This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to a recent report from the nonprofit organization FoodPrint, plant-based meat alternatives are unlikely to replace factory-farmed meat. Demand for plant-based meat is on the rise around the world. An analysis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, developers are preparing to build the United States’ first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all that could power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The U.S. has more than double the amount of abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, according to a preliminary analysis by the Interior Department,” Zack Budryk reports for The Hill. “In a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions like farming, logging, hunting, development and global commerce have caused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and inundated subway systems in China and the U.S.,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s monster fires result largely from three human forces: taxpayer-funded fire suppression that has made the forest a tinderbox; policies that encourage construction in places that are clearly prone to burning; and climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I slog through knee-deep water on a section of trail that is completely submerged. Permanent flooding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With climate change on our radar more than ever, retail is under scrutiny for its contributions to carbon emissions, water pollution and waste in its drive to inspire relentless consumption. And while many heavy-polluting industries,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University and Caitlin R. Proctor, Purdue University In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) recently published a report, Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste, assessing the United States’ contribution to plastic production…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this month, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network released the first report collating global statistics on corals, documenting the status of reefs across 12,000 sites in 73 countries over 40…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them. Extreme rainstorms turned to raging flash…