The world needs science-minded leaders to meet the challenges of tomorrow, says Erin Kane, president and CEO of AdvanSix, an American Chemistry Council (ACC) member company.
"The business of chemistry is so critical to solving the world's future problems," says Kane.
To protect threatened northern spotted owls, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared a controversial plan to kill almost a half-million barred owls in the Pacific Northwest.
Why it matters: The management strategy was developed to address the threat posed by the invasive barred owl to native northern owls and California spotted owls, according to the federal agency's final environmental impact statement, released on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The storm's characteristics — including where it formed and rapidly intensified — offer clues about how the rest of the season may play out.
Google is bullish about AI helping to fight global warming, but it's also candid about the energy-thirsty tech driving up the company's own emissions for now.
Why it matters: This climate yin-yang is on display in the tech giant's latest environmental report.
Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensified into a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm over the eastern Caribbean as it churned toward Jamaica on Monday night, and has begun a slow weakening trend since.
Why it matters: The storm that earlier made landfall on Grenada's Carriacou Island as a Category 4 hurricane is the earliest Category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record and it's killed at least one person as of early Tuesday. It continued to intensify Tuesday morning.
Why it matters: Numerous daily record highs are likely to be set, along with monthly milestones for warm overnight minimum temperatures and the most prolonged heat streaks.
Exactly 30 years ago, a Warren G hip-hop classic opened with the line "Regulators, mount up!" But now the Supreme Court is giving very different signals.
Why it matters: A 6-3 ruling Monday from the court's conservative majority brings even more jeopardy for expansive executive rules.
A Louisiana federal judge has blocked the White House pause on new LNG export licenses to major markets, but the on-the-ground effects of the order are pretty hazy for now.
Why it matters: The injunction Monday is a victory for attorneys general in 16 GOP-led states and industry groups battling the pause, which Biden officials announced in January to weigh the economic and climate effects of surging exports.
American Airlines has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with hydrogen fuel cell aviation upstart ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jets with zero in-flight emissions.
Why it matters: American sees ZeroAvia's engines as a potential game-changer for powering its regional flights.
The Biden administration on Tuesday published a new rule for employers that aims to help protect about 36 million workers from heat-related illnesses and death.
Why it matters: The rule, if finalized, would establish the country's first federal safety standard addressing excessive heat in the workplace — at a time when large swaths of the country are experiencing extreme heat.
