Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees
It may be Arbor Day, but it’s generally a tough time to be a tree lover. That’s according to the latest edition of The World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Review,…
Month: April 2022
What I learned from pruning Milwaukee’s orphaned fruit trees
The apple trees looked half-dead. They formed a neat line in a scrubby lot on a quiet neighborhood street. I felt compelled to pat their scrawny trunks and say, “It’s…
Study: Climate change is creating disease hotspots
Although COVID-19’s precise origins may always remain a mystery, the disease that has claimed more than 6 million lives, halted global economies, and caused immense suffering most likely came from…
Climate change: Don't let doom win, project tells worriers
From BBC SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing A new project has been launched to address rising climate anxiety in students at the University of East Anglia. At the opening in Norwich,…
UN report: People have wrecked 40% of all the land on Earth
A new United Nations report released Wednesday shows farming, mining, and logging has marred more than half of the planet. In a portrait of land degradation across the globe, the…
It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.
The old cliche is more accurate than ever before: When it rains, it pours. According to an analysis of hourly rainfall data released Wednesday by the nonprofit science and media…
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
More cities and towns, like Pittsburgh, are banning single-use plastic bags in stores and restaurants. But do they work? We speak with an author of a book about the first Earth…
What Macron’s reelection means for climate action in France
Just a few days before France’s presidential election, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and President Emmanuel Macron spent 20 minutes debating the best way to get France off of fossil…
New Jersey could be opening new front in war for clean water
The state of New Jersey wants two companies accused of polluting the groundwater in a Bergen County borough to answer a question: what’s the value of a glass of clean…