pollution

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year.

Tim Menard says artificial intelligence can unclog our roads and reduce red light idling. He started LYT, a cloud-based platform that integrates drivers’ navigation data with a city’s network of traffic signals, analyzes traffic flow, and adjusts traffic light timing accordingly. LX News Storyteller Peter Hull spoke to Menard to learn more about his company, and how it can impact...

Progress has been made in the 50-plus years since Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1970 — the six most common pollutants have declined by more than 75%. Now the act is being limited by the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA, LX News climate storyteller Chase Cain explains.

Ozone is a beneficial gas in our atmosphere but when it’s highly concentrated at ground-level, it can have a harmful impact on our respiratory systems. Here’s what you need to know.

Biden officials said the new funding will allow them to retrofit about 450,000 homes and slash monthly energy bills for families.

Source Global is a climate startup that uses hydropanels to produce clean water out of the air. It’s backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission released a proposed rule that would require companies to disclose climate risk. Here’s a look at potential impacts.

Air pollution in London has become a major talking point in recent years.

IQAir, which sells air purifiers and quality monitors, analyzed PM2.5 air pollution from more than 6,000 monitors around the world. Here are its results.

Nexii is manufacturing fire and water resilient wall panels for commercial and residential buildings with no carbon emissions.

SEC Commissioners will be meeting Monday to propose rules to enhance disclosures regarding climate-related risks. 

Around a dozen fellows from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, helped to build the emissions tool on a full-time, pro bono basis for six months.

Two-car train will use fuel-cells that are roof-mounted and underfloor batteries.

President Biden’s Build Back Better Act has stalled in the Senate, and talks between the White House and some key senators have essentially stopped.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused European carbon credit prices to plummet sharply. They are recovering, but these factors will weigh on future demand.

Glendale has proposed to spend $260 million on new natural gas generators, angering residents and environmentalists amid the state’s clean energy transition.

It is hoped an agreement to address the growing problem of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscapes can be reached by the end of 2024.

The latest U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report identifies a variety of climate change-related health risks — and suggests they’ll worsen without action.

The leasing pause comes after a Louisiana federal judge blocked officials from using higher cost estimates of climate change.

The Postal Service’s plan to purchase thousands of gas-powered vehicles has drawn strong opposition from the Biden administration and environmental groups.