News in Brief The Paris Agreement Is About to Make History The climate accord could enter into force any day now. Then what happens? By Kate Wheeling U.S. Secretary… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief It’s Almost Impossible to Sustainably Harvest Ivory New research shows the amount of ivory that can be sustainably harvested from elephants is a lot lower than the market demand. Steffanee Wang
News in Brief Matthew Could Become One of Haiti’s Worst-Ever Hurricanes The storm serves as a wake-up call for vulnerable parts of the world in an era of climate… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Hurricane Matthew Poses a Rare and Dangerous Threat to Jamaica No hurricane as strong as Matthew has ever made landfall in Jamaica in recorded history. By Eric Holthaus… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief For Opponents of Public Lands Drilling, a Big Year and a Brewing Backlash As the Keep It in the Ground campaign enters its second year, climate activists confront surveillance, subpoenas, and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief You Can Fight Climate Change in Small Spaces Too The emergence of the green traffic circle reminds us that climate change isn’t just global — it’s local. By Mallory… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Plant Blindness Be Cured? In a new review study, researchers examine why people, including conservationists, tend to be biased against plants, and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief A Two-Million-Year History of the Temperature of the Earth Core samples from the bottom of the world’s oceans suggest a new take on ice ages of the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could the United States Fall Short of Its Emissions Reduction Pledges? The United States has acceded to the Paris Agreement, but the country’s current climate policies may not be… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Fed Up Aerial views of industrial feedlots illuminate their toxic impact on the land. Photographs by Mishka Henner Tascosa Feed… Pacific Standard Staff