This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) came out with its sixth assessment report. It describes the impacts of the climate crisis in further detail and looks at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to helping mitigate the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon, flora rather than fauna usually comes to mind. A new study published in Current Biology now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June, with representatives from Montreal to Guadalajara in attendance, the city of San Antonio, Texas officially opened its new North American Friendship Garden. A thriving green space to celebrate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions don’t adhere to jurisdictional borders and neither does COVID-19. Both these challenges require global collaboration—and rethinking our built environment offers a way to address both simultaneously.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From above, California’s San Joaquin Valley spills out of the Sierra Nevada in a checkerboard of earth-toned farmland. It’s some of the most valuable land in the world; every year,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Zero Waste Campaign by One Step Closer (OSC) is working to inspire companies and consumers to reduce and eliminate single use plastics from products, packaging, and personal lives. The campaign features an action…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit an historic high for January with rates nearly five times higher than they were in January 2021. The news is a continuation of a troubling, decade-long…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. European researchers have warned that the wave of pollution engulfing the globe could be nearing a tipping point. The waste plastic deluge could become an irreversible crisis. Somewhere between 9 and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, highlights the global inequality in emissions between people in rich and poor countries. For example, it finds that the average carbon footprint of a person…
Extreme heat is already the deadliest climate and weather-related hazard in the United States and cities are getting hotter because of climate change and the urban heat island effect. Communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Discussions of the growing plastic waste problem often focus on reducing the volume of single-use plastic packaging items such as bags, bottles, tubs, and films. But more waste comes from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past year, photojournalist Nichole Sobecki and I have been on a mission to understand how climate change and environmental degradation drive conflict in Somalia. It’s a place where…