For this episode of the EcoRight Speaks podcast, we decided to go with a slightly different format. I wanted to be able to share some of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby Third Coast regional conference with you. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN At this conference a few weeks ago, I delivered the keynote address of […]
Welcome back to our ninth season of the EcoRight Speaks! We are mixing it up with this premiere episode. As you may have guessed, I’m the guest! And our engagement director, Angela Larck, is the host, putting me in the hot seat! By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ RepublicEN Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politcs is the […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $43 million in selected projects Tuesday to support the development of transformational technologies essential for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions across industrial subsectors. With 16 projects selected as part of a $38 million funding opportunity on cross-sector technologies and five projects selected in partnership […]
Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 5 hurricane on Oct. 7, 2024, as it headed across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Twenty-four hours earlier, it was barely a Category 1 storm. As its wind speed increased, Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record. And with 180 mph sustained winds […]
By design, factory farms generate stunning amounts of waste from the thousands or even millions of animals they confine. And while the industry swears it treats that waste “responsibly,” neighboring communities know otherwise. By Emily Miller Food and Water Watch Under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should protect our water from harmful factory […]
The operators of the nation’s first underground carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility announced that they have paused injections of carbon dioxide in the well due to likely leakage deep underground. This comes on the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launching an enforcement action against the facility after another leak was discovered earlier this year at […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced up to $7.7 billion for fiscal year 2025 to help agricultural and forestry producers adopt voluntary conservation practices on working lands, representing double the amount made available last year and the highest level of assistance made available in a single year in U.S. history for popular USDA conservation […]
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The disaster drew global attention as the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania urged evacuations for a mile around the site. Flames and smoke […]
Hurricane Helene’s flooding has subsided, but health risks are growing in hard-hit regions of the North Carolina mountains, where many people lost access to power and clean water. Jennifer Horney, University of Delaware The Conversation More than 200 deaths across the Southeast had been attributed to Hurricane Helene within days of the late September 2024 […]
Our hearts are aching for those caught in the devastation of Hurricane Helene, which impacted members of our own team. While they, their families, and their homes are fine, being amid so much destruction takes a toll. Bob Inglis and Price Atkinson, we are thinking of you and I know our entire EcoRight community is wishing all those […]
October 2 was a momentous day on the Klamath River, since it marked the complete removal of the four PacifICorp hydroelectric dams. The dam removal will restore salmon and steelhead to hundreds of miles of habitat above the dams. By Dan Bacher The removal of the dams wouldn’t have been possible without over two decades of efforts, including direct […]
Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024. Across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where the worst flooding occurred, the amount of rainfall exceeded levels that would be expected on average only once every 1,000 years. Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, […]
Solar geoengineering has been suggested as a temporary measure to buy time for the emissions cuts needed to stabilise global temperatures. These arguments have generally considered geoengineering as an independent component of the “toolbox” of options for climate change mitigation. By Dr Susanne Baur Carbon Brief However, this perspective overlooks the knock-on effects that pursuing solar geoengineering […]
Ember’s analysis of the latest data on monthly capacity installations shows that the world is on track to reach 593 GW of solar installations by the end of this year. This would once again surpass most industry forecasts, and comes after 2023 showed record growth in solar installations of 86% compared to 2022. Countries need […]
I want to give a huge shout out to our friend, Meredith Davis, from the Alliance for Market Solutions, for connecting me with today’s awesome guests. Meredith actually has connected me to a nice suite of possible guests for the season and I’m so here for that kind of collective EcoRight spirit. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight News/ […]