August 7, 2024

Michigan's Supreme Court ruled environmental regulators have full authority to enforce efforts against agriculture waste pollution contaminating the state’s water. (Keith Schneider/Michigan Public Radio)

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Some college campuses have become “living labs” for combating climate change. (Caroline Preston/Grist)

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A new study shows global methane emissions are rising at the fastest rate in decades, jeopardizing the world's ability to meet its climate goals. (Christen Hemingway Jaynes/EcoWatch)

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Switzerland’s Supreme Court ruled a local Swiss city could ban billboards to combat “visual pollution,” creating the blueprint for bigger cities. (Levin Stamm/Bloomberg)

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The world’s wealthiest countries - including the US - are leading global oil and gas expansion despite climate commitments, The Guardian claims from newly released data. (Betsy Reed/The Guardian)

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The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to regulate the cancer causing chemical vinyl chloride used to make plastic for PVC pipes and packaging. (Hiroko Tabuchi/The New York Times)

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The Inflation Reduction Act is helping churches, synagogues and mosques across the country access the benefits of solar power through clean energy grants and loan programs. (Jeff St. John/Canary Media)

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First-of-its-kind NASA-funded study tracking pollutants from space finds major pollution spikes around e-commerce warehouse hubs driven by truck exhaust (Hiroko Tabuchi/The New York Times) 

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A think tank analysis shows nearly one-quarter of Republican House and Senate members deny climate science. (Rachel Franzin/The Hill)

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Extreme heat is making it harder to stop climate change, as burned forestland is losing its ability to lock away carbon dioxide. (Dino Grandoni/The Washington Post)

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The latest longform piece in the August issue of Downtown Newsmagazine explores the ongoing battle in Michigan to protect the environment from invasive species. (Mark H. Towers/Downtown Publications)

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Then there’s this…

A class of fifth-grade students in Grand Rapids appealed to the legislature to name the stonefly Michigan’s state insect - now bills are before committees in both the state House and Senate. (Keith Matheny/The Detroit Free Press)