Yet Another Town Is Dealing With Lead Contamination
Davel5957/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In northwest Indiana, it seems as if no city is safe from lead pollution. According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, the Environmental Protection Agency has found alarmingly high levels of lead in the soil in dozens of yards in Hammond and Whiting, Indiana, neighboring…
These Are the Countries That Will Have the Worst Temperature Swings in the Future
Suvra Kanti Das/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The effects of climate change are already hitting hardest in the parts of the world that have contributed the least to our current state of affairs. That, we already…
We’re Running Out of Clean Water. Bats Know Where to Find It.
Preliminary analyses suggest the long-tailed serotine (Eptesicus hottentotus) could indicate the presence of high-quality water in the northern Namib Desert. Theresa Laverty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Undark and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Desert life depends on reliable access to water. In Namibia’s…
This is the Worst Way to Become Vegetarian
Grist/Amelia Bates Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Peter Coughlin was in his sophomore year at James Madison University in northern Virginia, he was besieged by a strange and unsettling illness. At random times throughout the night,…
Scott Pruitt Is Trying to Fix His Ethical Nightmare With…Another Ethical Nightmare
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom, Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his housing arrangements with a lobbyist, his travel expenses, and his security detail. He has authorized raises for staff in spite of being told not to by the White House, and allegedly retaliated against EPA whistleblowers. This adds up to at least…
California Just Became the First State to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Construction
acilo/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. California just became the first state to mandate solar panels on nearly all new residential homes. The mandate is part of California’s “Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan,” which includes the goal that both residential and commercial construction be zero net energy by 2030—meaning the buildings’ annual energy…