Big Businesses Are Doing Carbon Dioxide Removal All Wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of reducing emissions.
US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.
Real Estate Speculators Are Swooping In to Buy Disaster-Hit Homes
“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they’re taking advantage of tragedy.
‘People Are So Proud of This’: How River and Lake Water Is Cooling Buildings
Networks of pipes and heat exchangers can transfer excess heat from buildings into nearby bodies of water—but as the world warms, the cooling potential of some water courses is now diminishing.
It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?
New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they’ll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely.
Hungry Worms Could Help Solve Plastic Pollution
Researchers are working on manipulating wax worms’ digestive systems to create a scalable way of disposing of plastic.
Your Body Ages Faster Because of Extreme Heat
A study reveals that extreme heat accelerates biological aging even more than smoking or drinking.
Antarctica Is Changing Rapidly. The Consequences Could Be Dire
“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would submerge coastal cities around the world.
Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You
This deadly bacteria, which hits low-income people the hardest, was once an “only in New York” problem. Extreme heat is now increasing its prevalence.
Arkansas Hosts the Planet’s Only Public Diamond Mine
Visitors have unearthed over 35,000 diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park since 1972.