Tag: carbon
Bottom Trawling Could Unleash Carbon Dioxide, Worsening Global Warming
A Controversial Fishing Method May Dredge Up a Climate Time Bomb Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that is notoriously destructive to seafloor ecosystems. Now there’s growing evidence that it might unleash planet-warming carbon By Kate McMahon edited by Andrea Thompson A trawl net, full of fish, as it is hauled to the surface within…
Carbon Dioxide Isn’t What You Think It Is
Carbon Dioxide Defines Our Terrifying, Exhilarating World—and Always Has In his latest book, science journalist Peter Brannen argues that CO2 is the most important—and most misunderstood—molecule on Earth By Lee Billings When we talk about carbon dioxide, the narrative is almost always that of a modern-day morality play. We hear about gigatons of CO2 emitted,…
Trump’s EPA Targets ‘Endangerment Finding’ Underlying Climate Change Policy for Reducing Carbon
Trump’s EPA Is Taking Aim at the Legal Backbone of U.S. Climate Policy The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies…
How Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Raise Energy Costs, Carbon Emissions
Higher Bills, Hotter Planet: What Trump’s Megabill Means for You Household energy expenses will rise, as will greenhouse gas emissions, as a result of the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act By Benjamin Storrow & E&E News Join Our Community of Science Lovers! CLIMATEWIRE | The sweeping budget bill signed by President Donald Trump…
Hotel Where Brett Gardner’s Son Died Denies Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Costa Rica hotel where Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son Miller Gardner died alleged officials made “an error,” saying the level of carbon monoxide found in the family’s room was “non-lethal.” Miller Gardner‘s new possible cause of death is being disputed. After Costa Rican officials said they discovered “high levels of carbon monoxide contamination” within the…