Court Quashes Youth Climate Ch...
A federal appeals court has thrown out the landmark climate change lawsuit brought on behalf of young people against the federal government
read moreA federal appeals court has thrown out the landmark climate change lawsuit brought on behalf of young people against the federal government
read moreDOJ attorneys describe working with industry lawyers as a ‘team,’ raising questions about whether government was representing the American people.
read moreThe case for ambitious and transformative environmental policy is being made with increasing fervor and a series of “Green New Deals”—a reference to Roosevelt’s economic reform program in the 1930s—
read moreThe White House on Thursday introduced major changes to the nation’s benchmark environmental protection law, moving to ease approval of major energy and infrastructure projects without detailed environmental assessment or consideration of climate change.
read more‘Nobody saw it coming this soon,’ one scientist said. ‘It’s likely the forests won’t be coming back as we know them.’
read moreWhen President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package in December to keep the government funded through 2020, there was a climate policy milestone buried in the budget. For the first time ever, the government allocated funding for a federal agency to conduct geoengineering research.
read moreA group of Barclays (BARC.L) shareholders coordinated by responsible investment lobby group ShareAction want the bank to phase out financing fossil fuels, stepping up pressure on one of Europe’s biggest funders of the sector.
read moreWith waters rising around them, Pacific Islanders are marrying Space Age technology with ancestral wisdom.
read moreCOCODRIE, La. — A marine laboratory 85 miles southwest of New Orleans was designed to be a fortress against extreme weather. But it might be defeated by climate change.
read moreA government campaign to plant more trees has sparked a negative response from the indigenous communities of India.
read moreSeeking to do their part to avert climate change, dozens of cities are exploring ways to limit natural gas heating in new homes. One city may also require existing homeowners to make a switch.
read moreThe devastating California wildfires of 2018 and last year’s fires in the Amazon rainforest made international headlines and shocked the world, but in terms of size they are far smaller than the current bushfire crisis in Australia, where approximately 12 million acres have been burned to date.
read moreAustralia is bracing for what is expected to be the worst weekend yet in an already devastating climate-fueled wildfire season that has ravaged the southeastern part of the country, killed at least 18 people and nearly half a billion animals, and destroyed 14.5 million acres of land.
read moreAs this hottest-on-record, godforsaken decade draws to a close, it’s clear that global warming is no longer a problem for future generations but one that’s already displacing communities, costing billions, and driving mass extinctions.
read moreGreta previously did not eat or talk to people because of her depression, her father reveals in a new interview
read moreAnd 6 other disturbing numbers that show just how bad the climate change crisis has gotten.
read moreNearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields from 92 countries have called on the governments and non-governmental organizations to “act now” to ensure global groundwater sustainability.
read moreHere’s what the major fossil fuel companies are committing to do on climate change, and how that falls far short of what’s needed.
read moreIt was another year in which natural disasters occurred with unnatural force and frequency: Mozambique was submerged by two deadly cyclones, some of its worst storms of record; Japan, Australia, and the southern U.S. sizzled in heat waves; and even the Arctic was on fire.
read morePermanent protections for free-flowing rivers need to be a centerpiece of every country’s national climate action plan. Chile can lead the way.
read moreIt has been two years since severe drought forced twenty nine-year old Amena and her four children to leave their village Petaw Qol in Waras. Now, they reside in Bamyan city.
read moreA decade of ice, ocean and atmospheric studies found systems nearing dangerous tipping points. As the evidence mounted, countries worldwide began to see the risk.
read moreThe Midwest floods revealed another benefit of sustainable agriculture: fields that had been farmed with conservation practices recovered faster.
read moreGERM OF AN IDEA
Collecting bacteria from whales is about as complicated as you would think.
Past meltdowns occurred with temperatures only slightly higher than today’s, suggesting the world is overestimating the ice sheet’s stability, scientists say.
read moreThe Sierra Club has come out in support of the impeachment and removal of President Trump from office. We have never before called for the impeachment or removal of a sitting President, but Trump’s abuse of power and disregard for the law has undermined our democracy.
read moreAs global warming intensified, people and ecosystems felt the climate changing, from the hurricane-ravaged coasts to the fast-warming Arctic.
read moreHelping to limit global warming can seem like a daunting task for one person. But, as with all massive undertakings, breaking it down into smaller steps can make it seem more manageable.
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