United States
This Is What’s Happening With Single-Use Plastics Around the World
Canada will ban a range of single-use plastic products by the end of next year. The ban will focus on six items that are often found in the environment, are often not recycled and that have readily available alternatives, the…
Diesel Pollution Stunts Children’s Lung Growth, Major Study Shows
Pollution from diesel vehicles is stunting the growth of children’s lungs, leaving them damaged for life, a major study has found. The research, conducted with more than 2,000 school children in London, is the first such study in a city…
Why Are Wildfires Getting Worse?
California is currently in the grips of its deadliest wildfire while two others rage, in what has been its worst wildfire year on record. The Camp wildfire in the north of the US state has burned through more than 50,000…
US Coal Exports Rose 61% In 2017, Recovering From Drops In Previous Years
US coal exports rose by 61% in 2017 (by a total of 36.7 million short tons), largely on the back of increased shipments to Asia and steady shipments to Europe, going by the most recent figures released by the EIA.…
Siemens Gamesa Awarded 225 Megawatt US Wind Supply Contract
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Tuesday that it had been selected to supply 225 megawatts (MW) worth of wind turbines for a new but undisclosed project being built in Kansas, United States. Siemens Gamesa will provide 98 of its…
India Beats North America, Europe, & Japan In 2017 Solar Additions
Those aggressive auction timelines by the central and several state governments in India have finally resulted in the Asian giant taking the limelight in the global solar power market. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), India overtook the…
US Wind Energy Now Supplies More Than 30% In Four States
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing forms of electricity generation in the United States, with the largest share renewable electricity generating capacity in the country, and according to new information from the American Wind Energy Association, wind energy…