Topic: Climate Change Archives

Our Children’s Trust holds a rally in support of the Juliana v. U.S. lawsuit outside the U.S. Supreme Court on October 29th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

‘There Is a Monumental Threat to Young People’: Will the Plaintiffs Suing the Government Over Climate Change Ever Get a Trial?

The young people suing the government over climate change are hoping that Tuesday’s hearing has convinced the Ninth Circuit to allow their case to proceed.

Sharon Zhang

Water pools in rain-soaked farm fields on May 29th, 2019, near Gardner, Illinois.

Environment

‘The Fields Are Washing Away:’ Midwest Flooding Is Wreaking Havoc on Farmers

Historic flooding this year is setting back planting season. Climate change will force farmers to adjust to similarly brutal weather events in the future.

Emily Moon

Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren waves during a campaign town hall at George Mason University on May 16th, 2019, in Fairfax, Virginia.

Green Jobs and New Technology: A Look at Biden and Warren’s Latest Climate Plans

Both plans draw on the progressive Green New Deal, prioritize environmental justice, and would be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.

Leah Dunlevy

Children and students participate in a #FridaysForFuture climate protest on March 15th, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.

Environment

Fear-Based Climate Appeals Can Be Counterproductive

New research suggests that environmental groups can persuade more people by focusing on a positive attitude toward climate action.

Tom Jacobs

Maersk's new ice-class container vessel, Venta Maersk, loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics, arrives at the port of Saint Petersburg on September 28th, 2018, becoming the first container ship to navigate the Russian Arctic as the ice pack melts and recedes.

Environment

A Proposed Railway in the Arctic Has Investors Excited—and Indigenous Groups Terrified

Many Scandinavians are hoping that disappearing Arctic ice will lead to an economic boom—but the Sámi people are worried that multinational infrastructure projects will eliminate their livelihood.

Gloria Dickie

Young Spanish climate activists take part in a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, on May 24th, 2019, as part of global protests demanding action against global warming.

Do Climate Marches Encourage Others to Take Action?

When it comes to changing people's perceptions, a study suggests that the climate movement may be different from other causes.

Leah Dunlevy

Environment

We Need Long-Term Ecological Research More Than Ever. Who’s Going to Pay for It?

The information gathered in long-term studies helps scientists see how climate change is affecting our planet, yet money often goes to shorter-term projects.

Taran Volckhausen

Coastal waters flow through deteriorating wetlands on August 25th, 2015, in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

Environment

Confronting Climate Change, Louisiana Shifts Toward Retreat

As coastal communities succumb to sea-level rise, managing population migration and decline has become a new focus in the state.

Sophie Kasakove

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Governor Jay Inslee talks with solar workers at a home where they recently installed solar panels on May 2nd, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

Environment

Jay Inslee Is the Self-Proclaimed 2020 Climate Candidate—but His Own State’s Activists Are Skeptical

Inslee hasn't been perfect on climate. It also seems he's now learning from his old mistakes.

Sharon Zhang

Nationalism and climate change, Easter Island

What If Climate Change and Rising Nationalism Both Had the Same Solution?

Countries riven by inequality and xenophobia won't be resilient to climate change—which means that the fight against nationalism and the fight against global warming are actually one and the same.

Louise Fabiani