Environment (Page 9)

July 1, 2022

The Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact of Fracking

The practice of hydraulic fracturing — often known as fracking — has received a significant amount of public attention in the past decade or so. This attention centers around the many complex and often controversial aspects of this particular oil and natural gas exploration process.

By Max Asher Kirsch

June 8, 2022

Birds Are Disappearing in East Africa — And It Isn’t Just Because of Climate Change

(SILVER SPRING, Md.) — In December 2011, Andrew Bladon attended a conference in London that changed his life. Unsure what […]

By Tigist Geme

May 24, 2022

Oregon Wood Processing Plant Closes, but Complaints Linger on

In January, a state agency informed Jim Irwin that the property he shares with his daughter is contaminated with dioxins. The letter may have arrived 10 years too late.

By Brian Bull

May 2, 2022

A Costly Rain Check: South Africa in National State of Disaster after Durban Floods

Weeks after South Africa lifted the National State of Disaster for the first time since the start of the pandemic […]

By Paige Gilmar

April 28, 2022

Pump the Brakes: America’s All-Electric Vehicle Future is in the Balance

Experts are cautioning that many components aren’t in place for the federal government to procure a fully electric vehicle fleet.

By Ben Shimkus