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A Swiss ski slope covered with artificial snow on Dec. 30, 2022. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Nothing says winter like speeding down

An aerial view of damaged property in Fort Myers Beach, Florida after Hurricane Ian, the costliest extreme weather event of 2022. Jeffrey Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on

Quick Facts There are four main types of light pollution: skyglow, glare, light trespass and clutter. Human development, thoughtless behaviors, and poor light fixture design contribute to light pollution. The vast majority of the populated planet cannot see the natural night sky because of light pollution; fewer still are the number of Americans or Europeans

With the new year just around the corner, it’s time to start some reading goals and begin chipping away at that ever-growing to-be-read pile of books while also seeking out some new reads to check out. While you may want to pick up a few colorful cookbooks or today’s hottest fiction novels, you should also

Have you ever heard the story of the old man walking along the beach and seeing a young man throwing something into the water over and over again?  When the old man approaches the boy, he sees he is picking up starfish that had been stranded during low tide and throwing them back into the

In 2022, the Neipuzi Reservoir, located in Minxiong Township, Taiwan, completed the installation of a floating solar photovoltaic (floatovoltaic) power generation system with an installed capacity of 1.972 megawatts. Ministry of Economic Affairs Water Conservancy Agency Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated

Home Climate 2022’s U.S. Climate Disasters, From Storms and Floods to Heat Waves and Droughts By: The Conversation Updated: December 21, 2022 Edited by Irma Omerhodzic The aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Florida Fish and Wildlife / Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is

Advocates say electric grid operators need to update their planning process to better prepare for extreme weather that’s becoming more common, and that more transmission lines can help lessen the risk of blackouts. By Kathiann M. Kowalski As the Great Lakes region experiences warmer and wetter weather, advocates say the time is now to prepare

By Brian E. Roe You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your next holiday feast: piles of unwanted food – unfinished second helpings, underwhelming kitchen experiments and the like – all dressed up with no place to go, except the back of the refrigerator. With luck, hungry relatives will discover some of

A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons. By Tara Lohan The most polluted place in the United States — perhaps the world — is one most people don’t even know. Hanford Nuclear Site sits in the flat lands of eastern Washington. The facility —