In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Before the first Americans carved out rectangular borders and called it “the Southwest,” before the Diné established their tribal homeland between the four sacred mountains, the area was water and immense layers of rock. Over millions of years, ...
In 1967, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta. This plot was to be the headquarters of Hamer’s Freedom Farm Cooperative (FFC), a community-based agricultural and economic development project in ...
In 1967, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta. This plot was to be the headquarters of Hamer’s Freedom Farm Cooperative (FFC), a community-based agricultural and economic development project in ...
The residents of Yazoo County, Mississippi were confronted with a danger the world had yet to witness in February 2020: a carbon dioxide pipeline explosion. Within minutes, residents were dazed, foaming at the mouth, and left unconscious by the green...
The residents of Yazoo County, Mississippi were confronted with a danger the world had yet to witness in February 2020: a carbon dioxide pipeline explosion. Within minutes, residents were dazed, foaming at the mouth, and left unconscious by the green...
The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the university. In a 4-2 ruling, the court upheld Alameda County Judge Brad Seligman’s order that Berkeley must ...
The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the university. In a 4-2 ruling, the court upheld Alameda County Judge Brad Seligman’s order that Berkeley must ...
When Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida on September 28, 2022, it brought storm, sea, and devastation. The areas most severely affected by Ian’s wrath were unsurprisingly the areas inherently most vulnerable to landfalling hurrica...
When Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida on September 28, 2022, it brought storm, sea, and devastation. The areas most severely affected by Ian’s wrath were unsurprisingly the areas inherently most vulnerable to landfalling hurrica...
At $369 billion, the recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the single biggest investment to fight climate change in American history. Official estimates put the United States on track to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reach net ze...
At $369 billion, the recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the single biggest investment to fight climate change in American history. Official estimates put the United States on track to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reach net ze...
Consider the life of a disposable plastic plate. If the plate was used in New York City, it should go in the recycling bin only after it has been rinsed off. If it was used in Providence or Boston, it should be thrown directly into the trash, as thes...
Consider the life of a disposable plastic plate. If the plate was used in New York City, it should go in the recycling bin only after it has been rinsed off. If it was used in Providence or Boston, it should be thrown directly into the trash, as thes...
As Hurricane Ian pounded Florida, we in the United States were once again reminded of the devastating impact of climate change. With hurricanes in the East, cold snaps in the Midwest, and wildfires along the West Coast, the United States is no strang...
As Hurricane Ian pounded Florida, we in the United States were once again reminded of the devastating impact of climate change. With hurricanes in the East, cold snaps in the Midwest, and wildfires along the West Coast, the United States is no strang...
Strangers streamed into the milling villages within Scituate, Rhode Island in the summer of 1915. Arriving by train and in jet-black Model T cars, they parsed through land deeds at the town clerk’s office and took photographs of local homes. Suspic...
Strangers streamed into the milling villages within Scituate, Rhode Island in the summer of 1915. Arriving by train and in jet-black Model T cars, they parsed through land deeds at the town clerk’s office and took photographs of local homes. Suspic...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
Marc Rosario grew up in Fox Point and remembers shoveling sidewalks for Adler’s Hardware on Wickenden and Benefit. In late March, Rosario, now driving for DoorDash part-time, stopped at the Shell gas station next door to purchase water, but not gas...
Marc Rosario grew up in Fox Point and remembers shoveling sidewalks for Adler’s Hardware on Wickenden and Benefit. In late March, Rosario, now driving for DoorDash part-time, stopped at the Shell gas station next door to purchase water, but not gas...
In 2019, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency appointed Tony Cox, a former employee of the oil and chemical industries, to chair the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Wasting little time, Cox began advocati...
In 2019, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency appointed Tony Cox, a former employee of the oil and chemical industries, to chair the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Wasting little time, Cox began advocati...
The frozen wind turbines seen during last month’s Texas blackout along with the regular rolling blackouts we see during California summers draw attention to the uncomfortable reality of wind and solar energy: they are not reliable enough to support...
The frozen wind turbines seen during last month’s Texas blackout along with the regular rolling blackouts we see during California summers draw attention to the uncomfortable reality of wind and solar energy: they are not reliable enough to support...