China has been installing renewable energy at a spectacular rate and now has more renewable capacity than the next 13 […]
Category: climate change
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters
The Trump administration’s steep staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) triggered shutdowns of several climate-related programs […]
Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming
“Global warming is faster at the poles,” Faranda said, “and it’s melting ice and it’s also warming differently in oceans […]
Montana’s Republican legislators fight back after successful youth climate lawsuit
Montana Environmental Policy Act Republican backlash could lead to changes in Montana’s courts and environmental laws. Supporters gather at a […]
Trump’s National Climate Assessment: No funding and all authors cut loose
As part of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, Congress mandated that every four years, the government must produce […]
A grim signal: Atmospheric CO2 soared in 2024
The unprecedented increase of atmospheric CO2 is just one of several red lights flashing on the climate dashboard. This graph […]
Can the legal system catch up with climate science?
Similarly, it’s possible to calculate the impact of emissions within a limited number of years. For example, Callahan and Mankin […]
Drunk man walks into climate change, burns the bottoms of his feet off
In the burn unit, doctors gave the man a pain reliever, cleaned the burns, treated them with a topical antibiotic, […]
Trump throws coal a lifeline, but the energy industry has moved on
As President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders Tuesday aimed at keeping coal power alive in the United […]
USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress
For decades, environmental and farm groups pushed Congress, the USDA and farmers to adopt new conservation programs, but progress came […]