Jun 28, 2024 | Aeronautics, Climate, Featured, Space
We’ve reached a point when scientists can easily gauge levels of greenhouse gases or other air pollutants just by measuring their concentrations in the atmosphere. However, with these measurements alone, it is not necessarily obvious where the...
Jun 27, 2024 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
The European Union is in the early stages of negotiating the Green Claims Directive, a new law that aims to curb greenwashing and help consumers make greener choices. The proposal heavily regulates the environmental marketing practices of businesses, limiting...
Jun 13, 2024 | Climate, Hydrogen
Volvo Trucks, the truck division of Swedish giant Volvo, plans to begin on-road tests with hydrogen-powered combustion engines in 2026, with a commercial launch slated for the decade’s end. This development raises a crucial question: Can hydrogen engines challenge...
Mar 14, 2024 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Featured
The production of battery-powered vehicles creates more carbon dioxide than making those that run on gasoline, a new report says. But EVs overcome the emissions difference relatively quickly. An average EV produced in the U.S. in 2023 will close the gap in about 2.2...
Feb 8, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Oceanography, Satellites
NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has made it off the chopping block all the way to orbit. The nearly $1 billion PACE mission, which the Trump administration tried to cancel four separate times, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early this...
Feb 1, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Environment, Pollution
Fueled by increasing temperatures and droughts, severe wildfires are on the rise around the world—as are the smoke-borne contaminants that harm the environment and human health. In 2023, Canada recorded its worst wildfire season ever, with fires releasing more than...
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