Ideas Christiana Figueres: Mujeres Sin Miedo Liderarán la Acción Climática Lo que me da esperanza es el activismo y trabajo colaborativo que he visto entre las mujeres jóvenes de diversos orígenes. Christiana Figueres
Environment Air Pollution Kills More People Than Smoking And as usual, it's the communities that are least responsible for it that suffer the most. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief A New U.N. Report Calls for Urgent Environmental Action to Mitigate Premature Deaths and Other Threats To get on track to achieve sustainability goals, the report outlines a series of changes to the global systems of food production, energy, and waste management. Kelley Czajka
Key Takeaways News in Brief New York City Public Schools Will Go Meatless on Mondays The Meatless Monday campaign has done what federal nutrition policy has not: ban meat—at least for a day. Emily Moon
Environment West Virginians Bear the Brunt of Increased Natural Gas Drilling As natural gas booms around the Marcellus Shale, nearby residents continue to feel the burden of the industry's growth. Kate Mishkin
Ideas Christiana Figueres: Fearless Women Will Lead on Climate Action What gives me hope is the activism and collaborative work I've seen among young women from diverse backgrounds. Christiana Figueres
Ideas Restoring Arctic Ice Is the Key to Curbing Climate Change—So Why Are We Ignoring It? The loss of Arctic ice could double global warming over the next few decades—even if we stop emitting fossil fuels. Peter Fiekowsky
According to Research News in Brief Heavy Winter Precipitation May Not Impact Fire Season in California Wet weather may seem like good news for the drought-plagued state, but a new study finds that it will have minimal effects on wildfire season. Kelley Czajka
Book Talk Books Ideas ‘It Looked Like a Nuclear Bomb Had Gone Off’: How Brian Fies Turned His Escape From the Tubbs Fire Into a Graphic Novel The author and illustrator explains how seeing his home reduced to a "desolate plane" by the 2017 disaster inspired his latest book. Katie Kilkenny
Environment Is Climate Change Creating More Tornadoes? Researchers have found that the most tornado-prone region of the country is shifting east, but they can't say how much global warming is to blame. Kate Wheeling