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This Robot Is Delivering Coral Babies to the Great Barrier Reef
The climate is changing faster than many species can adapt, so scientists are trying to speed up evolution by fostering the spread of creatures who can take the heat. Think of it as natural selection with a little boost from humans—or, in…
The Smoke Clears from Household Fuels with New Clean Air Strategy
The government has announced only the cleanest wood-burning stoves will be available for sale from 2022. Polluting household fuels could be banned under the UK Government’s Clean Air Strategy for 2019, published today. Ministers have claimed new plans to reduce air…
‘Millions of People Could Miss out on Benefits of EVs’
A new report suggests a poorly handled deployment risks exacerbating social divides across the UK Millions of people could miss out on the environmental, health and financial benefits offered by electric vehicles (EVs). That’s according to a new report, published by…
Undercover Investigations Will Be Legal Again at Iowa Animal Farms
On Thursday the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa struck down the Iowa Ag-Gag law, holding that the ban on undercover investigations at factory farms and slaughterhouses violates the First Amendment. In 2017, a coalition of animal, environmental and…
Joshua Tree National Park Announces Closure After Trees Destroyed Amid Shutdown
Maintenance and sanitation problems also reported 18 days after government shutdown furloughed the vast majority of park staff. Volunteers helping tourists at the Joshua Tree National Park in California. A day after this story was published, National Park Service announced…
Hydrogen Train on Track for 2022 Arrival in UK
Alstom and Eversholt Rail have unveiled the design of their new gas-powered train, which has been codenamed ‘Breeze’ Alstom and Eversholt Rail have unveiled the design of their new hydrogen-powered passenger train. The train, codenamed ‘Breeze’, will be a conversion of…
Waste-To-Energy Test Plant Takes out the Trash in Rio
The test facility produces enough biogas each month to power a fleet of 1,000 cars. Rio de Janeiro is taking out the trash with a new pilot waste-to-energy plant. The City Company of Urban Cleaning (Comlurb) has built a test facility capable…