Where 2020’s Record Heat Was Felt the Most
2020 was effectively tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, as global warming linked to greenhouse gas emissions showed no signs of letting up. Siberia and the Arctic Continue Reading
Bitter Cold Brings Chaos as Global Energy Systems Show Strain
Freezing weather that’s sweeping the northern hemisphere is causing chaos in energy markets and damaging infrastructure with households from Japan to Pakistan and France being asked to curb their electricity Continue Reading
Joe Biden adds David J. Hayes, Cecilia Martinez and Stef Feldman, among others, to climate team
President-elect Joe Biden added more than a half-dozen climate staffers to his White House team Thursday, drawing from the ranks of green groups, environmental justice advocates and former Democratic administration Continue Reading
Biden’s Boom: The $30 Trillion ESG Sector Is Set To Explode In 2021
With trillions of dollars pouring into ESG funds last year, 2020 has been called the “tipping point” year for this mega-trend. But many are predicting that the ESG boom will Continue Reading
Environmentalists make a case for leaving fossil fuels in the ground
Economic, climate and healthcare upheavals point to the need to move toward developing cleaner energy sources, environmentally friendly jobs and healthier communities, participants in a Reuters Next panel said on Continue Reading
EPA Raises Barriers to Climate-Change Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is creating higher barriers for regulating the emissions that contribute to climate change, setting new rules that effectively block the federal government from imposing new restrictions Continue Reading
U.S. cities consider treating fossil fuels like nuclear weapons
For decades, the potential for a nuclear catastrophe felt like a waking threat, just around the corner. Then, in 1968, many of the nations once responsible for pushing the world Continue Reading
Flooding Due to Climate Change Caused $75 Billion of Damage in the U.S.
It’s long been established that warming temperatures cause more frequent and intense precipitation. But placing a dollar value on the contribution of climate change to storm damage has been tricky. Now, Continue Reading
The Radical Case for Growing Huge Swaths Bamboo in North America
Three species of farm-cultivated bamboo towering in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Credit: Audrey Gray This report was made possible in part by the Fund for Environmental Journalism of the Society of Environmental Continue Reading
What Merrick Garland as attorney general means for the environment
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Merrick B. Garland, is set to bring deep expertise on environmental law to the Justice Department. Garland is best Continue Reading