The Supreme Court ruled in favor of oil and gas companies on Monday when they approved fast-track permitting for pipeline construction across the U.S. This was in reaction to a ban on fast-track permitting for pipelines that cross water bodies that was issued by a...
The South Pole is warming at a rate three times faster than the rest of the globe. According to a recent analysis of more than 60 years of weather station data, warmer ocean temperatures in the tropical western Pacific have increased warm air currents directly over...
Verkhoyansk, a town in Siberia north of the Arctic Circle, has an average high temperature for June of 66º F and an average low of 44º F. On June 20, this city hit a record high temperature over 100 degrees. The scorching temperature has also led to an outbreak of...
While the United States may take first place for having the most wealth, the highest prison population, and the greatest export of weapons, it ranks twenty-fourth for its environmental performance. According to a new analysis by Yale and Columbia universities, the...
In addition to the coronavirus pandemic, and the deadly racism of our society that is being highlighted in the streets, June has brought another danger: hurricane season. Federal scientists are expecting storms to be more frequent and powerful, as climate change...
