A truck drives through the flooded road cause by heavy rains at West Perimeter Road in the Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 13, 2023. As climate change pushes seas to rise ever higher, shallow groundwater could become a more costly hazard across the Atlantic coast, particularly in South Florida […] Click here to view original […]

©Documerica | Unsplash (The Center Square) — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has filed a lawsuit against a handful of major oil companies, alleging they have "deceived" the state for decades about the role fossil fuel products played in climate change. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, names […] Click here to view original

Kio Networks Valencia 1 The clock is ticking for fluorinated greenhouse gases, more commonly known as F-gases. Often deployed as part of data centers’ heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as in other areas of the data hall, the use of F-gases is being phased out […] Click here to view original

Here’s what experts predict might occur—and why the country could be a “laughing stock globally.” Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has made no secret of his intent to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the international climate deal forged in 2015. It wouldn’t be the […] Click here to view original

Photo of a mass timber building On the whole, modern buildings have very large carbon footprints, thanks to pollution-heavy concrete, steel, insulation, and more. Indeed, according to the United Nations Environment Programme , “The buildings and construction sector is by far the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for […] Click here to view original

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist , a nonprofit environmental media organization. U.S. Department of Energy is rolling out the first installment of its $1 billion commitment to ramp up hydrogen production in the Midwest as part of a bid by the Biden […] Click here to view original