This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children in India have less opportunities to play outdoors than their parents had as kids, according to a survey in 10 countries which found that over half of children globally…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s water woes are well documented. The news keeps getting worse: Kornik, a town near the border with Tibet, went dry last summer because of reductions in snowfall and unpredictable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coal isn’t coming back, although with real investment in carbon capture and sequestration, it could continue to contribute to a clean energy economy. A decade ago, coal accounted for nearly half…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent and more severe, as we reported yesterday. The best way to protect against heat-related deaths is well known: more air conditioning. AC “can…
Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes carbon dioxide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The palm oil industry has become notorious for its negative impacts on tropical rainforests, indigenous peoples, local communities, workers, and the global climate. For over a decade, global brands and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Animal charities employ a wide range of interventions in order to help animals. Despite the many unknowns and the comparative lack of research in this emerging field, ACE seeks to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All over Seattle, green space is being threatened by development. The exponential growth of the “Emerald City” – on course to add another 120,000 residents by 2035* – is forcing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To say that the on-road emissions of a given vehicle exceed the allowed emissions standard or the emissions measured during dynamometer tests does not mean necessarily that “cheating” is the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Meet 28-year-old Carolyn Harper, an environmental science educator who currently teaches at our campus in Prince William Forest Park on the East Coast. I started taking classes and learning new things that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2000 and 2016, 500 million people gained access to electricity. That pace is expected to continue to 2030. That will still leave 674 million people (compared with 1.1 billion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Healthcare doesn’t grow on trees — except perhaps in Louisville, where a $14.5 million research project is testing out that very theory on its residents. The Green Heart project is an…