This under-the-radar greenhouse gas could shake up the climate fight. The fight against climate change has long been focused on the need to slash carbon dioxide pollution. But there’s another powerful gas we should be […]
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson had a few favorite punching bags, and climate change was one of them. For years, Carlson falsely told millions of viewers that “humans did not cause climate change” and “will never […]
It’s spring in Austin, Texas, the redbud trees are in bloom, and Alexis Nikole Nelson is nibbling their bright pink flowers directly off a tree branch. “Like a li’l pink giraffe,” she explains. Nelson is the self-described […]
Quick takes: Companies and governments have high hopes for hydrogen as a clean energy source, but… Scientists have raised concerns about hydrogen’s climate risks. An innovative new technology can detect and measure climate-harming hydrogen leaks. The world’s biggest green hydrogen project — […]
A recent federal disaster declaration will open the doors for people in six waterlogged California counties to access tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. But federal relief can take months to reach people and often […]
Extreme weather is our new normal. If you’re not already dropping words like bombogenesis into everyday conversation, it’s time to expand your weird weather vocabulary. Here are some terms you need to know. Image Credit: […]
The crystalline saltwater flats around the island of Andros, The Bahamas, are filled with lightning-quick bonefish that beguile sport fishers. Vast nurseries of knotty mangroves and seagrass beds shelter baby spiny lobster, snapper and […]
Quick takes: Methane pollution released today could warm the planet more over the next 10 years than carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Methane frequently leaks or is purposely released at oil and gas sites nationwide, […]
Caribbean islands contribute just a fraction of a percent of global climate pollution, yet they are among the hardest hit by climate impacts, including more intense hurricanes. At the Victory Center, a special […]
New York voters overwhelmingly approved a $4.2 billion state environmental bond in 2022 that includes major investments to reduce flood risk. The vote comes 10 years after Hurricane Sandy smashed into the city, […]
Air pollution has decreased in the U.S. over the past decade — but not everyone is breathing easier. People of color, regardless of income, are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than the U.S. population […]