Environment

A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio GrandeA Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

A Warming Climate Takes a Toll on the Vanishing Rio Grande

[ad_1] Meanwhile invasive Russian olive and tamarisk trees have moved in beneath the canopy, all fire-prone species. Fires in the…

3 years ago
Inside the MARVEL micronuclear reactor project at Idaho National LabInside the MARVEL micronuclear reactor project at Idaho National Lab

Inside the MARVEL micronuclear reactor project at Idaho National Lab

[ad_1] Nuclear reactors have a well-earned reputation for being massive construction projects that frequently run into cost overruns. Plus, once…

3 years ago
The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—YetThe FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—Yet

The FAA Says SpaceX Can’t Expand Its Texas Launch Site—Yet

[ad_1] After months of suspense, the Federal Aviation Administration has finally weighed in on the environmental effects of the planned…

3 years ago
Rice prices are rising amid rising food inflation, export bansRice prices are rising amid rising food inflation, export bans

Rice prices are rising amid rising food inflation, export bans

[ad_1] The spider web rice fields in Flores, Indonesia. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index shows…

3 years ago
Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-BiodiversityReshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

[ad_1] From the window of a passenger plane flying over the Amazon, the view is breathtaking. “It’s just miles across…

3 years ago
The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild SalmonThe Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon

The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon

[ad_1] But outside the walls of Warm Springs, so much is beyond the recovery team’s control. By nature, salmon transcend…

3 years ago
Volkswagen looks to build new EV facilities in the U.S., exec saysVolkswagen looks to build new EV facilities in the U.S., exec says

Volkswagen looks to build new EV facilities in the U.S., exec says

[ad_1] Scott Keogh, VW, in San Francisco, California, Sept. 18, 2018.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –…

3 years ago
Wall Street’s top picks to play energy prices, hydrogenWall Street’s top picks to play energy prices, hydrogen

Wall Street’s top picks to play energy prices, hydrogen

[ad_1] From soaring commodity prices to the "multi-billion dollar" hydrogen opportunity, analysts at Morgan Stanley and Bernstein name their top stocks to…

3 years ago
Hurricane Agatha aims at Mexico tourist zoneHurricane Agatha aims at Mexico tourist zone

Hurricane Agatha aims at Mexico tourist zone

[ad_1] A general view of the Bahia Principal as Hurricane Agatha moves toward the southern coast of Mexico, in Puerto…

3 years ago
George Soros says Russia is blackmailing Europe with gasGeorge Soros says Russia is blackmailing Europe with gas

George Soros says Russia is blackmailing Europe with gas

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony honouring the country's Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin…

3 years ago