New study shows the Arctic has entered an ‘unprecedented state’ that threatens the entire...
The study is a massive conglomeration of nearly 50 years of research.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere at highest level since the the Pliocene epoch
"So, the modern climate change we see is big, really big; even by standards of Earth history."
New corals in the Great Barrier Reef on the decline after back-to-back bleaching
"We've gotten to the point now where local solutions for the reef are almost pointless – the only thing that matters is action on climate change."
America’s missed climate targets cost global economy $1 trillion, Dublin-based think tank finds
“Someone, somewhere, at some time will eventually pay the price.”
NAACP reveals tactics fossil fuel industry uses to manipulate communities of color
The report describes at length the health and financial harms that coal, oil, and gas bring to the communities they cross, and how these harms are disproportionately impacting people of color.
New York bans single-use plastic bags
New York becomes the second state to ban single-use plastic bags starting in March 2020.
‘Huge victory for our oceans:’ Trump effort to open Arctic to oil and gas...
"Experts in environmental law estimate that the Trump administration has now lost about 40 environmental cases in federal courts."
Push to reverse obscure shipping law could flood Puerto Rico with fracked gas
As the island rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, a century-old federal shipping law known as the Jones Act stands in the way of the oil and gas industry flooding the island with liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
How tribes are harnessing cutting-edge data to plan for climate change
The tribes in the Pacific Northwest are leaders in climate adaptation and have mounted multifaceted responses to the threats they face.
Controversial Keystone XL pipeline gets green light from Trump
"The #KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline was a bad idea from Day One and it remains a terrible idea today."