Don’t eat the ‘sexy pavement lichen,’ botanists urge
There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.
ADVOCACY: Team will fly 2 crews to U.S. to bring Thunberg boat back
The sailing team that’s taking climate activist Greta Thunberg from England to the United States aboard a high-tech racing yacht says that it will fly two crews across the Atlantic to bring the boat back, but that the carbon emissions from their flights will be compensated for.
AUSTRALIA: Coal-loving country is third-biggest emissions exporter
Australia’s booming coal industry has made it the world’s third-biggest exporter of potential carbon dioxide emissions locked in fossil fuels, placing it only behind oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia.
ILLINOIS: Law allows state to take action on climate change
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law allowing Illinois to take its own action to slow climate change.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Plug-ins are a best-seller in Calif. for the first time
Californians snapped up Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 plug-in electric car in the first half of this year, making it the third most-purchased vehicle in the state.
COLORADO: Move toward clean cars causes collision in auto industry
Colorado’s move to expand electric vehicle sales is fostering internal divisions in the auto industry.
EXTREME WEATHER: 100M people in U.S. face heat index of 100 degrees
The nation is baking — again.
COURTS: Ariz. man takes a page — several, actually — from Juliana
A lawsuit in Arizona claims the federal government is failing to provide a safe climate. If that seems familiar, it’s because it is. The man who filed the suit lifted those words from a separate case that’s attracted national attention.
CAMPAIGN 2020: Kamala Harris and her connection to inmate firefighters
As California attorney general, Kamala Harris led a team that fought to keep more people imprisoned so they could fight wildfires. She said later that she was unaware of the effort.
Where does Marsâ methane come from? Not wind
On Earth, methane gas is often associated with microbial life. Scientists find methane in Mars’ atmosphere, too. Could it be life-related? We still don’t know, but a new study shows wind erosion is likely not the cause.
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