Five cases of coronavirus now confirmed in the US
All patients had traveled from Wuhan, where the disease originally started
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Americans have big misperceptions on climate change, new survey shows
People recognize the climate crisis but fail to understand key elements
The single parrot native to the US extinguished strictly because of humans
The colorful bird got extinct in 1918, surprising many
Despite Trump’s promises, coal power is fading away in the US
This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.
Trump begins process to exit Paris Agreement, ignoring climate emergency
No country was allowed to withdraw for three years
California becomes the first US state to ban animal fur products
The law will apply in 2023, as well as another initiative that bans animals in circus performances
Green economy expands in the US, overtaking fossil fuel industry
Over nine million people currently work in the green economy in the US
Climate change drives California’s forest fires
Since the 1970s, California wildfires have increased in size eight-fold, with the annual burned area growing by nearly 500%.
California goes electric on school buses
California takes another step in the right direction.
Extreme heat to become the new normal in the US
A lot of hot days loom over the US.
Sea level change isn’t constant across the East Coast — because of long-past glaciers
Gone but not forgotten.
The U.S. oil and gas industry is leaking a lot of methane — again
The emissions total around 13 million metric tons.
In the US, climate change will disproportionately hurt the poor
Don't believe in climate change? Don't worry, you'll suffer just as well.
World’s only second US Declaration of Independence found in small English city
It all started with a short entry in a catalog of a tiny records office in the town of Chichester, ...
U.S. waterways pack a slew of chemical compounds, from pesticides to pharmaceuticals
Hundreds of chemical compounds were identified but the real tally could be in the order of thousands.
Harvest in the US to suffer from climate change
As the newly elected president Trump starts his crusade of bashing environmentalism, a new study shows that climate change will ...
Majority of people in the US favour renewables
A divided country still agrees on some things.
US lawmakers in charge of NASA and environmental funding don’t understand science
The people in charge of funding for NASA and environmental research, Republican senators Ted Cruz and James Inhofe, have a ...
American media consumption to soar in 2015
(c) James E. Short. The U.S. is not only the biggest energy consumer per capita in ...