It Was a Bad Year for Carbon Emissions—Even in California
Paul Harris/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Carbon emissions are rising in the the United States, and it looks like the golden green state of California is part of the problem. Despite putting up acres of…
The Shutdown Has Halted Important Scientific Research
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In Southern Utah, there is a patch of desert heated by infrared lamps. The lamps hang just above the plants and soil crusts commonly found in this desert surrounding Moab.…
California’s Camp Fire Was the World’s Costliest Natural Disaster in 2018
This story was originally published by HuffPost. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Camp fire, which killed 86 people and burned the Northern California town of Paradise to the ground in November, was last year’s most expensive natural disaster worldwide, according to a report from German-based global reinsurance company Munich Re. The fire, which…
“It’s a Nightmare”: Americans’ Health Is at Risk as the Shutdown Slashes the EPA
Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency examine runoff and test for PCB levels in Minden, West Virginia.Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US government shutdown has stymied environmental testing and inspections,…
Scott Pruitt Is Facing Yet Another Scandal Thanks to His Legal Defense Fund
Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Scott Pruitt left a long trail of investigations behind when he exited the Environmental Protection Agency last July to lead a private life as a coal consultant. On Thursday, four Democratic senators added yet another concern to the pile, requesting more information from…
The Costly, Complicated Process of Cleaning Up a Toxic River
Tyler Tjomsland/Spokesman Review/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. East of Spokane, Washington, the ghost of decades-old industrial pollution still haunts the groundwater. Laden with chemicals that can cause cancer and developmental disabilities, the subsurface…