More than 16,000 chemicals are used to produce plastics — and some are silently killing us. Particularly worrisome is di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP, a chemical used to soften plastic products. Colorless and nearly odorless, DEHP is found in everything from shower curtains and shoes to medical tubing and has long been linked...
In Georgia, a fight over credit for its clean energy boom
If Joe Biden’s presidency had a capstone achievement, it was the Inflation Reduction Act, and if the IRA’s project of reindustrializing America through climate action has a poster child, it is Georgia. The Peach State is home to more new jobs expected to result from clean energy projects that have...
The National Weather Service is once again translating lifesaving alerts. What happened?
At the beginning of last month, the National Weather Service, or NWS, discontinued its automated emergency-weather translation services in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Samoan. The agency had decided not to renew its contract with Lilt, an AI-translation platform. Then, just about three weeks after the contract lapsed, the National...
Louisana already has 4 LNG terminals. It just added another.
On many nights, John Allaire can turn off the lights in his house and keep reading a book by the glow of 80-foot-high flares blasting from a gas export terminal a mile away. The prospect of a second liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in his once-peaceful corner of southwest Louisiana is unsettling...
Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent.
Four years ago, Harvard University moved a long-planned solar geoengineering project from Arizona to Sápmi, the homelands of Sámi peoples across what is now Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The Sámi had no idea it was coming. “We did not know about the plans until we got alerted by the...
A “green backlash” helped conservatives win in Germany. What happens now?
In February, Germany held an election that had many echoes of the one America held in November. Voters were incensed with inflation — especially electricity prices, which surged 80 percent after Russia invaded Ukraine and never returned to normal. Right-wing parties channeled that fury toward the incumbent government’s green policies,...
The Breakdown | Andy Farrell faces Owen question as selection debates pile up for Lions squad
Head coach must decide if his son commands a place, the back-row blend and whether a left-field pick is required As Andy Farrell prepares to name his British & Irish Lions touring squad it is worth reflecting on the events of 12 years ago. Then as now, the destination was...
Snooker targets Brisbane 2032 Olympics to capitalise on Zhao world championship win
WPBSA chair: ‘Someone has to say this is snooker’s time’ Zhao Xintong’s world title win could aid prospects The head of snooker’s governing body believes Zhao Xintong’s coronation as world champion could prove to be one of the most significant moments in the sport’s history as it targets entry into...
Police investigate two motorcyclists’ deaths in British Superbikes crash
Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson died at Oulton Park Fellow riders pay tribute on ‘black day for motor sport’ Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two motorcyclists who were killed in a crash involving 11 riders during a British Superbikes event on Monday. Owen Jenner, 21, and...
Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team principal duties after Oliver Oakes exit
Briatore to return 17 years after Crashgate scandal Driver Doohan replaced by Colapinto for next five races The Alpine team principal, Oliver Oakes, has resigned from the team with Flavio Briatore, the Italian who was once given a lifetime ban from Formula One, set to step up to assume team...