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, ...
The phrase “Green New Deal” has been thrown around a lot as Democrats prepare to take back the House of Representatives for the first time since 2010. Liberal champion, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brought the issue to the forefront of the Democrati...
The phrase “Green New Deal” has been thrown around a lot as Democrats prepare to take back the House of Representatives for the first time since 2010. Liberal champion, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brought the issue to the forefront of the Democrati...
Woolsey Fire, Southern California: 96,949 acres burned; 1,500 structures destroyed; 3 people dead. Camp Fire, Northern California: 153,336 acres burned; 84 people dead; 600 missing. In November 2018, two massive wildfires ravaged thousands of acres a...
Woolsey Fire, Southern California: 96,949 acres burned; 1,500 structures destroyed; 3 people dead. Camp Fire, Northern California: 153,336 acres burned; 84 people dead; 600 missing. In November 2018, two massive wildfires ravaged thousands of acres a...
Modern environmental regulation and debate tends to focus on electric and industrial production—how it pollutes and how it can be regulated. It makes sense: people across the world see tall smokestacks polluting the air on their way to work every d...
Modern environmental regulation and debate tends to focus on electric and industrial production—how it pollutes and how it can be regulated. It makes sense: people across the world see tall smokestacks polluting the air on their way to work every d...
While the Department of Defense (DoD) may not commonly be seen as a leader in environmental sustainability efforts, the US military has been finding ways to combat and adapt to climate change. Much of the military’s efforts against climate change h...
While the Department of Defense (DoD) may not commonly be seen as a leader in environmental sustainability efforts, the US military has been finding ways to combat and adapt to climate change. Much of the military’s efforts against climate change h...
From the 12th to the 14th of September, the streets of San Francisco and the extensive ranks of the global environmentalist community buzzed with excited anticipation for the Global Climate Action Summit. The summit, spearheaded by California Governo...
From the 12th to the 14th of September, the streets of San Francisco and the extensive ranks of the global environmentalist community buzzed with excited anticipation for the Global Climate Action Summit. The summit, spearheaded by California Governo...
Helicopters with sniper rifles, cyanide landmines, and poison bombs dropped from the sky: The practices of Wildlife Services sound more like those of a fringe branch of the military than a small-budgeted domestic agency buried deep in the Department ...
Helicopters with sniper rifles, cyanide landmines, and poison bombs dropped from the sky: The practices of Wildlife Services sound more like those of a fringe branch of the military than a small-budgeted domestic agency buried deep in the Department ...
Few things feel more powerful than being surrounded by young people who are taking a risk to speak out and fight for justice. Disrupting the DNC Summer Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago this past August, an effort to demand the DNC reject fossil f...
Few things feel more powerful than being surrounded by young people who are taking a risk to speak out and fight for justice. Disrupting the DNC Summer Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago this past August, an effort to demand the DNC reject fossil f...
Rhode Island needs energy. A series of power plant closings and maxed out pipelines have left the state – and much of the New England area – in need of alternative sources of energy. The state needs a solution that would generate enough energy ...
Rhode Island needs energy. A series of power plant closings and maxed out pipelines have left the state – and much of the New England area – in need of alternative sources of energy. The state needs a solution that would generate enough energy ...
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and international organizations to provide safe, clean, accessible, and affordable drinking water for all. Despite this...
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean drinking water, and called upon states and international organizations to provide safe, clean, accessible, and affordable drinking water for all. Despite this...
In the final days of his presidency, President Obama created two new national monuments: Bear Ears Buttes in Utah and Gold Butte in Nevada, which together span over 1.65 million acres. Conservationists and wildlife lovers praised the move; states’ ...
In the final days of his presidency, President Obama created two new national monuments: Bear Ears Buttes in Utah and Gold Butte in Nevada, which together span over 1.65 million acres. Conservationists and wildlife lovers praised the move; states’ ...
On December 20, 1951, the United States switched on the first peaceful nuclear power reactor the world had ever seen: Experimental Breeder Reactor-I. The reactor provided just enough energy to power four 200-watt lightbulbs, proving that a nuclea...
On December 20, 1951, the United States switched on the first peaceful nuclear power reactor the world had ever seen: Experimental Breeder Reactor-I. The reactor provided just enough energy to power four 200-watt lightbulbs, proving that a nuclea...
On July 9, 2009, Chris Young was shot in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol. Surprisingly, in a nation plagued by urban violence, this story comes from rural Matinicus, Maine, a small island home to all-too-frequent lobster gang turf wars. Young, a v...
On July 9, 2009, Chris Young was shot in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol. Surprisingly, in a nation plagued by urban violence, this story comes from rural Matinicus, Maine, a small island home to all-too-frequent lobster gang turf wars. Young, a v...