Coal plant pollution can be deadly — even hundreds of miles downwind
Over the past 15 years, coal power has been on a precipitous decline across the United States, dropping in use by over 50 percent. The rise of cheaper natural gas…
Month: February 2023
A report on flood-ravaged communities in eastern Kentucky asks: What is the real cost of rebuilding?
Current funding is not nearly enough to rebuild the thousands of homes damaged or destroyed in last July’s historic flooding in eastern Kentucky, according to a new research analysis. The…
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Can new recycling technologies that break plastics down into their chemical components save us from the plastic waste crisis? We talk with an environmental reporter about a new government study.…
It would take less than 3% of Big Oil’s profits to clean up methane emissions
Oil companies and governments have pledged to slash methane emissions in recent years, but so far have little to show for it. Emissions of this potent greenhouse gas by the…