WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would extend the public comment period for the draft environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas, to Nov. 1. The extension comes after federal and state agencies participating in the review made the request to extend the period for public…
House Committee Pushes for Change at Board for Investigating Chemical Spills
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce held a hearing on the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) on Wednesday, revealing some bipartisan consensus on the general need to improve the long-troubled agency while raising questions about its limited response to tens of thousands of reports, its vulnerability to political agendas, and its freedom…
Scientists Come Closer to Solving Caribbean Seaweed Mystery
Scientists were baffled when a band of seaweed longer than the entire Brazilian coastline sprouted in 2011 in the tropical Atlantic—an area typically lacking nutrients that would feed such growth. A group of U.S. researchers has fingered a prime suspect: human sewage and agricultural runoff carried by rivers to the ocean. The science is not…
LA Nonprofit Launches Micro-Forest Initiative in City Parks
The Los Angeles Parks Foundation has launched an initiative to plant ten “micro-forests” per year in the city’s parks, imitating a similar project in Paris as groups across the world promote forest growth with the aim of improving the natural environment and limiting climate change. “In the spring or summer of 2020, I read about Paris’s micro-forests…
China’s New Infrastructure Still Relies on Carbon: Report
September 29, 2021
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Environmental group Greenpeace found that Chinese infrastructure still depends on carbon-intensive supply chains, though new infrastructure such as 5G emitted less carbon than traditional ones last year. The findings show emissions from China’s new infrastructure industries are 7.24 percent lower than in traditional infrastructure. The industries covered by researchers include 5G technology, artificial intelligence, and…
Scientists: Spanish Volcano Has Entered ‘Low Activity’ Phase
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—A Spanish island volcano that has buried more than 500 buildings and displaced over 6,000 people since last week lessened its activity on Monday, although scientists warned that it was too early to declare the eruption phase finished and authorities ordered residents to stay indoors to avoid the unhealthy fumes…
Committee Approves Two Nominees to Environmental Posts Over GOP Opposition
Against Republican opposition, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) approved on Sept. 22 Jeff Prieto as General Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Jennifer B. Sass as a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), an independent agency. The two were approved alongside two uncontroversial…
Committee Approves 2 Nominees to Environmental Posts Over GOP Opposition
Against Republican opposition, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) approved on Sept. 22 Jeff Prieto as General Counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Jennifer Sass as a member of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), an independent agency. The two were approved alongside two uncontroversial nominees…
Responding to Chinese Leader Xi, Skeptics Point to China’s Domestic Coal Power Plants
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Sept. 21 claim to the United Nations General Assembly that China “will not build new coal-fired projects abroad” has drawn a range of reactions, including comments on China’s large and growing domestic reliance on coal power. “It’s not the major issue—the major issue is coal plants in China,” said Gordon G….
Recycling old Turbine Blades Poses Problems for Harnessing Wind Energy
After pictures of old wind turbine blades being buried in a landfill began to circulate online last year, the wind power industry moved to emphasize its commitment to sustainability, with Siemens Gamesa recently unveiling a new recyclable blade for offshore installations—but critics have questioned the industry’s sincerity, as well as its willingness to bear the…
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