As newsrooms close, new independents emerge
National and local news outlets are closing, a danger for democracy. But local journalists are stepping in with new non-profits and independent news outlets.
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Category: Journalism
With cruise ships comes pollution. European ports search for ways to clear the air.
Cruise ships may be idyllic for travelers, but they bring burdensome pollution to port cities.
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A new technology, a new partnership
New steps in technology have made it possible to heat and cool homes with geothermal energy near the surface. New steps in cooperation between environmentalists and a utility company would be needed to prove it.
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Offshore Wind Marks Milestone
Giant turbines have begun turning in the first commercial-size US offshore wind farms, giving hope to the push for renewable energy.
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Severe flooding cutting people off from health care
Talking about “retreating” from sea level rise is “a tough conversation," says Christopher Krahforst, climate adaptation director for Hull, Mass.
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In Idaho: Fighting wildfires: A family tradition
Thousands of paid and volunteer firefighters will combat wildfires this summer. They are a rough army is often knit by a web of family ties: father and son, mother and daughter, brothers, sisters, cousins.
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