State Allows “Sand Mining” On Plum Island Beach, MA
The commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection has given Plum Island homeowners permission to “mine” sand in an effort to replenish the dunes here.
Clean Energy Progress Too Slow To Limit Global Warming, Warns IEA
The development of low-carbon energy is progressing too slowly to limit global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.
California Considers Statewide Plastic Bag Ban
The California Grocers Association announced its support for a bill which proposes banning plastic bags across the entire state, a move which has given the bill a significant public boost.
Relief for a Parched Delta
Thanks to dams that throttled the Colorado and diverted its water to fuel the rise of the American West, the river has effectively ended at the Mexican border. The Colorado delta, once a lush network of freshwater and marine wetlands and meandering river channels and a haven for fish, migrating birds and other wildlife, is largely a parched wasteland.
Eternal Energy Revolution Picking Up Steam
“Be a climate-protection hero, not a climate victim” is the message energy experts from around the world are bringing to San Francisco Tuesday. It is the first conference in U.S. history where the leaders in the 100-percent renewable energy revolution will share their knowledge and vision.
Kiribati enters the end game against climate change – in pictures
The waves are slowly seeping over the islands of the Pacific nation, which is at the frontline of the climate change-induced rise in sea levels striking low-lying nations all over the world.
Luxury Homes Block Up Delta Near Buenos Aires
Gated residential communities on the Paraná Delta have sprawled out of control in recent years, and are plugging up the local ecosystem and preventing the natural runoff of water that cushions the impact of floods in a vast area near the Argentine capital.
Puerto Rico Leatherback Turtle Nesting Site, Receives Protection
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island’s northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world’s largest turtle species.
New Sea-Level-Rise Modeling Forecasts Major Climate Impact to Low-Lying Pacific Islands
Dynamic modeling of sea-level rise, which takes storm wind and wave action into account, paints a much graver picture for some low-lying Pacific islands under climate-change scenarios than the passive computer modeling used in earlier research, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey report.