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Crypto Mining Poses Environment Pollution Threat: US Senators
US Senators requested the EPA and DOE to gather details regarding crypto mining companies’ gas emissions and energy use. The lawmakers claim that crypto mining results in environmental pollution. The ...
Biden administration contemplates forcing Bitcoin miners to reveal pollution data
United States Democratic lawmakers are intensifying their efforts for crypto mining companies to reveal their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions as the industry grows. The lawmakers are pushing f...
Can’t See The Stars? Night Skies Are Becoming ‘Rapidly Brighter’ As Light Pollution Intensifies, Study Finds
Topline “Rapidly growing” human-caused light pollution has made the night sky nearly 10% brighter each year, according to new research published on Thursday, obscuring astronomical observations and po...
IRA Spurs Clean Energy Boom, Electric Trucks Accelerate, Battery Demand Surges, EPA Cuts Power Sector Pollution
2022 was arguably the most important year in United States climate action: Landmark federal legislation and pro-climate state elections have paved the way for a clean energy boom in every corner of th...
Biden proposes tougher limits on deadly soot pollution
Seen from the window of an Amtrak train, smoke billows up from power plants alongside the tracks in Northern Virginia. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The U.S. Environmental Pro...
Arctic getting warmer, stormier from climate change: scientists
Martin Leonhard of the East Greenland Ice-Core Project (EastGRIP) operates snow blower putting a new snow floor for the winter-storage weather port tent at EastGRIP camp on August 9, 2022. EastGRIP is...
GM, Stellantis rank worst for fuel efficiency, even amid EV push
GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors may be transitioning to an all-elec...
Los Angeles bans oil and gas drilling within city limits
An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Los Angeles City Council has voted to ban new oil and gas drilling and...
Toyota secures funding to develop hydrogen fuel cell version of Hilux
A Toyota logo displayed on a vehicle in Poland. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel cell vehicles back in 1992. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — A co...
Rolls-Royce uses green hydrogen in jet engine test
LONDON — Plans to reduce the significant environmental effects of aviation took a step forward this week after Rolls-Royce and easyJet said they had carried out the ground test of a jet engine that us...
U.S. warns California cities possible water cuts in fourth dry year
Houseboats on Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal water managers on Monday warned California ci...
Offshore floating desalination plant aims to produce drinking water from the ocean
Ocean Oasis’ Gaia system has been designed to use wave power to desalinate water. Ocean Oasis Plans to use marine energy to desalinate water received a further boost this week, after a Norwegian...
Kutee Kitties Set to Release Its NFT Collection, Aims at Eradicating Plastic Pollution
Advertisement     Upcoming NFT project, Kutee Kitties, will be introducing the crypto space to its unique NFT collection designed to save the world from plastics. The ...
Blockchain-Cryptocurrency Technology Can Control Pollution In Dev…
Pollution in developing countries has adverse health impacts on the countries’ low-income demographic. According to a World Bank report, poor air quality leads to cardiovascular and respiratory diseas...
US launches carbon offset program to help developing countries
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks at the opening of the US Pavilion during the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt’...
Climate change threatens ‘things Americans value most’: gov’t report
The Jade Isle Mobile Home Park is flooded in this aerial view from a drone in St. Cloud. Residents of the community were issued a voluntary evacuation order due to rising water levels in the aftermath...
Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says
The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. Speaking at CNBC&#...
Climate protesters swarm Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
Climate activists protest against environmental pollution from aviation at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, in Schiphol, Netherlands November 5, 2022. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Hundreds of cl...
French project aims to supply Europe with lithium
A Lithium-ion battery photographed at a Volkswagen facility in Germany. The EU is looking to increase the number of electric vehicles on its roads in the coming years. Ronny Hartmann | AFP | Getty Ima...
Heat wave crisis in Europe grows as locals lack air conditioners
Europe is facing a tough winter, as inflation and energy prices continue to rise. The continent also faces tough decisions following its scorching hot summer Heat waves in Europe broke records, sparke...
Climate reparations ethical but not best fix: Climatologist
Displaced people in floodwater after heavy monsoon rain at Usta Mohammad city, in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province, on Sept. 18, 2022. Thirty-three million people have been affected by ...
Corporate climate commitments improving, with exceptions: Just Capital
Jose A. Bernat Bacete | Moment | Getty Images The vast majority of Americans support both corporate transparency on climate as well as federal requirements for corporations to disclose their climate d...
U.S. approves Kigali Amendment to curb climate-warming chemicals
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the 51-50 vote passed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 7, 2...
Volvo starts series production of heavy-duty electric trucks
This image shows workers at Volvo Trucks’ plant in Sweden. Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks said Wednesday that production of three heavy duty electric truck models was now underway, with its president...
UN warns of ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters The United Nations...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Likely Accelerates Lung Cancer In Non-Smokers, Study Finds
Topline Air pollution from vehicle exhaust and other fossil fuel smoke may increase the risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers, according to a new study published Saturday in the European Society for Medic...
Crypto mining could hinder battle against climate change: White House
An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a Cleanspark facility in College Park, Georgia, U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House Offi...
Crypto Mining Noise Pollution Gives Haters Another Reason To Vent
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Mining cryptocurrencies is no easy feat and does require a lot of infrastructure, resources, complex calculations- and noise. The...
Stricter standards needed for carbon offsets, several House reps urge
Riverside industrial pulp mill showing smokestacks and stream releases as the facility operates on a sunny afternoon. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Several House Democrats t...
G20 faces ‘tough’ negotiations on climate
U.S Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (right) with President of COP26 Alok Sharma at the G-20 Joint Environment and Climate Ministers’ Meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia’s Bali...
California bans the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
A charging port on a 2022 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid vehicle during AutoMobility LA ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, Nov. 18, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomber...