Category: Climate Action & Science

Chinese companies have built or financed $1.5 trillion in roads, dams, mines, power plants and other projects around the world in recent decades. The projects have had enormous environmental impacts.By Nicholas Kusnetz, Georgina Gustin,…

Even as data centers spike energy demand and electricity rates rise, Virginia has stood by its landmark climate targets when other states, from New York to Hawaii , have wavered. Legislators in the data…

Librairie Avant-Garde Huize Baiwu Bookstore is situated in Baiwu Village, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan. Baiwu Village is a historic and cultural village where Hui, Yi, Bai, Han, and other ethnic groups live together, and…

Part 4 of a series on a Kansas home built from reclaimed materials examines how a high-performance enclosure reshaped the project’s mechanical design Source: Green Building Advisor.

Climate zone 4A — 1960’s construction basement walkout – above grade exterior wallsI have a 2 wythe masonry wall in my walk-out basement. the outer wythe is full brick and… Source: Green Building Advisor.

Ohio has emerged as one of the top states for data center developers, with roughly 100 of the facilities already up and running and nearly 150 more on the way. Many of those planned…

Public space is often intended to be perceived as universal, but access is unevenly experienced. For many women, moving through the city involves a continuous assessment of exposure, visibility, proximity to others, lighting, transport…

Wendell Berry made his choices and stuck to them. He did not have a computer or a smartphone. Source: Grist.

The agency’s focus on commercial interests threatens fisheries science and over one million miles of protected marine habitats.By Johnny Sturgeon In July, the Trump administration relegated endangered leatherback turtles, sea lions and whales to…

Simply owning an air conditioner isn’t enough for residents who can’t afford to use them.By Lauren Dalban New York City is getting hotter, and for some residents, staying cool can be a matter of…

With June’s UN climate talks inching towards gridlock, a group of diplomats calling themselves “Friends of Science” issued a stark warning: climate science was under attack in Bonn. The coalition, spanning the world’s richest…

A Sacramento project offered young people from underserved communities hands-on experience with electric vehicle technology. Source: Yale Climate Connections.