Category: Climate Action & Science

The US is expected to resume its attempt to sink measures for a greener global shipping sector at closed-door talks between governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in early September. The US and…

A group of Chicago business leaders have announced plan to launch what they’re calling, “the first airport express train in the US.” The O’Hare Flyer is a fully electric train that will offer non-stop…

City Tower One is a 358-meter-tall (1,175 ft.) tower in Dubai designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners. The 93-story mixed-use skyscraper completed construction and launched for leasing in June 2026. Source: ArchDaily Green Architecture.

In Bramois, on the outskirts of the city of Sion, this two-family home project challenges the typology of dual-unit housing that is currently widespread in low-density development zones. It contrasts the typology of the…

Thousands of feet beneath the desert valley of southwest Utah, a slender tool tucked inside a drill pipe is barreling through hot granite. The rod-shaped device, built by the startup Hephae Energy Technology ,…

Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a slate of bills meant to expand virtual power plants that could offset the state’s fast-rising electricity costs. Source: Canary Media.

The current administration is following through with dismantling long-held biodiversity and public lands laws while freeing up environmentally damaging construction from environmental regulation. Anti-pollution measures are also being loosened to the highest emitting polluters.

As temperatures rise and energy challenges mount, advocates are looking to renewable projects to ease the growing strain.By Lauren Dalban NEW YORK—When nearly 10,000 people in Southeast Queens lost power during a July heatwave,…

New research finds that reducing air pollution can reverse harms to children’s health.By Keerti Gopal Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage. 

Most of the time, new electric car models in the United States are located way up in the premium vehicle territory. Well, nowadays, you hardly get any new electric vehicles at all in the…

For nearly two decades, Maine has tried to build utility-scale wind in the northern reaches of the state. On Tuesday morning, utility regulators brought that vision a little closer to reality, choosing an 800-megawatt…

Can you have a bathroom fan ductwork exhaust outside next to a fresh air intake for the HVAC? I’m guessing ideally you wouldn’t want that right next to each other,… Source: Green Building Advisor.