Environment

Environment

Due to Armenia's lack of economic resources and the reactor's precarious structure, we can ascertain that such a nuclear reactor is an explosive that could go off at any moment.

The UK aims to end the sale of new non-zero emission buses by 2030 at the earliest, as part of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill.

The new batch of 10 fuel cell buses set to operate in Vienna city centre will replace previous e-minibuses and significantly reduce the fleet size.

Americans are being urged to destroy strange, sticky pink blobs appearing across Florida, as officials warn they pose a threat to both humans and local ecosystems.

Researchers analyzed 59 samples of menstrual products, discovering elevated levels of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," which pose potential environmental and health risks.

The world's top court resoundingly rejected conservative arguments made by Australia and other high-emitting countries seeking to justify continued fossil fuel extraction.

On July 23 more than 35 million people are at a major or extreme risk of heat effects, according to the National Weather Service.

A man was criminally charged for cutting down his neighbors' trees to improve the views from his own property, representing one form of timber trespass.

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla's beaches in the summer, but thousands of bean clams also make their way to the shore during this time.

"They sort of situated themselves in a perfect place to be admired there," said Whitney Grover, director of conservation for Golden Gate Bird Alliance. "Birds are such an important part of the ecosystem and they're sharing their neighborhoods with us. So it's a good reminder that we're all connected, we're connected to the nature even in our cities."

The agreement for 37 fully electric buses represents a total investment of 34.6 million euros, with deliveries continuing through late 2026 and options for additional units in 2027.

"Greenhouse gas emissions are unequivocally caused by human activities and have cross-border effects, underscoring the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change."

Haggith cites a present-day Massachusetts-based herbalist and druid who claims that slippery elm milk is good for insomnia.

China has seen a surge in energy demand due to unprecedented heat, with 152 weather observatories reporting temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius since mid-July.

The coal-fired NRG Waukegan Generating Station in Waukegan, Illinois, on September 28, 2018, faced scrutiny due to the delay in base-level reporting and monitoring.

Vance Packard identified "planned obsolescence" as a sales tactic that encouraged consumers to buy more by making older products seem outdated or intentionally short-lived.

Running an air conditioner at 60 degrees is going to be pretty energy-intensive, and also produce a lot of HFCs, so there's serious costs associated.

The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a warm and 'steamy' fall for 2025 across many U.S. regions, impacting seasonal activities and traditions.

The river in question, the Pader, is the subject and setting of this year's edition, curated by Marijke Lukowicz and Sophia Trollmann: the shortest in Germany.

The project 'Water Parliaments: Projective Ecosocial Architectures' connects various regions to tackle the water crisis as an intertwined ecosocial, cultural, and political challenge. It emphasizes the significance of water in architecture and governance.

Volunteers are tasked with identifying, measuring and recording the species and condition of park trees across all five boroughs. No experience? No problem.

Peter Malinauskas warned that politicians can do themselves a disservice when they get caught up in technicalities surrounding the classification of the crisis.

James Wallace, CEO of campaign group River Action told the Independent it would be wrong to concentrate on "threatening customers with £1,000 fines for watering their gardens" as water companies are guilty of losing billions of litres daily.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland ruled that the Dublin Airport Authority's radio ad misled listeners by excluding flight emissions from its greenhouse gas reduction claims.

Composting has transitioned from a niche practice into a regular part of city life in the U.S., with cities like New York adopting mandatory composting.

The 725-kilowatt solar array will deliver clean electricity to about 200 Sunset Park families, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy bills by 20%.

"In the beginning, we were litigious, we were out protesting, and that has kind of changed over the decades and we've turned into an organization that primarily does its work behind the scenes."

The underlying fact is we have not managed this well, and no one comes out of this with very much glory - not government, not the water companies and not the regulators.

The restoration will remove tons of sediment that include selenium, nickel and other toxic metals that washed out of the quarry over the years.