By Staff
Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:10 AM
Earth had its warmest year on record in 2024, according to a
new report from the National Centers for Environmental Information. In 2024, the global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. This ranks as the highest global temperature in the period of 1850–2024, according to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), beating the next warmest year on record in 2023 by 0.18°F (0.10°C).
By Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:10 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is helping to connect science with education to inspire the next generation of scientists. Through NOAA’s
Data in the Classroom program, middle and high school students can explore real-world environmental topics using historical and real-time NOAA data from satellites and other systems, NOAA said in a statement. The program offers five modules, each designed to help students ask questions, challenge assumptions, interpret data and think critically about the world around them.
By Staff
Thursday, December 26, 2024 8:10 AM
NEWARK, N.J.—
Nexamp, a community solar development company, is partnering with
Walmart to develop 31 projects across the United States. These projects are expected to generate more than 120 megawatts (DC) of renewable energy for the grid, create over 1,500 jobs, and provide millions in consumer savings for local businesses and approximately 8,000 residential customers, according to a statement. The solar farms will be located in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois and Minnesota.
By Staff
Thursday, December 12, 2024 8:10 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—
Earthday.org has launched a new climate education
NDC Tracker, a resource the organization hails as a groundbreaking tool designed to track and analyze the status of climate education in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the 194 signatory parties, 193 countries and the European Union, as part of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. The free-to-use tracker provides journalists, educators, government agencies, civil society groups, industry leaders and partner NGOs with a valuable resource to monitor how countries address climate education within their climate action plans, according to an announcement from the organization.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 9:10 AM
In response to a critical market need for carbon reduction strategies based upon actual, accurate, and actionable business intelligence, a group of transportation industry veterans has launched
Scope23. The technology company is dedicated to making shipping sustainable for shippers and transportation service providers. "We did not set out to offer just another emissions reporting product,” said Shaleen Devgun, EVP and chief innovation and technology officer at Schneider National, Inc., a provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services. Devgun is a co-founder and board member of Scope23.
By Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 8:10 AM
Two of the nation's top maritime dismantling services companies, NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services (NorthStar) and Modern American Recycling and Radiological Services, LLC (MARRS), have teamed up to pursue the safe dismantling and disposal of decommissioned United States Navy nuclear aircraft carriers at Port Mobile Alabama, according to a
joint statement. The vessel, formerly known as the USS Enterprise and now known as the ex-Enterprise (CVN-65), was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, serving the U.S. Navy for over 55 years before its decommissioning in 2017.
By Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2024 8:10 AM
A lack of cooperation to manage shared rivers, lakes and aquifers is intensifying the impact of droughts and floods, according to a new report, titled
Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation, from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The organizations are warning that slow progress on establishing partnerships and collaboration threatens to delay joint strategies needed to address the intensifying impacts of droughts and floods as it relates to climate change.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 8:10 AM
Americans are growing more concerned about the impact of climate change on the food supply, according to a recent survey. The
poll from the Walton Family Foundation and online survey research firm Morning Consult, finds that 8 percent of Americans agree that "if you care about our food supply, you should care about oceans and healthy ocean ecosystems." The Walton Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization begun by Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton.
By Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024 8:10 AM
BERLIN—As countries continue to look for new ways to reduce carbon emissions, two groundbreaking trains have been introduced at
InnoTrans 2024, an international trade fair for transport technology. The CINOVA H2 New Energy Intelligent Intercity Train and the Autonomous Rapid Transit 2.0, launched by
CRRC Corporation Limited, have been designed to offer eco-friendly and smart transportation solutions. The CINOVA H2 is a zero-carbon passenger train powered by hydrogen which generates electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen, producing only water as a byproduct, ensuring zero carbon emissions throughout the train’s operation.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 8:10 AM
CHICAGO—Researchers at the
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have demonstrated breakthrough technology that is capable of producing propane from carbon dioxide and electricity from intermittent renewables, such as wind and solar, with unprecedented efficiency. The project has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program to receive more than $3.8 million in funding through the Grid-free Renewable Energy Enabling New Ways to Economical Liquids and Long-Term Storage initiative.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 8:10 AM
Climate change is driving the call for better monitoring of air pollution threats globally. To address this concern, the World Meteorological Organization has released a
new report examining the use of low-cost sensor systems (LCS) to assess levels of air pollution, identify sources and to support air quality strategies to reduce pollution. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution leads to 7 million deaths every year.
By Staff
Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:10 AM
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPAC), in partnership with Subaru of America, Inc., has announced the
results of their coordinated effort with the National Parks Service to reduce the amount of waste that national parks send to landfills through the Don’t Feed The Landfills Initiative. Launched in 2015, the initiative has helped the National Park System eliminate 22 million pounds of waste through reduction, recycling, composting and educational initiatives while engaging park visitors to lessen their environmental footprint.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 8:10 AM
August 1 marks Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity has used up nature's resource budget for the entire year, according to
Global Footprint Network (GFN), a not-for-profit dedicated to helping end ecological overshoot by setting ecological limits that are central to decision-making. According to GFN, by August 1 humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, building on the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts now maintained by York University under the governance of the Footprint Data Foundation.
By Staff
Thursday, July 18, 2024 8:10 AM
The
North American Council For Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has released two
new reports examining the efficiency of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the commercial vehicle market. The reports, titled Electric Truck Depots Are Evolving: How 10 Fleets Grew Their EV Populations and Scaling BEVs in the Real World, tracked 22 trucks and found that battery electric vehicles were suited for widespread use in freight hauling. The research was conducted by
Run on Less Electric Depot, a program operated by NACFE to drive the development and adoption of efficient, environmentally beneficial and cost-effective technologies, services and operational practices in the movement of goods across North America.
By Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024 8:10 AM
NEWARK, N.J.—The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking steps to lessen the impact of diesel gas pollution from aging school buses on the environment. More than $6.7 million has been allocated for the purchase of clean propane autogas buses in round three of the EPA's Clean School Bus Program funding, according to a statement from the
Propane Education and Research Council. Fifty-eight districts have been tentatively selected to receive a total of 269 propane autogas buses to replace the nation's aging diesel bus fleet.