More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
April 16, 2024 • ~9 min
Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects
Georgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without them, there might not be a responder, but they aren’t universally loved – and they don’t get paid.
April 15, 2024 • ~9 min
Colorado is latest state to try turning off the electrical grid to prevent wildfires − a complex, technical operation pioneered in California
Turning off power is a last-ditch strategy for utilities to reduce the risk that their systems could spark wildfires. In most states, deciding whether to take that step is up to utilities.
April 12, 2024 • ~8 min
Save our seabed – the bottom of the ocean needs to become a top priority, and the UN agrees
Blue carbon is stored in mangroves, seagrass and sediments. Discussions at the UN Ocean Decade conference reiterate the importance of preserving existing sea floor habitats, before it’s too late.
April 12, 2024 • ~8 min
A landslide forced me from my home – and I experienced our failure to deal with climate change at first hand
The climate policies I research aren’t working – as I found out the hard way.
April 10, 2024 • ~7 min
Meet J.A. Baker – the influential nature writer you’ve probably never heard of
John Alec Baker’s 1967 novel, The Peregrine, recounts the story of a bird over ten winters, but his archive is the story of a very private man.
April 10, 2024 • ~6 min
Feeling depleted? So is the planet. Here’s how to move from exhaustion to empowerment
A new book, The Exhausted Earth, outlines how capitalism leads to burnout - for people and planet. But regenerative solutions are possible if people focus on interconnectedness, not isolation.
April 8, 2024 • ~8 min
How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production
Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products continue to heat up the planet.
April 1, 2024 • ~10 min
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