Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.
Author: HIROKO TABUCHI
How the New E.P.A. Rules Affect Toyota and Their Hybrid Cars
The auto giant lobbied hard against tougher pollution rules. This week, the E.P.A.’s new rules proved favorable to hybrid technology, an area that Toyota dominates.
Court Temporarily Halts S.E.C.’s New Climate Rules
Two fracking companies had challenged requirements that some businesses disclose more information about the risks they face from climate change.
U.S. Approves $500 Million for Bahrain Oil Project, Despite Opposition
The financing faced criticism that it doesn’t mesh with U.S. commitments on climate change. Earlier, two climate advisers had resigned over the plan.
New E.P.A. Rules Aim to Minimize Damage From Chemical Facilities
The rules require facilities to explicitly address threats such as wildfires or flooding, including those linked to climate change.
North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.
Why Is Mercury Stubbornly High in Tuna? Researchers Might Have an Answer.
Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found.
California Tried to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags. It Didn’t Work.
A ban on single-use bags included an exemption for bags meant to be reused and recycled. Except, they weren’t. New legislation aims to fix that.
In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits
The bottled-water company last year tried to kill legislation aimed at protecting aquifers at a time when many are at risk nationally.
Is There a Climate Cost to Collecting Climate-Friendly Stuff, Like Mugs?
A selling point of the Stanley Tumbler, today’s ‘it’ mug, is sustainability: one mug to replace many disposables. But things get complicated when you end up with lots of anything.