Environment News in Brief How the Trump Administration Is Accelerating Climate Change The Trump administration is doing the opposite of what a new report says is needed to keep global climate change to a minimum. Emma Sarappo
Environment Climate Change Is Bad for Your Mental Health As temperatures rise, mental health often declines, but researchers still don't know why. Kate Wheeling
Environment What to Expect From the U.N.’s Big New Climate Report The United Nations' highly anticipated climate science report is due out Monday, and it's unlikely to bring good news. Kate Wheeling
Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News The EPA Removes Language About Climate Change From Its Latest Proposal on Greenhouse Gases In a draft proposal rolling back Obama-era regulations on hydrofluorocarbons, the Trump administration scrapped all references to climate change and those most affected by it. Emily Moon
According to Research Environment News in Brief Extreme Weather Won’t Convince Climate Skeptics People are very good at incorporating contradictory information into their belief systems. Emma Sarappo
Environment Can Buddhism Help Fight Climate Change? At an idyllic retreat in California, the architect of the Paris deal argues that it can. Lucia Graves
Social Justice How Neglect and Indifference Killed Puerto Ricans After Hurricane Maria A new project reveals the extent of preventable deaths in the wake of the 2017 hurricane. David M. Perry
Environment After Florence, North Carolina Must Rebuild Vulnerable Beaches Once Again These projects replenish the same areas again and again, and disproportionately benefit wealthy owners of seaside lots. Lisa Song & Al Shaw
Environment New Landscapes Has Hurricane Florence Destroyed Records of America’s Slave Trade? Historical archives housed in universities, courthouses, and local libraries are at heightened risk from flooding and mold. Sophie Yeo
Environment In the Desert Southwest, Young Leaders Are Reimagining What a Climate Conference Can Be A dispatch from the fourth annual youth-led Uplift Climate Conference in New Mexico. Brooke Larsen