Natural gas is still the largest source of electricity generation in the country.
Climate Change
The future cost of climate inaction? $2 trillion a year, says the government
With time running out to head off the worst damage from climate change, the United States government is starting to quantify the cost of inaction – for taxpayers.
It’s not too late to stave off the climate crisis, U.N. report finds. Here’s how
The good news is that the world has solutions and technology to slow climate change. The bad news is that time is running out.
Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States
Misinformation, often spread via Facebook, is raising doubts about renewable energy and slowing or derailing projects.
This school wasn’t built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either
Almost 1 in 5 U.S. students attended schools in districts that were affected by federally declared natural disasters from 2017 through 2019.
A new study gives many Alaska communities their first look at how fast erosion is approaching
It’s the most comprehensive erosion assessment ever done in the state, and for many communities, it’s their first ever erosion forecast based on scientific data.
Federal government to fund relocation projects for 6 Alaska communities
The USDA announced on March 4 that it will pay for Alaska communities to relocate buildings and infrastructure.
Scientists are studying what extreme drought looks like in Alaska’s temperate rainforest
Heat threatened salmon hatcheries. Berries were sparse. And an insect called the Hemlock sawfly ate the needles off half a million acres of trees in the Tongass.
Climate change threatens nearly one-third of US hazardous chemical facilities
The report notes that socially vulnerable people, including poor people, Indigenous people and Black people, are more likely to live near facilities that use hazardous chemicals.
A Coast Guard cutter has reached the planet’s southernmost navigable waters, setting a new record
Almost 25 years ago to the day, the Polar Star’s sister ship set the previous record.