Restoring American Credibility
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World leaders committed to some efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but the meeting illustrated the difficulty of carrying out an agenda when the United...
What’s green, soggy and fights climate change?
You might be surprised: Protecting peat bogs could help the world avert the worst effects of global warming, a new study has found.
Biden considering new White House office on climate change
Democrat Joe Biden is considering creating a special White House office led by a climate “czar” to coordinate efforts to fight global warming if he...
Human activity is increasing severity and frequency of major marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves have become more than 20 times more frequent over the past 40 years due to human activity and the burning of greenhouse gases,...
New plan for Pa. science standards acknowledge climate change
A proposed update to Pennsylvania’s standards for science education could transform how public school students learn science — and expose them to more information on...
Ocean warming has seafloor species headed in the wrong direction
As the world warms, many species of plant and animal will have to find new – often cooler – places to live. But things are...
Americans back tough limits on building in fire and flood zones
A majority support outright bans on construction in disaster-prone areas, as well as paying people to move, researchers say — policies that local governments have...