Just last year wildfires generated over 2.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions around the globe. That’s the equivalent of driving 500 million gas-powered cars around for a year, according to the EPA. With the wildfire season burning its way through this summer, several research groups are now working to demonstrate one small plant […]
When Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn rushed to the criminal court arraignment of City Councilmember Susan Zhuang after Zhuang appeared to bite a police officer during a heated protest against a proposed Bensonhurst homeless shelter, it made for a head-scratching spectacle. Bichotte Hermelyn had railed against neighborhoods that pushed back on hosting shelters, especially in […]
When Eric Adams ran for mayor, he pledged to prioritize the repairs of what were then 89 broken-down public housing playgrounds. Yet the number of New York City Housing Authority playgrounds closed this summer has spiked to 117 out of a total of 695 playgrounds. That’s up from 71 closed last year, records obtained by […]
Rural communities are losing access to maternity care, raising the risk of pregnancy complications, especially for Black women, who face higher rates of maternal mortality. Now, a Georgia medical school is trying to help by training doulas, practitioners who offer patients extra support before, during, and after childbirth.
Indirect emissions from a company’s financial investments can be tricky to measure, but a new study is putting a number on a hidden carbon footprint in the oil and gas sector. Using satellite data from Climate TRACE to analyze oil fields, Clarity AI found that a sample portfolio containing the world’s top 20 oil and […]
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Billions of dollars in public money are beginning to flow to seven “hydrogen hubs” around the country, including in California. But advocates warn without adequate safeguards, the projects could worsen air pollution.
Franklin County is getting a statue to its Black soldiers who fought for the Union, but there are other places in Virginia that don’t recognize those who sided with the United States during the Civil War.
