Melting glaciers could lead to more frequent and explosive volcanic eruptions: Study
The process—already seen in Iceland—makes volcanic eruptions more frequent and powerful, according to new research conducted in the Chilean Andes.
Norvergence: Climate change fueled Syria’s civil war
“Until now the main cause of civil war is a wealth of the nation in few men hands but Syria showed us...
How banks and investors are fueling a global biodiversity crisis
Commercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation.
Is it Too Late to Save the Planet?
Our planet's ecosystem is under duress and human activity and human behavior as the main culprits. It's time our species stops contributing to the problem and starts becoming the solution.
Living closer to oil and gas drilling linked to higher risk of pregnancy complications,...
Fracking aside, it’s proximity that matters.
Trump budget proposal reveals regressive environmental priorities
The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others—like the Endangered Species Act.
New lawsuit filed in next chapter of Dimock, Pennsylvania, fracking water pollution saga
“My guts are full of tumors.”
Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders introduce resolution declaring the climate crisis a national emergency
“Today we stand in solidarity with tens of millions of people from around the world in calling for a mass mobilization of our social and economic resources."
How climate change is washing away precious evidence of our distant past
Archaeologists and policymakers are now working side by side to keep peatlands protected environments, to help capture and preserve both carbon and the evidence of the UK’s history.
Ending oil subsidies and taxing the rich could unlock $5 trillion annually for climate...
The report, released during the United Nations General Assembly talks and ahead of the COP29 climate summit, outlines a series of proposals that could shift resources away from environmentally harmful practices and toward sustainable development.