This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Waves of disaster have earned Louisiana a reputation as the place to watch for how climate change will impact coastal areas. Hurricane Ida was merely a punctuation mark in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most plastic bags, bottles, and straws are used only once, but take centuries to degrade. Due to mismanaged consumer and industrial waste disposal, much of this material ends up in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services relied on by millions of people worldwide has declined by half since the 1950s, according to a new University of British…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After languishing for decades as the second banana of climate change behind carbon dioxide, methane appears to be enjoying its 15 minutes of fame—with even more notoriety likely on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early August, President Biden signed an executive order setting a target to make 50 percent of all new cars sold in 2030 electric vehicles. This announcement follows a wave of transit…
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks about how the food system contributes between 21-37 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you really want to tackle the climate emergency, there’s one simple but often forgotten essential: throw your weight behind schools for girls, and ensure adult women can rely on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a new study, researchers found that black bears (Ursus americanus) reproduced at a younger age in urban areas and were nearly twice the size of bears in national forests…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmental justice advocates have spent more than a year staging demonstrations against a natural gas pipeline being built in Brooklyn, New York. They’ve biked the route of the pipeline, chained themselves to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deforestation has been the poster child of the environmental movement for decades. For good reason, as healthy forests are of primary importance for biodiversity, climate and local livelihoods. But they’re…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s easy to get lost in lists of podcasts about the environment, sustainability and all the intersections therein. It’s harder to find a show that keeps your finger off the…