By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News New research found that the crop used to feed dairy and beef cows uses the vast majority of agricultural water that would otherwise replenish the largest saline lake in the nation. A view of bales in the Great Salt Lake basin. Credit: Brian Richter/Sustainable …
How a fantasy oil train may help the Supreme Court gut a major environmental law
By Stephanie Mencimer, Grist Even if the railway promoters win, here’s why the train won’t get built. A freight train near Moab, Utah, makes its way up a steep grade. VW Pics / Getty Images The state of Utah has come up with its share of boondoggles over the years, but …
Lack of charging stations in high-rise buildings is cutting off access to EVs
By Victoria Foote, Corporate Knights A third of Canadians and a quarter of Americans live in multi-unit housing, but the shortage of on-site charging stations is stopping them from buying EVs. Aniseh Sharifi spent the better part of the past six years trying to convince an unyielding condo board they …
A Supreme Court Case About a Railway Could Have Widespread Impacts on U.S. Environmental Laws
By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News A proposed Utah railway would quadruple the Uinta Basin’s oil production if built. Colorado and environmentalists have fought the project, arguing its impacts would extend far beyond Utah’s own borders. An aerial view of the Uinta Basin oil fields, where a proposed 88-mile railway …
Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target
By Helena Horton, The Guardian Campaigners say company’s apparent abandoning of 2030 pledge is a ‘masterclass in greenwashing’ Coca-Cola has been previously found by researchers to be among the world’s most polluting brands when it comes to plastic waste. Photograph: Régis Duvignau/Reuters Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge …
Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now
By Gwladys Fouche and Nerijus Adomaitis, Reuters Jan Mayen Vent Fields on the Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge. University of Bergen/Handout via REUTERS OSLO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded on Sunday in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the bottom of the Arctic, by demanding …
In the Dry Colorado River Delta, the Future of These Green Oases Hangs in the Balance
By Alex Hager, Inside Climate News Restoration sites provide critical habitat for migrating birds where the river no longer flows, but the conservationists behind them worry that political tensions could threaten their survival. The Colorado River flows through El Chausse, a restoration site in northwestern Mexico, on Oct. 26. Environmentalists …
As Countries Reel From a Dizzying Climate Summit, All Eyes Turn to Plastic Negotiations
By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News Countries are convened in South Korea to finalize a global treaty for curbing plastic pollution. Protesters stood outside the venue for the fifth session of the global plastic negotiations in Busan, South Korea, on November 25, 2024. Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images The …
How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
By Zoe Rom, Grist A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists. Luna Anna Archey/High Country News with support from EcoFlight In October, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a new resource management plan for Colorado’s Western Slope that will determine how 2 …
7 miles off the Oregon Coast, scientists are about to start harnessing power from the ocean’s waves
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company PacWave handled all the permitting and construction, so wave energy developers can test their tech in the ocean. The Offshore Support Vessel Nautilus is seen off the coast of Oregon near Newport. [Photo: Ellie Lafferty/Oregon State University] One of the biggest challenges with renewable energy …