Environment

[ad_1] Tourists and residents flocking to some of San Francisco’s most iconic landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Lands End soon won’t have access to disposable plastic items, such as water bottles, straws or shopping bags. The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the federal government will phase out the sale and distribution of single-use …

Single-use plastic items to be banned from national parks, public lands Read More »

[ad_1] Environmentalists fiercely opposed to Enbridge’s Line 5 said Wednesday the Canadian oil giant is lying about the prospect of gas prices climbing if the pipeline is shut down in a bid to gain the public’s favor. During a virtual news conference, they cited court documents in a case involving an Indian tribe in which …

Environmentalists claim Line 5 shutdown wouldn’t affect gas prices much Read More »

[ad_1] Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative – Jun 8, 2022 / 8:15 pm | Story: 371375 Photo: Brooke Hatfield/Canada’s National Observer Researcher Sam Starko examined how the marine heat wave, The Blob, impacted kelp populations in Barkley Sound on the B.C. coast. B.C.’s critical kelp forests withered as climate change has triggered marine heat waves …

West Coast kelp is in hot water, but scientific insights may help save our underwater rainforests – BC News Read More »

[ad_1] Houses on the east coast of England, photographed in 2020. On Tuesday, the chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency said climate change meant some coastal communities would have to move. Owen Humphreys | PA Images | Getty Images The chief executive of the U.K.’s Environment Agency has issued a stark warning to coastal …

Climate change will force some UK communities to move, official says Read More »

[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load FERNDALE, Wash. — Ryan Chapman was on pace to make $148,000 as a roving maintenance worker when he learned two years ago that Alcoa was shutting down the aluminum plant. Soon he was collecting unemployment and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in his late 30s, with two young sons and …

‘Green’ aluminum plant in Pacific Northwest struggles to reopen Read More »

[ad_1] I love trees. I also love dendrochronology—literally, “the study of tree time.” This science, which uses data derived from tree growth rings, provides scientists with a wealth of information relating to the conditions under which trees grow. As a graduate student, I was interested in the now-famous method of dating archaeological sites through tree-ring …

Tree Rings Are Evidence of the Megadrought—and Our Doom Read More »

[ad_1] Mosquito season is back in France as warm weather arrives, with higher temperatures, humidity, and stagnant water the main drivers for the irritating insects.  Read more: Do May’s high temperatures indicate a hot summer ahead? The season has started slightly early this year, said Frédéric Simard, a researcher at the IRD (Institute of Research …

Tips on keeping them away Read More »