Environment

Gabe Castro-Root, EarthTalk.org.Dear EarthTalk: Do wealthy people generate more pollution and/or carbon emissions than the less fortunate?—George P., Greenwich, CTIn a word, yes. The...

by YCC TeamHouses of worship can get energy audits, funding for energy efficiency projects, and support in pursuing solar power.Churches, synagogues, and mosques are...

Alexander Birk, EarthTalk.org.Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone figured out how to build wind farms that don’t negatively impact birds, bats and other wildlife? Does building...

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss, EarthTalk.org. Dear EarthTalk: Is Amazon.com an environmental hero or villain?—J. West, Orange, CANot surprisingly, Amazon.com’s environmental performance is a mixed...

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss December 9, 2021Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone calculated the positive health and/or economic impacts of international efforts to protect the stratospheric...

by Ava Kofman, PropublicaProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in...

by Audrey HendersonSolar is more than a source of power. For the community of Hough in Cleveland, solar energy is viewed as an engine...

Renee Jiang, EarthTalk.orgDear EarthTalk: How are bird populations faring in the U.S. and around the world? What are some ways to help them?—Mark Johnson,...

Lindsey Blomberg, EarthTalk.org.Dear EarthTalk: How are Florida’s manatees faring lately and what has the government and/or conservationists been doing to protect them?—JoAnne B., Sumter,...

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss November 16, 2021Dear EarthTalk: What are conservation dogs?—Jon Gretcham, Portland, ORSimply put, conservation dogs are canines specially trained in sniffing...