Climate

As hydropower dams dry up, coal and natural gas have stepped in.

Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

Industrial policies are more effective at supporting and lifting job quality when they are accompanied by strong collective bargaining laws and institutions.

The Washington Post graph, from OSHA data In a world that’s getting hotter, laws don’t protect most workers who are subject to extreme heat,…

The tech giant dedicated its homepage and $5 million to the history and future of woman-led climate science.

As temperatures rise in the US, so does the incidence of heat-related deaths, including heatstroke.

Without local knowledge and infrastructure for unusual floods, fires, and storms, climate risks are becoming increasingly expensive.

Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.

As mega-donors shift their attention to the climate crisis, women and people of color are ensuring that organizers providing community solutions are prioritized.

“A warmer ocean…will result in the death of hundreds of thousands to millions of marine birds within one to six months of the temperature increase.”…

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Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.