Tag: environment
Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?
But the ESA was only meant to safeguard against “reasonably foreseeable future threats,” Willms argues. Congress has the ability to protect species indefinitely—like it...
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer
The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday, killing at least 13 and leaving nearly two dozen missing,...
EPA says Trump’s big bill should help in its fight to take back billions in green bank funds
WASHINGTON – The sprawling tax and policy bill that passed Congress repeals a multibillion-dollar green bank for financing climate-friendly projects, and the Trump administration...
What to know about buying electric vehicles after the federal tax incentives end
The massive tax and spending cut bill that Congress passed Thursday ends federal tax incentives for electric vehicles. Buyers have until Sept. 30 to...
Monsoon season brings the promise of rain for the arid southwestern US
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – Clouds build up in the early afternoon and gusty winds push in every direction. The skies darken and then comes the...