Earth’s atmosphere isn’t something we can take for granted. A Thin Layer of Protection Overview Most of...
Environment
The administration’s proposed 15% bump for NASA’s earth science budget for next year would help fund the...
A possible path for energy use and CO2 emissions in 2021 and the many factors that could...
Total U.S. renewable energy production and consumption reached record highs in 2020. Introduction What Is Renewable Energy?...
The US is generating more electricity than ever from wind and solar power – energy storage technologies...
Certain existing health threats will intensify and new health threats may emerge. By Dr. John BalbusSenior Advisor...
Our mental responses to global warming and climate change follow a similar script. Introduction Action on climate...
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the...
The loss of snow there has repercussions for a vast range of ecosystems and wildlife, as well...
Scientists watched in real time as rising ocean heat transformed the sprawling reef. It was a harbinger...
If emissions continue at their current pace, Antarctica will cross a threshold into runaway sea rise when...
The language around climate change can feel overwhelming. A psychology and public policy expert breaks it down...
How the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt...
From its very founding in the early 17th century, Boston never possessed enough clean water for a...
The EPA allows polluters to turn neighborhoods into “sacrifice zones” where residents breathe carcinogens. By Lylla Younes,...
Analyzing implemented eco-anthropocentric urban planning and architectural design projects. By Dr. Michael EichnerVice Director of the Architecture...
We need to abandon Petropolis to prevent climate breakdown. Environmentalism is often experienced as a desire to return...
A dissipative structure uses high-grade energy and concentrated materials appropriated from its surroundings. Last April, Earth Day...
There has been a ‘shocking’ rise of eco-anxiety and hopelessness. Amidst a sharp increase in deadly wildfires...
The low-income member-owners of these cooperatives face three times the energy burden of their higher-income urban peers....
Coffee could be headed for trouble. Introduction So great a Universitie, I think there ne’er was any;In...
As surface water diminishes in the Western U.S., people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into...
Farmers ranchers can also make their operations more resilient to increasingly variable weather. Introduction As the effects...
How the often record-high temperatures can affect the economy. Introduction Summer 2021 will likely be one of the...
Governments may make climate pledges, but often it’s indigenous-led movements who will see that they’re kept. Oil...
Hot, humid population centers are becoming epicenters of heat risk as climate changes worsens. Introduction Extreme urban...
Here’s how reflective pavement works and what cities need to think about. By Dr. Hessam AzariJafariPostdoctoral Associate...
To build a different system, we must invest in the knowledge that supports it. Soil scientist E....
“At this rate, we will not be able to keep global warming below 1.5ºC.” Encouraged by President...
It’s a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development. Introduction In August 2021, two wildfires surrounded the Northern Cheyenne...