Report: High-Tide Flooding Broke Records Last Year. It Will Probably Keep Getting Worse.
Nineteen locations around the country in 2019 set or tied records on the number of flood days, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found.
How Climate Change Is Contributing to Skyrocketing Rates of Infectious Disease
A catastrophic loss in biodiversity, reckless destruction of wildland and warming temperatures have allowed disease to explode. Ignoring the connection between climate change and pandemics would be “dangerous delusion,” one scientist said.
Voters in Western States Back Climate Action, Land Protections, Survey Finds
The poll captures the views of 3,200 registered voters in eight western states.
Eastern Kentucky Has Been Underwater, but You Probably Didn’t Notice
COMMENTARY | Central Appalachia has experienced catastrophic flooding. Most Americans have no idea this natural disaster has been happening.
The Oil Industry Is Quietly Winning Local Climate Fights
In the past few years, the American Petroleum Institute and its allies have fought against climate-friendly policies in at least 16 different states.
States Take the Reins in Resilience Planning
Governors say states are taking steps to assure their long-term resiliency in the face of worsening climate change—and in the absence of sweeping federal action.
Climate Change Is a Political Crisis, Not a Reproductive One
COMMENTARY | Asking millennials to forego children in the name of climate change only lets the fossil fuel industry off the hook.
2019 Capped the Hottest Decade on Record
The past decade was the hottest in recorded history, and 2019 was the second-warmest year, according to data released Wednesday by NOAA and NASA.
Oil and Gas Group Bristles at Prospect of Fracking Ban
Some Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential nomination have voiced support for such a policy.
States Seek to Keep Climate Change Lawsuit Out of Federal Court
Thirteen states filed a brief this month hoping to keep a Rhode Island lawsuit against oil and gas companies in state rather than federal court.
A State Restarts Its Electric Vehicle Rebates
Massachusetts extended its rebate program through at least 2021 after legislators provided funding for the program in the most recent budget.
The Human Brain Evolved When Carbon Dioxide Was Lower
There is substantial but inconsistent evidence that as carbon-dioxide levels rise, they could affect human cognition.
State Attorneys General Are Waging a Climate Change Battle Against the Trump Administration
In filing lawsuits against the Trump administration, Democratic state AGs have paid particular attention to both climate change and environmental protections.
States Split on Climate, So U.S. Will Miss Emissions Target
Even where states have succeeded in shrinking their carbon footprint, they’ve been hampered by the Trump administration’s rollbacks to regulations on power plants and vehicle emissions.
Dozens of States Want to Keep America’s Broken Climate Promise
States still aiming to meet U.S. climate commitments will reduce emissions 20 to 27 percent below their all-time high by 2025, a new report card shows.
Swim Classes for Truck Drivers? Utilities Adapt to Climate Change, Flooding Threats
Water and sewer utilities are on the front lines as local governments grapple with severe weather, natural disasters and other climate-related fallout.
With West Coast States Blocking Coal Export Projects, Proponents Keep Pushing
Environmental and public health concerns have doomed some proposals. But the volatile economics of sending coal overseas calls into question how much it can help struggling mines.
Cities, Tribes Try a New Environmental Approach: Give Nature Rights
“Rights of nature” could help fight climate change and habitat loss.
How Cities Can Cool Down Urban Heat Islands
Growth and climate change are warming cities. Local leaders can consider a variety of approaches to reduce temperatures.
Are Floating Buildings the Solution to Sea Level Rise?
A prototype in the San Francisco Bay is testing a vision for floating buildings built to withstand sea-level rise.
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