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The climate crisis is on track to push one-third of humanity out of its most livable environment
As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
The upper atmosphere is cooling, prompting new climate concerns
A new study reaffirming that global climate change is human-made also found the upper atmosphere is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels. Scientists are worried about the effect this cooling could have on orbiting satellites, the ozone layer, and Earth’s weather.
The former dumping ground that became a flourishing food ecosystem
Cleveland's Rid-All Green Partnership began small in 2011, and it now supports a community kitchen and farmer's market with acres of farmland.
What happens when you read an article about climate migration?
A study suggests that learning about the subject can trigger a close-the-borders response.
FEMA’s buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?
A new study shows how federal money for managed retreat may also fuel white flight.
A once-shuttered California mine is trying to transform the rare-earth industry
A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons.
How environmental conflicts hurt — and motivate — women activists
Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.
‘It’s time for my government to take action’: A conversation with a youth plaintiff in Held v. Montana
How one young advocate helped bring her state government to trial after seeing climate change alter the places she loved.
At your neighborhood gas station, a looming environmental disaster
Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess — and it’s not going away.
A planned ‘charging depot’ reveals what powering electric big rigs could look like
A four-acre site near the Port of Oakland will run off renewable energy and charge 96 trucks at a time.
India and Pakistan are bracing for a mammoth cyclone
Authorities evacuated 80,000 people in region reeling from superflood
Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
Who is ‘Held’ of Held v. State of Montana?
Early exposure to scientific rigor and climate change’s impact on ranches led Rikki Held to confer her name to the nation’s first constitutional climate change lawsuit to reach trial.
New power sector rules are the U.S.’s best chance at achieving climate goals
The rules provide an opportunity to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions but environmental advocates say the standards don’t go far enough.
How climate justice could look different — and the same — in the Gulf Coast and Appalachia
Four new reports draw connections between the two regions.
After 5 years, Greta Thunberg holds her final school strike for the climate
The young activist graduated high school but says "the fight has only just begun."
Net-zero targets are more popular than ever, but less than 5% are credible
New report finds country-level climate plans aren’t matched with reliable pledges from states and businesses.
Does the Mississippi River have rights?
Black and indigenous organizers from across the Mississippi River basin called to grant the river legal standing at a summit in late May. It's part of a nascent movement that has won success abroad and is picking up steam in the U.S.
Rural electricity is getting its biggest boost since FDR — here’s how
The Inflation Reduction Act earmarked $10.7 billion to make rural energy cleaner and more affordable. Now there are details on how exactly the program will work.