"A Fungus Decimated American Bats. Now Scientists Are Fighting Back."
"Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats."
"Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats."
"Yorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon. But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city."
"Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris."
"We toured a facility in Northern Virginia to see how it works and to understand why water use and energy consumption are such a concern."
"More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet."
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the ingredients in tampons, after a study released earlier this summer found toxic metals in products from over a dozen popular brands."
"Oil and gas companies are spending an estimated $5.6 billion on sports sponsorships, seeking to extend their social licence to boost production of fossil fuels even as the climate crisis intensifies, according to a new report."
"A federal appeals court on Friday appeared highly skeptical that the Trump administration had adequately weighed the safety and environmental risks of a rule authorizing rail transport of liquefied natural gas — even as judges questioned whether they should issue a decision yet on the suspended regulation."
"The White House enacted steep increases in tariffs Friday that could quadruple the price of electric vehicles from China and double fees on imported solar cells, upping the trade war between the U.S. and the Asian manufacturing giant."
The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Small winners of the 2024 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read/watch the stories.