Top Headlines (Soc. of Env. Journalists)
- "Big Oil and Gas Goes Long With Super Bowl Greenwashing" February 6, 2025"As New Orleans readies to host Super Bowl LIX this Sunday, a volunteer ambassador program has been working to help welcome the hundreds of thousands of football fans streaming into the Big Easy. Who is sponsoring that program? Chevron, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers and a top climate polluter." Climate ChangeEconomy […]jdavis_sej
- "Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu" February 6, 2025"Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday." AgricultureDisastersEnvironmental HealthNatural ResourcesScienceNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- "Here’s Every Biden-Era Energy Loan — Now All Under Threat From Trump" February 6, 2025"The DOE Loan Programs Office gave out $107 billion to 53 projects, from EV factories to a nuclear-plant restart. But the fate of the loans is unclear under Trump." Climate ChangeEconomy & BusinessEnergy & FuelEnvironmental PoliticsInfrastructureLaws & RegulationsNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- "Trump’s FEMA Chief Assailed The Agency With Untruths" February 6, 2025"Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton amplified false charges that FEMA spent disaster aid on migrants and blocked help to North Carolina." DisastersEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental PoliticsJournalism & MediaNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- "Utilities To Spend Billions To Power AI. Are They Jumping The Gun?" February 6, 2025"A new artificial intelligence model from China not only upended stock markets this week, it also called into question whether the rush to build new, mostly fossil-fueled power plants to run data centers is premature." Climate ChangeEnergy & FuelInfrastructurePollutionTechnologyNational (U.S.)InternationalPublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- "Exxon Is Quietly Planning A New $8.6 Billion Plastics Plant In Texas" February 6, 2025"Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution." ChemicalsEnergy & FuelEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental JusticeInfrastructureLaws & RegulationsPollutionSouthwest (AZ NM OK TX)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- Burgum Directive Weakens Public Land Protections to Push Fossil Fuels February 6, 2025"National monuments, migratory birds, endangered and threatened species: Some of the nation’s most vulnerable natural resources are in jeopardy after Doug Burgum issued—on his first full day as secretary of the Department of the Interior—a seven-page directive weakening their protections to further fossil fuel development." BiodiversityClimate ChangeEnergy & FuelEnvironmental PoliticsLaws & RegulationsNatural ResourcesWater & OceansWildlifeNational […]jdavis_sej
- "New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration" February 6, 2025"New research by an international team of climate scientists documents a surge of global warming during the past 15 years that risks shutting down a key ocean current by 2050." Climate ChangeEnergy & FuelNatural ResourcesScienceWater & OceansNational (U.S.)InternationalPublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- "Republicans Move To Repeal Lead Limits Imposed By Biden-Era Rules" February 6, 2025"Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to repeal the Biden administration’s groundbreaking rules that require all the country’s lead pipes to be replaced over the next 13 years and lower the limit on lead in water." ChemicalsConsumerEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental PoliticsInfrastructureLaws & RegulationsPollutionWater & OceansNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
- DOGE Staffers Enter NOAA Headquarters And Incite Reports Of Cuts And Threats February 6, 2025"Staffers with Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) reportedly entered the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) in Silver Spring, Maryland, and the Department of Commerce in Washington DC today, inciting concerns of downsizing at the agency." Climate ChangeEnvironmental PoliticsFish & FisheriesGovernmentScienceWater & OceansNational (U.S.)PublicSource: ,jdavis_sej
Yale Climate Connections
- Extreme weather’s dark aftermath: a rise in domestic violenceResearch links storms, floods, and landslides to increased intimate partner violence – even years later. The post Extreme weather’s dark aftermath: a rise in domestic violence appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- California just debunked a big myth about renewable energyThe state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. The post California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- Puerto Rico y las órdenes ejecutivas del Presidente Trump¿Cómo afectarán al archipiélago que enfrenta aún más el clima extremo? The post Puerto Rico y las órdenes ejecutivas del Presidente Trump appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- ‘How can ordinary people push the government of Mexico to follow the Paris Agreement?’For citizens, climate action can require thinking small, acting locally, and growing collectively. In one Mexican tourism town, this strategy sparked a national move toward sustainability and climate resilience. The post ‘How can ordinary people push the government of Mexico to follow the Paris Agreement?’ appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- Cows eat seaweed, planet breathes easierA dash of seaweed in a cow’s diet slashes the climate-warming methane usually released in their burps. The post Cows eat seaweed, planet breathes easier appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Top Environment News — ScienceDaily
- Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakesAn international team of researchers has shown that countless tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland's mightiest ice streams. This finding will allow the flowing of the ice sheet and associated changes in sea level to be estimated more accurately.
- Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps us overcome fearResearchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related disorders such as phobias, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Mantis shrimp clubs filter sound to mitigate damageMantis shrimp withstand repeated high-impact forces without structural damage. Researchers discovered the shrimp's clubs feature a protective pattern that controls how stress waves travel through its body. The patterns resemble herringbone and twisted, corkscrew arrangements. Insights from this discovery could inspire advanced protective materials for reducing blast-related injuries.
- Uncovering how developmental genes are held in a poised stateNew research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of developmental gene expression, revealing a key mechanism that has so far eluded experimental scrutiny. These findings provide insight into the intricate cellular processes that control development, how […]
- Recycling the Unrecyclable: Reclaiming materials from epoxy resins and compositesEpoxy resins are coatings and adhesives used in a broad range of familiar applications, such as construction, engineering and manufacturing. However, they often present a challenge to recycle or dispose of responsibly. Now a team of researchers has developed a method to efficiently reclaim materials from a range of epoxy products for reuse by using […]