California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the…
Author: Oliver Milman
Goats and Sheep Are Brawling in the Rockies. Blame Glacial Melt
The climate crisis may explain fights as disappearing ice fuels interspecies competition—with goats nearly always winning.
Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years
New research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that…
‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out
As western governments untangle themselves from Russian oil and gas, Svitlana Krakovska argues that the roots…
The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees
Later this year, the agency will decide whether to allow four chemicals, which have been banned…
What Will Replace Insects When They’re Gone?
The collapse of the insect population could unravel ecosystems. Scientists wonder if robots and drones could…
A third of Americans are already facing above-average warming
Temperatures in 499 counties across West, Northeast, and upper Midwest US have already breached 2.7 degrees…
Flood survivors urge Congress to change inadequate insurance
A petition argues that the federal government’s current flood insurance policies are ill-equipped for an era…
The North Carolina Town Besieged by Armadillos
Thanks to climate change, the armored animals are making their way up north. And there’s no…
Biden-backed ‘blue’ hydrogen may pollute more than coal, study finds
The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $8 billion to develop "clean hydrogen," but a new study finds…