Aug 5, 2023
A roundup of climate policy stories from the past week: The United Nations (U.N.) Chief Antonio Guterres declared that “the era of global boiling has arrived.” This comes as scientists “confirmed that July is set to become Earth’s hottest month on record.” (click here...
Jul 29, 2023
Since climate policy stories don’t often make the front pages (except for the extreme heat we have all been suffering with this summer), we are highlighting important stories from the past week. US Republicans oppose climate funding whilst almost 90 million...
Jul 25, 2023
A study published by the World Weather Attribution, an international group of scientists who measure how much climate change influences extreme weather events, reported that human-induced climate change has played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in...
Jul 24, 2023
A really insightful article on ocean warming was just published in Scientific American. It is by Katharine Hayhoe, the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, a distinguished professor at Texas Tech University, and the author of Saving Us: A Climate...
Jul 17, 2023
Extreme weather events. Rising sea levels. Water scarcity. Melting polar ice. Warming oceans. Extended heat waves. Declining biodiversity. Flooding. Catastrophic storms. Drought. Wildfires. All these environmentally damaging activities disproportionately impact...
Jul 13, 2023
The recent decision by the U.S. DOJ to cancel an investigation into environmental racism is a blow to communities in Cancer Alley and environmental justice advocates. Residents in Cancer Alley have been exposed to various toxic chemicals for years that have had deadly...
