Stories Tagged as
Climate change
Nanobubbles help this lakeside cope with toxic algae — and the changing climate
Jun 5, 2024
As climate change warms water, algae is killing fish and plants in U.S. lakes, including California's Lake Elsinore. New tech could save them.
Will workers be protected from extreme heat on the job?
Jun 3, 2024
More than 400 workers died due to heat exposure between 2011 and 2021, according to federal records. Five states have created their own workplace heat safety rules, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is working on a new safety standard.
Why the cost of coffee beans is climbing
by
Lily Jamali
May 27, 2024
Higher global demand for the drink and climate change's effect on supply are behind the upward trend.
The Mexico City water crisis, explained
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
May 27, 2024
The most populated North American metro area is facing a "Day Zero" scenario, and longstanding issues with infrastructure and water management are part of the problem.
U.S. banks remain the world's largest funders of fossil fuels
May 16, 2024
Banks have invested trillions of dollars since the Paris Agreement went into effect.
Higher rates may not solve California's property insurance woes
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
May 6, 2024
With climate change hiking insurer costs, the state may allow catastrophe modeling as a stopgap, says former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.
Climate change is the focus in shared curriculum for business schools
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Apr 30, 2024
"We can't really address the problem without engaging business at full scale," says Columbia Business School's Bruce Usher.
For public good, not for profit.
Electricity bills could hit your pocketbook even more this summer
by
Henry Epp
Apr 10, 2024
The Energy Information Association expects electricity demand to rise by 4% this summer, anticipating that it’ll be even hotter than last year.
Hydropower production took a hit in 2023
Mar 28, 2024
Regions that depend on it are having to look to other sources of energy — which can cost more.
Rising insurance costs are making homeownership even more expensive
by
Amy Scott
Mar 21, 2024
Climate risk and inflation are making insurance harder to find and mortgages harder to afford.