Water Insecurity

Water Insecurity

By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages. Water and climate change are inextricably linked. Climate change affects the world’s water in complex ways. From unpredictable rainfall patterns to shrinking ice sheets, rising sea levels, floods,...
Millions for Environmental Justice Projects

Millions for Environmental Justice Projects

According to a report in the Washington Timea, the Biden administration on Tuesday announced $128 million in funding for environmental justice projects across the country meant to combat the impacts of climate change in underserved communities. The money will fund 186...
Featured Connection: Climate Science

Featured Connection: Climate Science

The Science Behind Climate Change Climate change is by far the most pressing issue facing our generation. Extreme events such as flooding, heat waves, and widespread crop failures are becoming much more common. As a result, climate change has an impact on global...
A Brief History of Environmental Justice

A Brief History of Environmental Justice

In the early 1980s in Warren County, North Carolina, the state decided to place a toxic waste landfill in a poor, rural, and predominantly African-American community. This, in and of itself, was not unusual as the siting of such landfills in or near minority...
Map of Environmental University Courses

Map of Environmental University Courses

ClimaTalk, a youth-led non-profit organization, has developed a university courses map with close to 400 environmental undergraduate and postgraduate courses from all around the world to help young people find the perfect course. ClimaTalk is based in Europe, so right...
The Week in Climate Change News

The Week in Climate Change News

A (non-comprehensive and quite random) list of climate change, climate policy and environmental justice stories from the past week.   Prioritizing Justice in New York State Climate Policy: Aiming for Cleaner Air in Disadvantaged Communities. The outcome of...