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BOISE, Idaho – Incendios forestales están afectando la calidad de aire en el Oeste, trayendo consigo peligros escondidos en el humo, que pueden dañar la salud de las personas. El National Interagency Fire Center ubicado en Boise ha colocado al país en el estatus más alto en preparación de...
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BOISE, Idaho — Wildfires are affecting air quality across the West, bringing hidden dangers in smoke that can harm people’s health. The Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center already has moved the country into the highest fire-preparedness status, level five. Dr. Luke Montrose, environmental toxicologist and assistant professor of Community and...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A groundbreaking measure to reduce plastic waste has just qualified for the 2022 ballot. The proposal would give companies a big incentive to reduce plastic packaging by taxing each item by one penny. It would also make producers meet certain goals for recycling and reuse. Jennifer Fearing,...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Una medida revolucionaria para reducir los deshechos de plástico acaba de calificar para la votación del 2022. La propuesta proporcionaría un gran incentivo a las empresas para reducir los envases de plástico, con un impuesto de un centavo sobre cada artículo. También obligaría a los productores...
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SEATTLE — A deadly heat wave in the Northwest is laying bare the link between climate change and the rights of workers. Summer Stinson, executive director of the Seattle-based nonprofit Economic Opportunity Institute, said people were advised to stay inside and out of the heat as temperatures rose, but that wasn’t...
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SEATTLE — Una ola de calor mortal en el noroeste deja al descubierto la relación entre el cambio climático y los derechos laborales. Summer Stinson, directora ejecutiva del instituto sin fines de lucro Economic Opportunity Institute basado en Seattle, dijo que se le recomendó a la gente quedarse adentro...
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This is how California’s water crisis is going these days: The only functioning well in the rural community of Teviston broke in early June, leaving more than 700 residents without running water as temperatures in the Central Valley soared to triple-digits in a drought. “It’s day to day” for...
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Así es como va la crisis del agua en California en estos días: el único pozo que funcionaba bien en la comunidad rural de Teviston se rompió a principios de junio, dejando a más de 700 residentes sin agua corriente cuando las temperaturas en el Valle Central se dispararon...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Now is a great time to make the jump into an electric vehicle (EV)—those futuristic new cars that run solely on electricity instead of gasoline. Of course, EVs are still more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts, and re-charging facilities can be few and...
BOISE, Idaho – Incendios forestales están afectando la calidad de aire en el Oeste, trayendo consigo peligros escondidos en el humo, que pueden dañar la salud de las personas. El National Interagency Fire Center ubicado en Boise ha colocado al país en el estatus más alto en preparación de...
BOISE, Idaho — Wildfires are affecting air quality across the West, bringing hidden dangers in smoke that can harm people’s health. The Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center already has moved the country into the highest fire-preparedness status, level five. Dr. Luke Montrose, environmental toxicologist and assistant professor of Community and...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A groundbreaking measure to reduce plastic waste has just qualified for the 2022 ballot. The proposal would give companies a big incentive to reduce plastic packaging by taxing each item by one penny. It would also make producers meet certain goals for recycling and reuse. Jennifer Fearing,...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Una medida revolucionaria para reducir los deshechos de plástico acaba de calificar para la votación del 2022. La propuesta proporcionaría un gran incentivo a las empresas para reducir los envases de plástico, con un impuesto de un centavo sobre cada artículo. También obligaría a los productores...
SEATTLE — A deadly heat wave in the Northwest is laying bare the link between climate change and the rights of workers. Summer Stinson, executive director of the Seattle-based nonprofit Economic Opportunity Institute, said people were advised to stay inside and out of the heat as temperatures rose, but that wasn’t...
SEATTLE — Una ola de calor mortal en el noroeste deja al descubierto la relación entre el cambio climático y los derechos laborales. Summer Stinson, directora ejecutiva del instituto sin fines de lucro Economic Opportunity Institute basado en Seattle, dijo que se le recomendó a la gente quedarse adentro...
This is how California’s water crisis is going these days: The only functioning well in the rural community of Teviston broke in early June, leaving more than 700 residents without running water as temperatures in the Central Valley soared to triple-digits in a drought. “It’s day to day” for...
Así es como va la crisis del agua en California en estos días: el único pozo que funcionaba bien en la comunidad rural de Teviston se rompió a principios de junio, dejando a más de 700 residentes sin agua corriente cuando las temperaturas en el Valle Central se dispararon...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Now is a great time to make the jump into an electric vehicle (EV)—those futuristic new cars that run solely on electricity instead of gasoline. Of course, EVs are still more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts, and re-charging facilities can be few and...