This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate philanthropists are often called on to support grassroots activists fighting fossil fuel projects in their backyards — like the Black community in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley that is protesting the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The largest dam removal in United States history is set to take place along the Klamath River by 2023, but getting to this point was neither easy nor quick. Water…
Among the earliest examples of the disruptions that climate change can bring, some low-lying island countries in the Pacific Ocean are facing serious threats from rising sea levels and coastal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a severe winter storm tore through Texas last Monday, Kirby Lynch lost water and power in her RV home in Collin County. The snow came up to her ankles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s climate justice activists are applying that same lens when they highlight the dangers these US communities face from climate change’s effects—increased coastal and riverine flooding, longer heat waves and droughts,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The past year has presented a flurry of devastating challenges for California. Wildfires and the pandemic delivered a one-two punch to the state, with a record-setting 4 million acres burned in 2020 and more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in Sydney, Australia, and want to get rid of an old Ikea chair or bookcase, you can take it back to your local Ikea store, which will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Editor’s note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities across the central U.S. have ordered rolling blackouts to ration electricity, leaving millions of people without power. Energy expert…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To complement the United States’ return to the Paris climate agreement, elected officials joined the business and nonprofit community to launch the “America Is All In” coalition, which aims to collaborate with the federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change that has not received the attention it deserves. Trees capture and store massive amounts of carbon. And unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, more than 50 percent of the world lives in a city. By 2050, that number is expected to climb to 70 percent. As our cities continue to grow, so…
While schools transition toward sustainable operations and build resilience, educators can support teaching and learning on sustainability, the environment, and climate change to help ensure over 50 million students are…