Energy & Environment
A recent declaration signed by three dozen scientists presents a strong case for the belief that fish, amphibians, mollusks, and insects are aware. The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness argues that current scientific research suggests widespread animal awareness is a “realistic possibility” — and that scientists and policymakers must take that into account when assessing risks to…
U.S. West Coast may become significant market for oil-sands crude
Many former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a large environmental protection organization are asking the Independent presidential candidate to drop out of the race. Several current and former Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) staffers, including co-founder John Adams and President and CEO Manish Bapna, expressed their support for President Biden in the new…
Nine states filed a lawsuit this week against the SEC over a rule that mandates publicly traded companies to disclose certain climate-related information to potential investors, lead by Iowa. This follows a separate lawsuit the previous week from 10 states. The rule requires publicly traded companies…
The effects of climate change in the central California agricultural hub have led to significant increases in irrigation demands, with annual water use now matching the volume of the region’s biggest reservoir over the past ten years, according to a new study. California’s San Joaquin Valley, one of the most productive farming regions in the world, has experienced such changes.
Fossil fuel emissions from methane, which are more potent than those from carbon dioxide, are projected to decline after increasing last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2023, the leading countries for emissions produced about 80 million metric tons in methane emissions from fossil fuel emissions, with…
CorPower’s C4 prototype recently finished a successful six-month trial off the Portuguese coast. Here are the results.
The rising sea levels caused by climate change are expected to cause big problems for the coastal cities of the country. These problems could get worse in the future because the cities are sinking, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature…
The state of Texas on Friday sued the Biden administration over an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule restricting methane emissions finalized earlier Friday morning. The lawsuit was requested in late January by the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s primary oil and gas regulator, while the rule was still being finalized. In a request to Texas…
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