Justine Calma
The Verge
New York, NY, United States
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California passed a first-of-its-kind bill mandating pollution disclosures, including supply chain emissions
California legislator passed a bill that could become the first law in the nation to force big companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and supply chains. → Read More
FAA faces lawsuit over SpaceX’s damage to local environment
Following an April explosion, environmental groups allege that the FAA failed to adequately assess the environmental impact of SpaceX’s launches in Boca Chica, Texas. → Read More
Disaster alert accounts are preparing for a world after Twitter
Weather forecasters and emergency responders use Twitter to share updates about storms, fires, and other disasters. That’s harder to do with new policies under Elon Musk. → Read More
Carbon capture will probably make electricity more expensive
Capturing carbon emissions at coal and gas power plants would be way more costly than switching to renewable energy, a new analysis finds. → Read More
Floating solar panels could completely power thousands of cities
Floating solar panels have the potential to completely power thousands of cities, according to new research. The emerging technology can also ease water woes growing worse with climate change. → Read More
Delta Air Lines lays out its plan to leave fossil fuels behind
Delta laid out updated climate goals that prioritize replacing fossil fuels by 2050. The plan is to swap out jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel, a transition that poses new kinds of problems. → Read More
Why cars running on e-fuel can’t replace EVs
A fight over e-fuel has held up the EU’s plan to phase out internal combustion engine cars. But e-fuel as downsides compared to EVs, and isn’t a cure for climate pollution from passenger vehicles. → Read More
The oil industry’s carbon capture plan won’t help Texas’ most polluted communities
Oil giant Occidental plans to build a new carbon capture hub in Texas. But the technology doesn’t help clean up nearby neighborhoods burdened with the most pollution. → Read More
The food we eat is destroying the climate — here’s how to fix it
Scientists calculated how much climate change humans will cause if we keep eating and producing food the way we do now. Fortunately, they also laid out solutions. → Read More
Elon Musk’s sustainability dreams for Tesla need to start in his own backyard
Tesla unveiled its latest Master Plan, and Elon Musk sees the company leading the charge toward “a sustainable energy Earth.” But making EVs isn’t enough — Tesla still has its own mess to clean up. → Read More
Soaring SUV sales make it harder to hit climate goals
SUV sales soared in 2022, and so has their pollution, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency. Supersize EVs also pose their own problems. → Read More
Why climate credits for solar geoengineering are a bad idea
One startup is already selling credits for its attempts to counter climate change through solar geoengineering. But we don’t even know enough about geoengineering to safely implement it, scientists warn. → Read More
Millions more homes will be exposed to hurricane winds because of climate change
Millions more properties in the US could be at risk of hurricane winds in the future, a new report finds. The researchers created an online search tool to assess the vulnerability of individual properties to storms and other climate risks. → Read More
National Congress of American Indians calls for offshore wind moratorium
The National Congress of American Indians is pushing the Biden administration to pause offshore wind energy development until it can ensure that tribes have a seat at the table in projects that might affect their territories. → Read More
Meet the mushroom that could one day replace plastic
Fungus could be the future of more sustainable design. → Read More
When disaster hits, social circles are crucial lifelines
Your social network — who’s in it and who you’re close to — can make a difference during a disaster. Research from Flint, Michigan shows how much relationships matter when coping with a crisis. → Read More
These companies are making solar cells out of fake Moon dirt
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin says it has crafted solar cells using fake Moon dirt. So has another space company called Lunar Resources. They both hope their technologies might one day power human operations on the Moon. → Read More
How a wind industry giant plans to solve its plastic waste problem
It could be a game-changer, but there are a lot of questions to answer. → Read More
Instead of planting trees, give forests back to people
NASA satellite imagery shows how forests made an incredible recovery in Nepal. The country put communities in charge of managing forests, a strategy that could boost conservation efforts elsewhere. → Read More
Neuralink probed for allegedly transporting contaminated devices removed from monkey brains
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company, might have illegally transported pathogen-contaminated devices it removed from monkeys, an animal welfare group alleges. The US Department of Transportation says it’s investigating. → Read More