This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Levees protect people, towns, and agriculture from flooding. But two years ago, parts of the Missouri River and its tributaries reached record crests, and many levees failed. Now there’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. All eyes are on the Biden administration as it prepares to announce its new 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target ahead of convening world leaders around Earth Day on April…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In January, the World Economic Forum put climate change and related risks at the top of its long-term threat list, displacing old worries from cyberattacks to economic instability. Then a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. United By Purpose Ten years ago, an engineer and an actor got together, determined to find answers to the desperate situations we witnessed all over the world. We had each…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early ’90s I worked on corporate sustainability with a group of young, smart, optimistic colleagues, paid virtually nothing, working out of an office closet next to the bathroom…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave thousands of people in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida’s Tampa Bay from a leaking reservoir at an abandoned phosphate plant at Piney Point. As the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate-related disasters – floods, storms, droughts, and heat waves – have been on the rise and are demanding urgent attention. With 30 named storms, 2020 was the most active hurricane season on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The political leaders coming from around the world for California Gov. Jerry Brown’s climate action summit recently grappled with a lot of urgent deadlines to drive down emissions, but one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the one year mark. One year of change, of loss, of resilience, and of learning. For Surfrider’s Beach Cleanup program, this past year has presented challenges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I recently spoke with Mildred McClain, co-founder and executive director of The Harambee House/Citizens for Environmental Justice, which has helped bridge communities and companies for more than three decades. Based in…
Few populations are facing as many simultaneous crises as Native communities. The unique challenges they face including the legacy of genocide and colonialism, the proliferation of large-scale, centralized agriculture, discriminatory…