Remember the Hole in the Ozone Layer? This Scientist Discovered It
Susan Solomon on an Antarctic expedition in 1987.Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. On May 24, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award one of the world’s largest scientific prizes to two of the…
Desert Bees Have Figured Out Something We’re All Going Need To Learn
Olivia Carril (above) has added dozens of species to the list of bees documented in Bandelier National Monument.Sara Van Note 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. A cluster of leafcutter bees are foraging for nectar and pollen on…
This 70-Year-Old Republican Mayor Wants to Prove That His Small Southern Town Can Go Green
Abita Springs residents celebrate the commitment to 100% clean energy at Abita Springs Earth Fest 2017.George Long Photography Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last year, Mayor Greg Lemons counted every single street light in Abita Springs, Louisiana, and found there were 256. If his town of about 2,900 residents switched over to solar-powered lamps and LED…
New Documents Show Why Scott Pruitt Wanted a “Campaign-Style” Media Operation
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Internal records from the Environmental Protection Agency reveal the agency had hired a Republican firm last December to “directly support” Administrator Scott Pruitt and senior EPA officials with “an aggressive style of campaign-style” media monitoring. The EPA wanted the firm…
Good Job Destroying Wild Plants and Animals, Humans. Only 17 Percent Left to Go!
duncan1890/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Humankind is revealed as simultaneously insignificant and utterly dominant in the grand scheme of life on Earth by a groundbreaking new assessment of all life on the planet. The world’s…
Surprise! The Park Service Can Say “Climate Change” After All
Nick Hanauer/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Backing away from attempts at censorship, the National Park Service on Friday released a report charting the risks to national parks from sea level rise and storms. Drafts of the report obtained earlier…