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Geese find sanctuary in citiesHumans have long shared urban environments with geese. New research is shedding light on what draws our feathered friends.聽
Climate scientist steps out of the lab and into the windAfter spending a career researching climate change, former NOAA scientist David Goodrich set on a cross-country bike trip to talk with everyday聽Americans about global warming.
Fire and floods: Did climate play a role in this fall's disasters?As wildfires rage in California and Puerto Rico struggles to restore basic utilities after getting socked by two hurricanes, many Americans worry that the disaster-filled fall may be a sign of things to come.
In Utah, major forest fire fuels push for state, not federal controlThe costliest fire in Utah's history came this summer, after locals had warned for years that the US Forest Service was mismanaging public land and making it more vulnerable to catastrophic blazes. Now state leaders are asking Washington to return that power to the states.
Evaporation: the overlooked alternative energy source?So-called evaporation engines could add another stream of renewable power to a diversified energy strategy, researchers say. But the technology has a way聽to go 鈥� and some questions to answer 鈥� before it can be deployed.
Quicker than expected, auto industry revs up for an electric-car futureSome experts project electric vehicles could make up more than half of car sales by 2040, projections that GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Chinese automakers, and others are taking seriously all of a sudden.
First LookConservationists say indigenous perspectives could aid global climate policiesA Swedish funded initiative hopes to include indigenous voices in the worldwide environmental discussion. The goal is to use the intimate environmental knowledge held by indigenous groups to create more effective climate policy worldwide.聽
Progress WatchConservation success: Buoyed hopes for sea turtlesAfter half a century of conservation efforts, scientists are seeing long-term growth in some populations聽of the globe鈥檚 seven species of sea turtles.
DIY do-gooders direct Caribbean disaster relief effortsWant to help Puerto Rico recover? Amateur analysts of satellite imagery around the world are pointing relief workers to where they are needed most. Anyone can do it!
EPA's big shift: Will Scott Pruitt fundamentally change environmental protection?The EPA administrator聽appears to be initiating a more dramatic overhaul of the agency than the typical course correction seen with changes in presidential administrations, historians say.
First LookUS solar companies ask for protection from foreign importsThe US International Trade Commission is hearing proposals from US based solar companies that would like tariffs imposed on foreign panel makers. While the cheaper foreign panels have benefited customers, the low prices have hit domestic solar manufacturers hard.聽
Using outer space to help cool buildings on EarthUsing a phenomenon known as radiative sky cooling, a team of Stanford researchers has developed rooftop panels that could be used to passively cool buildings.
Where Romulus suckled, wolves roam againRome's founder was suckled by a she-wolf, but Canis lupus has not been spotted there for a century. Now a small pack has made its home near the airport.
First LookChina sets ambitious goals for new energy vehicle salesChina takes another step toward reducing pollution and reaching its goal of a total ban on traditional fuel cars. China hopes that the new energy cars will make up 10 percent of all car sales by 2019, a goal that has been met with some support by automakers.聽
Sowing common ground: Botanical gardens tell the story of climate changeBotanical gardens aim to empower visitors to see climate change in their own backyards.
In the West, communities pioneer cooperative approach to fighting wildfiresInstead of having understaffed towns try to do their own research in the middle of an emergency,聽the FAC Network聽offers a cooperative model where communities can share best practices and get help quickly.
First LookUN solution for a pollution free planet: polluters should pick up the billFinding paths of progress toward a greener planet shouldn't be left to governments alone, businesses play a key role in developing new technologies, says executive director of UN Environment.聽
Conservatives and conservationists find common ground on Chesapeake shoresTo many Americans, conservatism and environmentalism are mutually exclusive ideologies. But to residents of Virginia's Middle Peninsula, the two go hand-in-hand.
Can resilience planning be disentangled from climate politics?While discussion of climate change remains highly polarized,聽another topic is getting not just traction, but meaningful action across the political spectrum: resilience planning.- It's a small world after all, say scientists warning of sand scarcityOut of the complexity of the global聽sand聽trade has emerged something of a butterfly effect, in which an economic decision in one place can wreak social and environmental havoc聽on the other side of the world.
