Maine environmental groups are asking a federal judge to shut down several hydroelectric dams along the Kennebec...
Snake receives critical habitat designations in Arizona, New Mexico
A small snake that eats fish has gained additional critical habitat designations in New Mexico and Arizona under the Endangered...
Grants for pollution restoration projects in Delaware now available
Delaware communities affected by environmental pollution can now apply for grants, state officials announced. The state’s Department of Natural Resources...
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...
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...
