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In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change
First of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, Maine—On the Sipayik peninsula in Maine, Passamaquoddy tribe members are surrounded on three sides by water, and on all sides by reminders of their vulnerability to a changing climate. They […]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:
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Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks
One year ago, Charles Lee could look across the federal government and see his life’s work in action on multiple fronts—new grants awarded to minority communities overburdened with pollution, a new expert science panel established to look at their unique mix of health risks and the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action […]
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:‘Public enemy number one’: The battle against an eight-toothed beetle threatening UK forests
Forest Research said the UK is the first country to eradicate the beetle after five-year battle.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation
Second of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, Maine—The smell of saltwater is one of Brian Altvater’s favorite parts of living in Sipayik. Wherever you go on the tiny Maine peninsula, home to the Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, you […]
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:AI’s Massive Energy Demands
The data centers that power artificial intelligence require huge amounts of electricity. Some experts estimate we’ll need as much as 25% more electricity by 2030, and 78% by 2050, to meet this demand alone. Whether that electricity comes from renewable energy or fossil fuels has big implications for climate change. Dan explains why we should […]
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’
More than 85 climate scientists declared the Department of Energy’s new climate report unfit for policymaking in a comprehensive review released Tuesday. The DOE’s report cherry-picked evidence, lacked peer-reviewed studies to support its questioning of the detrimental effects of climate change in the U.S. and is “fundamentally incorrect,” the authors concluded. Scientists have accurately modeled […]
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?
SIPAYIK, Maine—Clams have been entwined with the story of the Passamaquoddy tribe for 13,000 years. Archaeological digs at ancient tribal sites have uncovered “middens,” or piles of discarded clamshells from generations of summer harvests, according to tribe member Brian Altvater. But the population of adult softshell clams in the waters around the Sipayik peninsula have […]
Published on: August 30, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups. PennEnvironment and Three Rivers Waterkeeper sued Styropek USA, claiming the company discharged large quantities of “nurdles”—tiny pellets used […]
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule
At a hearing held Wednesday to gather public comments on the Trump administration’s delay of tighter restrictions on hazardous air pollution from steel manufacturing, residents urged the government to consider the impact on public health. “What’s missing from this conversation and this decision is people. The people who, every day, are exposed to hundreds of […]
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source: