www.cnn.com

Australia fires: Agency responsible for emergency management shuts over smoke

The Australian federal government department responsible for managing emergencies shut its Canberra office due to poor air quality on Monday as the nation's capital choked on smoke from deadly bushfires.

www.cnn.com

commons.wikimedia.org

Food, feed and fuel: global seaweed industry could reduce land needed for farming by 110m hectares, study finds

Scientists identify parts of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10% of human diet to reduce impact of agriculture.

Read the Full Article on

www.theguardian.com

Steve Rhodes/Flickr

Google let Daily Wire advertise to climate crisis deniers, research shows

Exclusive: Data shared by the Center for Countering Digital Hate shows that Ben Shapiro’s news site paid for climate crisis denial search term ads.

Read the Full Article on

www.theguardian.com

pixydust8605/Flickr

How do heavy metals like lead get in baby food?

The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.

Read the Full Article on

www.nytimes.com

AZ copper mine could advance green energy but scar sacred land

US Department of Labor/Flickr

A copper mine could advance green energy but scar sacred land

Tribal groups are fighting an Arizona project whose backers say increasing the supply of copper, crucial to batteries, would reduce fossil-fuel use.

Read the Full Article on

www.nytimes.com

The Greater Southwestern/Flickr

As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain

The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions.

Read the Full Article on

www.nytimes.com

Australia fires: Agency responsible for emergency management shuts over smoke

Food, feed and fuel: global seaweed industry could reduce land needed for farming by 110m hectares, study finds

Get our Good News newsletter

When will we hit peak fossil fuels? Maybe we already have

Google let Daily Wire advertise to climate crisis deniers, research shows

'Vegan,' 'sustainable': How to spot greenwashing in fashion

How do heavy metals like lead get in baby food?

A copper mine could advance green energy but scar sacred land

As the Colorado River shrinks, Washington prepares to spread the pain

What happens if the largest owner of oil and gas wells in the US goes bankrupt?

Diversified Energy’s liabilities exceed its assets, according to a new report, sparking concerns about whether taxpayers will wind up paying to plug its 70,000 wells.

Paul Ehrlich: A journey through science and politics

In his new book, the famous scientist reflects on an unparalleled career on our fascinating, ever-changing planet.

Will California’s new oil and gas laws protect people from toxic pollution?

California will soon have the largest oil drilling setbacks in the U.S. Experts say other states can learn from this move.

Our top 5 good news stories of 2022

There is hope.

Our 5 most popular reads from 2022

A corpse, woodworking dangers, plastic titans ... revisit the stories that stuck with our readers this past year.

What I learned reporting on environmental health in Pittsburgh in 2022

For a lot of people, 2022 felt like the first “normal” year since 2020. It didn’t for me.