By Stephen McGrath
The Associated Press
VIDRA, ROMANIA » In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his Roma family amid the foul reek of burning plastic that cloys the air day and night.
Like many in this community...
By Paul Krugman
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“Change is coming, whether we seek it or not.” So declares a remarkable document titled “Preserving Coal Country,” released Monday by the United Mine Workers of America, in which the union — which at its peak represented half a million workers — acc...
By Katie Langford
Daily Camera
BOULDER » , according to a new study by University of Colorado researchers.
The study by researcher Zhe Peng and Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences builds on previous research to show that when ...
By Emily Anthes
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Male tanagers are meant to be noticed. Many species of the small, tropical bird sport deep black feathers and splashes of eye-catching color — electric yellows, traffic-cone oranges and nearly neon scarlets.
To achieve this flashiness, the birds must spend...
By Miguel Otárola
CPR News
The Elk Creek mine above the town of Somerset may have closed years ago, but methane gas still silently seeps out of its collapsed walls and into the atmosphere.
Tom Vessels, a former gas executive turned entrepreneur, is on a mission to eliminate that gas from ...
By Matthew Daly and Christina Larson
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » What did the world learn at Joe Biden’s global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?
For two days, Biden and his team of climate experts pressed his case that tackling global warmin...
By Rachel Nuwer © The New York Times Co.
Melodine Jeptoo will never forget the first time she saw a locust swarm. Moving like a dark cloud, the insects blotted out the sky and pelted her like hail.
“When they’re flying, they really hit you hard,” said Jeptoo, who lives in Kenya and works with...
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » and she issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions.
The moves are part of a governmentwide effort by the Biden administration to address climate change before a virtual global summit on climate change tha...
Review of program on public lands will look at climate effects
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONT. » The U.S. Interior Department is canceling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate ...
By Hope Yen
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to electric vehicles, building on a component of President Joe Biden’s $2....
By Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño
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RIO DE JANEIRO » As the Biden administration rallies the international community to curb global warming in a climate change summit meeting this week, Brazil is pledging to play a critical role, going as far as promisi...
Thanks to all Earth Protecters, we celebrate with people around the world the renewed dedication to creating a healthy, environmentally sustainable future. Thanks, Earth Protect
On the very first Earth Day, 20 million people took to the streets to fight for our environment. Today, the world looks very different than it did fifty-one years ago, but the mission of Earth Day remains the same and more urgent than ever: we need to demand widespread action to protect our planet.
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By Eric Tucker The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country’s electricity system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government agencies and private industry.
The initiative, announced Tuesday by the Energy ...
By Judith Kohler The Denver Post
After seeing jobs plunge by more than 600,000 at one point in 2020, the clean energy industry, which had been on a fast incline before the pandemic hit, surged 11% by year’s end, fueling optimism in Colorado and nationally that the trend is up.
Last year was t...
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press at The Denver Post
WASHINGTON » President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House pl...
Peter White
Tue, April 20, 2021, 10:00 AM·3 min read
EXCLUSIVE: YouTube is launching a slate of originals designed to promote climate change and sustainability with projects including a Leonardo DiCaprio-produced wildlife adventure series.
The company has ordered th...
Want to lower your home energy bills and be more environmentally friendly? Here are 10 simple ways to reduce energy waste, at home and at work:
1. Make the switch to LED
LEDs are a great example of how innovation and technology can make your life easier. They last at least 25 times longer ...
CO, State has 7th highest projected increase in properties that will need to add insurance
By Aldo Svaldi The Denver Post
Colorado and other mountain states don’t just face a much higher risk of wildfires in the years ahead, but also of flooding, which could hit more homeowners directly in...
Biden plan would spend $45B to replace lead pipes
By Aamer Madhan The Associated Press
CHICAGO » In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents in the face. And then there is the less...
