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3 weeks ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Lauren Dalban
NEW YORK—Package deliveries in New York City are booming, bolstered by the pandemic and online shopping, with 80 percent of households in New York City receiving a package a week, according to the Office of the Mayor.
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4 weeks ago | 
m.farms.com | Lauren Dalban
By Lauren DalbanHannah Smith-Brubaker runs a farmer-led nonprofit that, for over 30 years, has focused on teaching climate-resilient agricultural practices across the Northeast. Since 2023, Smith-Brubaker has expanded from hosting 50 educational workshops and a regional conference every year to providing direct financial and technical assistance to farmers seeking on-the-ground change.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Lauren Dalban
Hannah Smith-Brubaker runs a farmer-led nonprofit that, for over 30 years, has focused on teaching climate-resilient agricultural practices across the Northeast. Since 2023, Smith-Brubaker has expanded from hosting 50 educational workshops and a regional conference every year to providing direct financial and technical assistance to farmers seeking on-the-ground change.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Lauren Dalban
Wetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and wildlife, from flood protection for local communities, to preventing pollutants from entering the water supply, to breeding grounds for endangered bird species. Wetlands can also act as carbon sinks, sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Since the 18th century, the United States has lost half of its wetlands.
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1 month ago | 
ecotopical.com | Lauren Dalban
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Liza Gross |Bob Berwyn |Dennis Pillion |Kiley Bense |Lauren Dalban |Lisa Sorg
SAN FRANCISCO—They came to testify to the life-saving benefits of medical research. They came to explain how scientific discoveries avert disasters and keep skyscrapers standing during earthquakes. They came to rail against the imminent human, social and environmental harms sure to result from slashing scientific funding and firing tens of thousands of federal workers with specialized scientific expertise.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Lauren Dalban
COLD SPRING, N.Y.—Lori Moss led the way to the overlook, an elevated spot at the beginning of a steep hiking trail aptly named Breakneck Ridge. The majestic Storm Mountain dominated the landscape just across the icy Hudson River, but where Moss stood, there were rumblings from a busy roadway and a Metro-North rail station. That’s either the sound of progress or trouble, depending on how one views this region’s galloping tourism.
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1 month ago | 
ecotopical.com | Lauren Dalban
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Lauren Dalban
When New Yorkers hear that familiar clinking sound throughout their houses or apartments, they know winter is here. It means the city’s century-old steam heating system is kicking into gear, insulating around 80 percent of buildings and their residents from the harsh northeastern cold. Though this system was a boon for the city when it was installed in the 1870s, many city officials and local residents are now concerned with its impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
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1 month ago | 
insideclimatenews.org | Bob Berwyn |Lauren Dalban
Supervisors began carrying out potentially illegal orders to terminate many probationary workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday.
