The Climate Change Playbook No Longer Works. What Can Activists Do?
Activists are hoping to recreate the magic of 1970’s Earth Day — at a moment when the movement’s future is cloudier than ever.
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With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action
The city’s mayoral race has justifiably been about housing and affordability. But flood protection, building decarbonization and air pollution will still be challenges for New York’s next mayor. By Lauren Dalban The city’s precarious position in the face of multiple…
Mayor Eric Adams’ Unfulfilled Promise for New York City Parks
He promised that 1 percent of the city’s budget would go to the Parks Department. He did not deliver. By Lauren Dalban New York City’s parks and natural areas are crucial to resilience against the many climate change-related pressures that…
Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death
A 26-year-old employee at McBride Operating in Waskom, Texas, was killed when a valve blew off a pump last year. Another worker had sued the company two years earlier after being injured on the job. By Martha Pskowski By the…
House Republicans Push New Coal Bills, but Critics Say the Industry’s Decline Can’t Be Reversed
Bills a subcommittee considered this week would streamline the approval of new coal leases and exempt some coal projects from environmental reviews. By Carl David Goette-Luciak President Donald Trump has made reviving the coal industry a political and policy priority…
The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and “moss.” But these words are disappearing from our vocabularies — and along with them, our connection to the natural world they describe. A study published…
Nobody wants this gas plant. Trump is forcing it to stay open.
The Trump administration, citing an ongoing “energy emergency,” has once again saddled a community already overburdened by pollution with a dirty, obsolete power plant it doesn’t want or need. The decision has confounded residents and environmental justice advocates, who called…
A fiber optic cable spied on Greenland’s glaciers. It found an alarming problem
One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic cables bring you the internet as data-rich pulses of light, but they also detect signals from the surrounding environment: Researchers can analyze the…
How to see Sunday’s ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from the UK on Sunday evening, weather permitting.
Draining the sea: fishing in crisis in south-east Asia – in pictures
Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are beautiful tourist destinations, but off their coasts is a darker hidden reality, where overfishing and unregulated catches are rife and fishers face exploitation and loss of income. The freelance photojournalist Nicole Tung spent nine…