Environment
Hurricane Helene Destroyed Roads. Here’s How to Rebuild—and Flood-Proof Them for Next Time
Typically, Muench says, the solution isn’t something too complicated: Just build infrastructure higher. But engineers can’t build roads and bridges ...
Elon Musk conspiracies about Helene aid draw rebuke from Buttigieg
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to ...
Pinang Island is a private island that costs $1,000 per night
When Richard Kvech first set foot on Pinang four years ago, a dilapidated bungalow used by passing fishermen was the ...
Hurricane Helene Will Send Shockwaves Through the Semiconductor Industry
A spokesperson for Sibelco said: “As of September 26th, we have temporarily halted operations at the Spruce Pine facilities in ...
Why U.S. auto factories are so unproductive
Automotive factories throughout the United States and around the world are not producing nearly as many cars as they need ...
America’s coal communities could help the U.S. triple nuclear power
A bulldozer moves coal that will be burned to generate electricity at the American Electric Power coal-fired power plant in ...
Microplastics in your drink? UBC develops cheap, portable plastic particle detector
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they’ve come up with ...
AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion’s Biggest Polluter
This story originally appeared in Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2023, the fast-fashion giant Shein ...
The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Mine Is Rattling This Texas Oil Town
The previous October, Sawicky organized a weeklong protest alongside environmental activist group Greenpeace and brandished various anti-bitcoin signs at anyone ...
Porsche-backed Cylib breaks ground on huge EV battery recycling plant
Cylib, a startup backed by Porsche and Bosch, is building a huge electric vehicle battery recycling facility in Dormagen, a ...
