How the world passed a carbon threshold and why it matters
Last year marked the first time in several million years that atmospheric concentrations of CO2 passed 400 parts per million.
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A Vulnerable Community Braces for the Impacts of Sea Level Rise
Experts warn that the flooding exacerbated by climate change will disproportionately impact low-lying, low-income communities.
With Norway in lead, Europe set for surge in electric vehicles
With the help of ambitious emissions-reduction targets, growing support from government and the auto industry...
In the Sierras, New Approaches to Protecting Forests Under Stress
In California’s Sierras and around the world, extreme drought and rising temperatures are killing trees and threatening the viability of forests.
Why won’t American business push for action on climate?
Many U.S. corporations have adopted environmentally friendly practices and touted themselves as green companies.
In the Face of a Trump Environmental Rollback, California Stands in Defiance
As environmental standard-bearer and green technology pioneer, no other state rivals California.
In Honduras, defending nature is a deadly business
Berta Cáceres fought to protect native lands in Honduras — and paid for it with her life.
How protecting native forests cost a Southeast Asian activist his life
Malaysian activist Bill Kayong fought to save native forest lands from logging and oil palm development.
How a proposed strip mine brought conflict to South Africa’s wild coast
The murder of activist Sikhosiphi Rhadebe has not stopped communities in South Africa’s Pondoland region from opposing plans for a major titanium mine.
The ‘Job-Killing’ Fiction Behind Trump’s Retreat on Fuel Economy Standards
The Trump administration is expected to roll back the fuel economy standards that were a signature achievement of the Obama administration.
