Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

by Lindsey Byman | Apr 2, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Topics

Since David Laird was young, the “lush, green forests” of the western United States meant an annual summer trip to hike, camp and fish. But the last time Laird was in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, a bark beetle had ravaged an estimated two-thirds of...

Offshore Drilling Harms Communities in Gulf of Mexico, Warn Climate Scientists

by Samantha Aguilar | Jan 20, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Climate experts urged skeptical lawmakers Thursday to consider the environmental impact of new oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. “I want you all to remember that economic gain does not outweigh the devastation we are feeling right now,”...

Lawmakers Weigh Blockchain Promise Against Energy Use

by Zachary Miller | Jan 20, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Although the largest blockchain products have drawn investment toward renewable power sources, their energy footprint is massive — and growing — according to new data that lawmakers grappled with at a Thursday hearing. “According to one estimate, 2021...

Students lead in green advocacy with environmental education

by Mikayla Denault | Dec 1, 2021 | Education

ARLINGTON, Va. — Students usually worry about schoolwork and tests, but the looming threat of climate change adds additional stress to children’s futures. “We need to educate, we need to step up and we need to really ensure that our planet is protected and we’re...

Rep. Henry Waxman speaks in support of proposed carbon emissions rule

by Sophia Bollag | Feb 7, 2014 | Environment, Health & Science

  WASHINGTON – A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting power plants’ carbon emissions got a big thumbs-up from environmentalist Rep. Henry Waxman Thursday at a rally outside the EPA building. The California lawmaker and top Democrat on the House...