Environment
The User-Pay Myth: We ALL Pay for Our Roads, Not Just Drivers
Revisiting the Myth of the User-Pay Model in Transportation Funding It is a common misconception that our transportation infrastructure operates on a user-pay model, where drivers directly fund the system…
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Earth orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.
The increasing amount of space junk in Earth's orbit poses a serious threat to the satellite industry. With over 10,000…
How Many Butts? Estimating Your Cigarette Waste Cleanup Impact
By turning cigarette butt cleanup into a fun challenge, you can motivate yourself and others to make a bigger impact…
We Are Charting a Path for Science in the Trump Era
The recent week has been a whirlwind of activity for the Union of Concerned Scientists, with various key events highlighting…
Oil companies drop their green pledges and increase drilling
The recent announcement by British Petroleum (BP) to slash more than $5 billion in planned green energy investments has sparked…
Best of Earth911 Podcast: GS1 Goes Wholechain To Track Beef Impacts
Consumers and grocers are increasingly interested in verifying the quality of the food they buy, particularly when it comes to…
US South’s March Wildfires Signal Risks of a Dangerous Spring Fire Season
Wildfires have been making headlines this week as hundreds of wildfires break out in the Carolinas and Georgia, with extreme…
‘We’re losing our environmental history’: The future of government information under Trump
The Trump administration's actions have raised concerns about the loss of crucial environmental and climate information. Rachel Santarsiero, the director…
4 Fab Uses for Leftover Paint
If you find yourself with leftover paint from a project, don't let it go to waste! There are plenty of…