Faith groups’ environmental projects halted by Trump’s climate funding freeze (RNS) — More than 300 faith communities have lost access to grant funds that were intended to plant trees in disadvantaged urban communities, environmental faith leaders who managed the grants told RNS. The post Faith groups’ environmental projects halted by Trump’s climate funding freeze appeared first on RNS.

Environmental Protesters Targeting Taylor Swift’s Jet Paint The Wrong Plane Taylor Swift is currently in the UK for the latest leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour where she’s no doubt improving the economy, increasing public transport ridership and putting on a stunning show. That’s not why she’s in the news this Friday, though, instead it’s because climate protesters snuck onto an airfield… Read more…

Trans POC: environmental advocacy and faith Pacific School of Religion The post Trans POC: environmental advocacy and faith appeared first on Religion News Service.

Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Latinos are poised to be leaders in their communities and nationally on environmental issues,’ said one panelist at this week’s Latino Leader Gathering sponsored by Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. The post Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says appea…

Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Latinos are poised to be leaders in their communities and nationally on environmental issues,’ said one panelist at this week’s Latino Leader Gathering sponsored by Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. The post Latinos play an important role in environmental movement, Georgetown panel says appea…

The secret environmental cost hiding inside your smart home device Illustration by Nico H. Brausch for The VergeVijay Janapa Reddi runs a lab at Harvard University where he and his team attempt to solve some of the computer world’s greatest challenges. As a specialist in artificial intelligence systems, the technology he studies even follows him home, where his two daughters love to talk to their Amazon Alexa. …

Crypto Miners Lobby U.S. Lawmakers to Counter Environmental ‘Misunderstanding’ When crypto mining is discussed in the U.S. Congress, it’s often tied to claims that mining operations are environmental parasites, sapping finite energy resources. But representatives of that sector flooded offices on Capitol Hill this week to argue their businesses can help stabilize the power grid, tie into renewable resources and foster dome…

How the next generation of semiconductor factories kicked up a fight over environmental review US President Joe Biden arrives for a ceremony at the groundbreaking of the new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility near New Albany, Ohio, on Friday, September 9th, 2022.  | Image: Gaelen Morse / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLawmakers’ push to revive US chip manufacturing has triggered new concerns about pollution regulation, inadvertently su…

Environmental faith groups laud Pope Francis’ new climate exhortation (RNS) — ‘As this summer has shown, and as Laudate Deum emphasizes, we no longer have time to spare,’ Jose Aguto, executive director of Catholic Climate Covenant, said in a statement. The post Environmental faith groups laud Pope Francis’ new climate exhortation appeared first on Religion News Service.

EU Seeks More Data on Crypto’s ‘Significant’ Environmental Harm The bloc’s executive arm is commissioning a $842K study as it considers what to do about energy-hungry proof-of-work technology

Companies aren’t showing whether their environmental promises have any impact Oak saplings grow in tree guards in Montmorency Forest in France on Thursday, September 17th, 2020.  | Image: Cyril Marcilhacy / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA lot of companies that have pledged to restore ecosystems aren’t showing results, according to a new analysis of 100 of the world’s biggest businesses. They might have promised to plant trees…

Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis recently revealed he was writing a “second part” to the document “to address current problems.” The post Pope says a revised environmental encyclical will be released Oct. 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi appeared first on Religion News Service.

Elon Musk is killing ‘Environmental Twitter’ Climate activists of Extinction Rebellion wearing masks of company CEOs including X’s Elon Musk take part in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on April 13th, 2023 | Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty ImagesAlmost half of “Environmental Twitter” has vanished from the platform now called X, new research shows. A wave of “environmentally or…