A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’
Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver.
Another A.I. Target: Food Waste
Artificial intelligence is peering into restaurant garbage pails and crunching grocery-store data to try to figure out how to send less uneaten food into dumpsters.
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are now starting to become reality, raising concerns about safety.
Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.
Energy Dept. Awards $6 Billion to Cut Carbon from Industry
Industries produce 25 percent of America’s planet-warming emissions but so far have proved very hard to clean up. The Biden administration is trying.
Energy Dept. Awards $6 Billion to Cut Carbon from Industry
Industries produce 25 percent of America’s planet-warming emissions but so far have proved very hard to clean up. The Biden administration is trying.
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.
Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.
At CERAWeek, Saudi Aramco C.E.O. Says Energy Transition ‘Visibly Failing’
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.