Enlist the Ocean in Combatting Climate Change, Experts and Advocates Argue
Climate scientists and marine advocates are calling on governments worldwide to look beyond green policymaking when it comes to climate change. They say a critical...
Climate Change Is Putting the Pressure on Crucial Coral Species in the Atlantic
Earth’s ongoing climate crisis has put a trio of critical stony coral species on a path towards an uncertain future that could have dire ramifications...
Many cities want to plant trees. Why are some residents reluctant?
To help limit climate change, the city of Pittsburgh intends to plant 100,000 new trees by 2030. The effort will focus on bringing more shade...
How Trees Act As NYC’s “Natural Air Conditioning Units”
You may have noticed that it's been a tad bit zesty outside this week—New York City has been under a heat advisory since Monday as...
Battling America’s ‘dirty secret’
Climate change raises the risk from failing sewage systems. So Catherine Coleman Flowers is working for a new way to deal with waste.
Why ‘tiny forests’ are popping up in big cities
It’s a warm June afternoon, and in a thicket of elm and willow trees, a magpie chatters. A beetle crawls over a leaf. The forest,...
In California’s Drier Future, What’s the Best Investment for Securing Water?
Once again, California is in a drought. Much of Northern California and the Central Valley are experiencing “acute water supply shortfalls,” and the Sierra Nevada snowpack, a...
What to Save? Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks.
For more than a century, the core mission of the National Park Service has been preserving the natural heritage of the United States. But now,...