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AfricaAsiaBatteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWater
Electricity, Clean Water Hold Keys to Human and Climate Health
While the world’s most industrialized countries grapples with health care systems that are strained and fraying in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, large ... -
U.S. Judge Orders New Environmental Assessment for Dakota Access Pipeline
A U.S. federal judge has sent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers back the drawing board in its review of the fiercely-contested Dakota Access ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCoalEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatorySub-National GovernmentsWater
Proposed Alberta Coal Mine Expansion Evades Federal Review
Alberta’s proposed Vista thermal coal mine has tweaked its expansion plans to just below the dimensions that would trigger a federal review, opening Canada ... -
Derailed Petcoke Train Near Prince George Also Carried Methanol, LNG
Cleaning up the 40 tonnes of petroleum coke that spilled into a local creek will not be an easy task, but far worse could ... -
Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobsMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater
Trump Considers Fossil Bailout as Coronavirus, OPEC Price War Put Producers in Peril
Federal government assistance for the U.S. shale industry emerged as a strong possibility last week, after falling demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCollateral DamageHealth & SafetyInsurance & LiabilityLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportWater
Prince George School Evacuated after Latest Canadian Train Derailment
In yet another Canadian freight train derailment, 27 cars left the tracks near Prince George, British Columbia last week, forcing the evacuation of a ... -
AsiaBuildingsCitiesDemographicsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInsurance & LiabilityInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryOceansSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Coastal Cities Must Fight or Flee as Global Waters Rise
With global sea levels expected to rise an average of one to four feet by 2100, cities like San Francisco, Manila, and Boston are ... -
CitiesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWater
Once-Mighty Colorado River Loses 1.5 Billion Tonnes of Water Since 2000
A vanishing snowpack—courtesy of climate change—is shrinking the Colorado River, and with 40 million Americans and $1 trillion in economic activity in the balance, ...
