This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Back in 2017, Jamie Margolin, a Seattle high school student, founded an organization called Future Voters for 350ppm. (“Future voters” meaning young people who can’t vote yet, and “350 ppm”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research confirms the various ways that climate impacts on food and agriculture are adversely affecting our health: Rising CO2 levels lead to less nutritious crops; increased incidence of diseases and pests may cause…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in solar energy will require expansion over land. Like windmills, solar panels need space, creating what has been dubbed “energy sprawl.” Even as a fraction of the U.S. energy portfolio,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For survivors of mega-wildfires that burn entire neighborhoods and those living in nearby communities, property damage and smoke inhalation may be just the first of many ways the blazes wreak…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States and often intertwines with misogyny, experts explain. On March 16, a man went on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Houston in 2017, the category 4 storm destroyed thousands of houses and left much of the city underwater. At the time, officials at Western Governors University, an online college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Human errors at a manufacturing plant forced Johnson & Johnson to throw out 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine – enough to vaccinate 7% of the U.S. adult population.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After cops arrested a Brooklyn teen last spring, an officer at the precinct assured him police would soon return his possessions: house keys, an iPhone and $10 bill folded in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Urgent change in how economies think, act and measure success is needed to protect and enhance global prosperity and the natural world, a major review commissioned by the UK government…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just over two weeks before she died of complications from COVID-19 in December 2020, Dr. Susan G. Moore recorded a smartphone video from her bed in an Indiana hospital. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers report a new process called “collaborative flood modeling” can successfully address the increasing threat of rising waters due to climate change, aging infrastructure, and rapid urban development. “The impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mayors expect their residents to spend more time outdoors after being inspired to do so amid the coronavirus pandemic, but few leaders are looking to incorporate pandemic-fueled changes to those…