by Ritu Prasad | Aug 9, 2017 | Environment, Featured
Shark Week 2017 has come to a close, but that doesn’t mean the shark conversation should end. We can let the CGI one that raced Michael Phelps go until next year, but the 500-plus species currently living in our oceans need us to keep the discussion about shark...
by Katie Watkins | Aug 8, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — For Americans interested in reducing their carbon footprint, a new Canadian-Swedish study has a bold proposition: consider having fewer children. Researchers from Canada’s University of British Columbia and Sweden’s Lund University analyzed 39...
by Christine Huang | Aug 4, 2017 | Environment
As new reports indicate that Earth’s temperature will likely increase by two degrees Celsius by the end of the century, scientist and economists are once again urging the government to take immediate action to avoid the most devastating consequences of climate change....
by Ritu Prasad & Katie Watkins | Aug 2, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Twenty-one-year-old Mikaela Biester has been climbing trees since she was six years old. Unlike most people who abandon the tree-tops for careers on the ground, Biester aspires to be a professional tree climber. With a father who owns a tree care company,...
by Christine Huang | Jul 30, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Alaskan lawmakers continue to push for energy development in the Arctic region, citing economic and national security incentives and highlighting regulatory safeguards for the environment. But critics say drilling can be done in less environmentally...
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by Beixi Xu | Jul 27, 2017 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON-Two Democratic senators said Wednesday they don’t yet have Republican support for a new bill to tax carbon emissions, and have asked a conservative group to help them find the support. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of...
