A far-reaching new study of the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars, including SUVs, draws sharp and meticulous distinctions between the climate impacts of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles on one hand and combustion vehicles on the other.
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Sandia Designs Better Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new class of molten sodium batteries for grid-scale energy storage.
Deadly Floods Surprise Europe
Flash floods have devastated several communities in Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands.
New Tool Differentiates Endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse from Abundant Look-Alike
It’s hard to save what you can’t identify. That’s been a problem for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, which is found only in the salty, brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Q&A: Scientists Analyze How the Pandemic Affected Air Quality
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and several studies have documented how those widespread changes in human behavior have impacted the environment.
The Challenge of Capturing Carbon
In the race to combat climate change, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has been touted as a simple road to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.