California is drought-free for the first time in nearly a decade
Pedestrians cross First Street in Boyle Heights as rain clouds partially obscure the downtown L.A. skyline on March 6. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Straws Made of Seaweed Could Replace Their Plastic Nemesis
A startup called Loliware is thinking outside of the plastic box and introducing an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic straws. Soon "hyper-compostable" seaweed straws — that "look, feel, and act like plastic" — could be heading to a store shelf near you.
Greta Thunberg—Swedish Teen who Inspired School Climate Strikes—Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who jump started the climate strike movement, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The news comes as Thunberg is helping to organize a massive global school strike March 15 that is expected to involve at least 1,659 towns or cities in 105 countries, The Guardian reported.
Citizen Science Laboratory at Hacienda La Esperanza Reserve
At the Hacienda La Esperanza Reserve in Manatí, citizen scientists explore the unique plants, animals and ecology.
AIA AWARDS JONATHAN MARVEL A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
New York, NY, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marvel Architects is honored to announce that Founding Principal Jonathan Marvel has been issued a Presidential Citation by the National American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his restorative work in the Caño Martin Pena District of San Juan, Puerto Rico with deep appreciation for his leadership and dedication to finding creative, compassionate, and sustainable solutions in the face of untold devastation in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Marvel started the non-profit Resilient Power Puerto Rico (RPPR) in 2017 to create energy resiliency through the introduction of solar energy across the island.
Black leopard confirmed in Africa for first time in 100 years
The extremely rare female cat has melanism, a condition in which the body produces an excess of pigment.
Court Allows Trump to Bulldoze Environmental Laws For Border Wall
Border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego. Mani Albrecht / U.S
P.R./USVI to benefit from $4.7M in National Environmental Health Association projects
NEHA is conducting the projects in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR.)
Why don’t birds’ feet freeze in the cold?
Nature packs all kind of cold-defying defenses in these bony little feet.
Forteza Caribbean Chocolate to boost cocoa harvests to produce fine chocolate in PR
Eduardo Cortés vice president and founder of the Forteza Caribbean Chocolate brand belonging to Cortés Hermanos.
Study: Feds Response to Hurricane Maria Slower, Less Generous Than Responses to Texas and Florida Storms
A woman and child at a memorial of shoes displayed in front of the Puerto Rican capital in honor of those who died in Hurricane Maria.
Adelaide breaks its all-time heat record, hitting 46.6C, in extreme Australia heatwave
Seventeen records broken in South Australia amid animal culls and mass fish deaths in other parts of the country
Rebuilding a Puerto Rico Barrio: ‘Dead Is the Only Way They’ll Ever Get Me to Leave’
Hurricane Maria led to a host of new plans to fix island barrios plagued by chronic flooding. A look at the Vietnam neighborhood shows why they may never be achieved.
New Study Finds Hurricane Maria Cost Puerto Rico $43 Billion
Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico over a year ago, but the true cost of the storm is still being determined. According to new estimates, original damage calculations for Hurricane Maria are coming up quite short. A new study has found the shortage equals at least $1 billion.
Why Puerto Rico Is No. 1 on Our Places to Go List
Recovering from Hurricane Maria, in 2019 the island represents so many fragile spots around the globe.
