Battling a Flooded Future
As flooding increases across the country, architects and policymakers are strategizing ways to contain the deluge.
read moreRavaged by Drought, a Honduran...
People in El Rosario live on the edge of hunger, not knowing if the next harvest will come. Climate change is a driving force of food insecurity.
read moreCargill promised to end defore...
In 2014, the world’s largest agribusiness, Cargill, announced it would stop buying palm oil, rubber, and other commodities from farmers who cut down forests to grow their crops.
read moreAs the World Heats Up, the Cli...
As Europe heats up, Greenland melts and the Midwest floods, many news organizations are devoting more resources to climate change as they cover the topic with more urgency.
read moreIt’s the End of the World as T...
On election night 2016, Kim Cobb, a professor at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, was on Christmas Island, the world’s largest ring-shaped coral reef atoll, about 1,300 miles south of Hawaii.
read moreThe Latest Signs We Are Cookin...
A European Union satellite has confirmed that June was the hottest month on earth since scientific record-keeping began around 1850.
read moreU.S. Mayors Pressure Congress ...
The U.S. Conference of Mayors opposed any limits on suing fossil fuel companies over climate change, which would rule out a carbon tax plan supported by industry.
read moreMelting Greenland Is Awash in ...
As Greenland warms and the ice sheet melts, sediment pours out along with the water. That might help meet a growing worldwide demand for sand.
read moreU.N. Chief Warns Paris Climate...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took his global message urging immediate climate action to officials gathered in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where production of hydrocarbons remains a key driver of the economy.
read moreToday’s Fossil Fuel Infr...
To stay within the Paris climate goals, coal and other fossil fuel-fired power plants would have to shut down early or be retrofitted for carbon capture.
read moreThe first Democratic debate re...
What is the greatest geopolitical threat to the United States? That was the question NBC’s Chuck Todd posed to 10 Democratic candidates for president during the first primary debate on Wednesday night. Four of them said climate change: Beto O’Rourke, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Julian Castro.
read moreReport: Doing Your Part To Sto...
Redefining the necessary adjustments required to address the accelerated pace of the growing global environmental crisis, a report published Wednesday by researchers at Brown University concluded that a single individual who wishes to do their part to stop climate change must
read moreAs Coal Fades in the U.S., Nat...
America’s coal-burning power plants are shutting down at a rapid pace, forcing electric utilities to face the next big climate question: Embrace natural gas, or shift aggressively to renewable energy?
read moreDozens of public health groups...
Over 70 medical and public health organizations called on elected (and hoping-to-be-elected) officials Monday morning to commit to combating what they deem to be the “greatest public health challenge of the 21st century.”
read moreDesalination plants are here, ...
Some 30 miles north of San Diego, along the Pacific Coast, sits the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, the largest effort to turn saltwater into freshwater in North America.
read moreClimate Change Isn’t Only Chan...
It could ruin archeological sites before we get the chance to study them
read moreThe Future of Architecture: 7 ...
Architects share how the industry is addressing sustainability, accessibility and urban design
read moreNew York Passes Ambitious Clim...
The state legislation drew widespread praise for its goals, but also concerns that it fell short on support for disadvantaged communities.
read moreClimate Change Deniers Aren’t ...
When they go to court, fossil fuel companies don’t dare question the science.
read moreNames and locations of the Top...
[Translate] “The earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” – Utah Phillips By...
read moreDIY: How to start a community ...
Urban food gardens are popping up all over the world, and with good cause: as food prices continue to rise and the very real issues of GMO contamination become more apparent, many people are realizing how important it is to be self-sufficient as far as food production is concerned.
read moreBuilding awareness of architec...
A new understanding and greater awareness of our interaction with the natural environment—and just how significant it is—is helping to open people’s eyes to what it means to build responsibly and sustainably.
read moreDecentralized Microgridding Ca...
“The new approach could even pave the way for 100 percent self-sufficiency in power, heat, and water.”
read moreCollege of Architecture &...
Edward Mazria is an internationally recognized architect, author, researcher, and educator.
read more‘Tame the nightmare̵...
Bill McKibben, a U.S. author and leading figure in global climate activism, has challenged adults to join a youth-led general strike in September, saying bold action may yet prevent civilization being cut off “at the knees.”
read moreIn Exxon Climate Fraud Case, J...
The oil giant is accused of trying to deceive investors about how it was managing economic risks posed by climate change.
read moreMichael E. Mann took climate c...
In 2011, renowned scientist Michael E. Mann sued a Canadian think tank that published an interview suggesting his work on climate change was fraud.
read moreA New Report Says the Pentagon...
The GAO accused the military of not sufficiently assessing the risks of rising seas, droughts, and wildfires.
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