Environment

The recent heat wave over the U.S. South and northern Mexico was made 5°F warmer than it would have been normally, due to climate change.

Listen to Jabeer Butt, chief executive of the Race Equality Foundation, discuss how the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting disadvantaged groups in the UK on Third Sector Podcast.

Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming compares with ancient temperatures.

The Donors of Color Network is working to get funders to increase their funding to BIPOC-led organizations working toward climate justice.

Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season once again drifted across the border into the U.S., prompting another round of air quality alerts.

More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could fail.

As we continue to witness the increasing impacts of wildfires, flooding, storms, and other natural hazards on communities worldwide, we cannot discuss disasters without looking at climate change. And that…

A webinar hosted by The Conversation brings together experts in law, health, policy and Indigenous affairs to explain some of the most pressing problems related to water in the US.

As hydropower dams dry up, coal and natural gas have stepped in.

L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies.

Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

Industrial policies are more effective at supporting and lifting job quality when they are accompanied by strong collective bargaining laws and institutions.