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Electronic waste is declining despite reliance on devices. The biggest contributor to the decline is the disappearance of bulky televisions and computer monitors, says the new study. The total mass of electronic waste generated...
In a study of almost 500 airports across the United States, results showed that 20 per cent have adopted solar panels in the past decade. Key to solar success is how the airports elect...
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby...
Research by a San Francisco State University professor indicates that CEOs are more likely to enact social responsibility efforts when they disagree with the White House. A new study by San Francisco State University...
Several waste management companies in the US have responded to a Greenpeace USA initiative by announcing that they are no longer exporting plastic waste outside of North America. The environmental group is now calling...
Climate change could cost the American economy around 10 per cent of gross domestic product through the turn of the century, according to a new United States government report. John Dyer reports from Boston....
A new study from Stanford University shows that Americans are overwhelmingly in favour of reducing global warming and expanding renewable energy capacity. But they don’t realize just how many people share their beliefs. ...
Rising sea levels due to climate change could put up to 2.4 million homes and businesses totalling $1 trillion at risk by the end of the century, according to a new report released on...
Self-driving cars are often spoken of as the next evolution in driving, but the majority of Americans are sceptical of the technology. In a Gallup survey, more than half of Americans said they are...
U.S. president Donald Trump is opening up nearly all offshore waters along the American coast to oil exploitation, setting him on a collision course with conservationists. Even Republicans have criticized the decision. John Dyer...
Billionaire businessman and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and California’s governor Jerry Brown presented a report on Friday at the latest climate conference, outlining climate action by U.S. states, cities, businesses and universities...
Not long after President Donald Trump appointed climate change deniers to the country’s highest posts was the country hit by the strongest hurricane ever. Even the Republican mayor of Miami finds himself at odds...
Climate change will severely affect water supplies in major agricultural regions in the US. Cotton farmers will be the hardest hit, finds a new study. The US could face a 0.7% drop in GDP...
Donald Trump stood alone at the G20 summit in Hamburg on climate issues. And he’s increasingly finding himself alone at home, too. Many US companies are calling for climate action, and courts are blocking...
The United Nations has called President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement a ‘major disappointment’ but remains defiant that the US decision will not derail the ‘unstoppable effort’ to reduce...
US president Donald Trump is making true on his election promises and slashing regulations meant to limit climate change. However, there is little he can do to stop the US from moving away from...
A federal court in Eugene, Oregan is allowing 21 youth plaintiffs to proceed in their groundbreaking constitutional climate lawsuit against the Obama administration, federal agencies and the fossil fuel industry. The 21 plaintiffs are...
The effects of climate change could cause hurricanes to flood New York City’s coastline every 20 years, a new study has revealed. The Thomson Reuters Foundation reported that water could surge by almost three...
The two largest solar panel manufacturers in the US built a massive solar power plant, but they’re struggling for contracts. SunPower and First Solar are now focusing on new markets: homeowners and businesses. John...
Responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions should be placed on the consumers who buy the products and not on the producer making them. China has held the title of world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases...
