Solar wins and ocean noise
Solar power generated more electricity than coal across the US grid in May, a first for any full month.
Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone
It’s the first time that’s happened across an entire month, and it comes despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reinvigorate coal and hamper solar.
Plans to build a border wall through Big Bend National Park are sparking concerns over the impact on Texas wilderness.
‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park
Despite plunging border crossings, Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness
Roque Planas
The Hoover Dam may see a drop in power generation as water levels in Lake Mead continue to fall.
Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff - Inside Climate News
Big cuts in generating capacity are coming as the Colorado River struggles to meet demand.
Erin Schulte
The DOJ is moving on from its legal battle over offshore wind permits, leaving the court's decision in place.
Trump Concedes a Battle in His War Against Offshore Wind
The administration filed to dismiss an appeal of a December ruling that overturned its offshore wind permitting freeze.
Emily Pontecorvo
Shipping noise in the Strait of Gibraltar is making it a bit harder for pilot whales to communicate across longer distances.
Pilot whales can’t hear each other over ship noise in Strait of Gibraltar, study finds
The rumble of ship traffic is drowning out the calls of long-finned pilot whales and potentially other marine species in the Strait of Gibraltar, a narrow strip of water between Morocco and Spain that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers who investigated this looked at near and long-distance communication between long-finned pilot […]
bobbybascomb
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