Climate Change is Taking a Toll on Mental Health in Latin America
Extreme weather and environmental change are causing long-term mental health issues in the region, with an urgent need for studies and intervention.
Tag: ENVIRONMENT
New Trump Order Punishes States for Combating Climate Change
The order directs the government to “expeditiously” take action to “stop the enforcement of State laws” designed to reduce “greenhouse gas” emissions.
The World is Heating Up. How Much Can Our Bodies Handle?
How much heat can our bodies handle? Scientists put people in a heat chamber for nine hours. Here's what they learned.
Trump administration funding freeze of $27B clean-energy program strands local projects
The clean-energy program funding freeze is tied up in courts. The Trump Administration claims “waste, fraud, and abuse in the program.”
Chart: Even as New Renewable energy breaks records, energy emissions rise
The world added more solar, wind, and other renewables than ever in 2024. But with electricity demand rising, it’ll take more to cut carbon pollution from the power sector.
Will Texas self-destruct its clean energy industry?
The Lone Star State has dominated solar and storage development thanks to its competitive energy market. A new bill could derail that.
Trump Administration’s Climate Policies Jeopardize Research in Disaster-Prone Puerto Rico
As one of the regions most affected by the global climate crisis, local scientists are struggling with canceled research grants and funding cuts from federal agencies.
The EPA wants to roll back a rule that’s essential for protecting you from chemical disasters
Few regulations have been as subject to the yo-yo of successive presidential administrations and their political whims.
Hidden Costs of AI are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
While AI has helped make progress in addressing serious climate issues, the harms caused by the hidden costs of AI may outweigh its benefits.
How Florida became a solar superpower
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again No. 2 for residential.
In Trump’s new purge of climate language, even ‘resilience’ isn’t safe
"You really cannot address a problem that you can’t identify."
‘We’re losing our environmental history’: The future of government information under Trump
The administration’s wrecking-ball approach has raised profound questions about the integrity and future of vast amounts of information.
Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
US Forest Service: "We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.
EPA chief Lee Zeldin has launched an attack on the agency’s $20 billion clean energy loan program.
A Battle Over the Environment: Environmental Policies of Biden vs. Trump
The ongoing debate over environmental policies in the United States has gained significant traction in recent years, especially during the transition between the Trump and Biden administrations. This also includes the recent transition from Biden back to Trump. Each of these administrations have…
