Category: Climate change
‘Regenerative agriculture and the soil carbon solution’: new paper outlines vision for climate action
“Data from farming and grazing studies show the power of exemplary regenerative systems that, if achieved globally, would drawdown more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions,” the new research says. by Andrea Germanos, staff writer…
Global coalition invites progressives worldwide to attend inaugural summit
‘Internationalism or Extinction’? “The Progressive International is convening this emergency summit… to map our current crisis, to reclaim our shared future, and to strengthen our planetary front to do so.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer From…
Hundreds of thousands of dead migratory birds in Southwest linked to wildfires, Climate Crisis
‘Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale’ “The fact that we’re finding hundreds of these birds dying, just kind of falling out of the sky is extremely alarming.” by Julia Conley, staff writer Wednesday, September 16 A combination…
Climate change will force a New American Migration
Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?…
Trump spits climate denialism right in California’s face: “It’ll start getting cooler, you just watch”
“I thought I’d find it funny watching this, but instead it’s just chilling: as the West Coast faces a climate catastrophe, the president laughs at them and denies the problem exists.” by Jon Queally, staff writer…
Coalition of state and local governments sues EPA To block Trump’s gutting of methane regulation
“We need leaders who step up and propose solutions. Instead, we get President Trump’s version of the EPA.” by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer A coalition of 19 states and six municipalities Monday sued the Environmental Protection…
New study finds Planet heading toward temperature threshold not seen in 34 million years
Researchers behind the comprehensive study of Earth’s atmospheric record over tens of million of years say “immediate and stringent action” could prevent most dire outcomes. by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Monday, September 14 A newly published…
Investors who manage $47 trillion pressure top polluters to pursue transition to net-zero emissions
“Companies across all sectors need to take more ambitious action to ensure otherwise devastating impacts of climate change are avoided while they still can be.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Monday, September 14 As historic, climate…
With wildfires ravaging the West, Biden slams Trump denial and calls climate crisis an ‘imminent, existential threat’
“Biden and Harris should be repeating this message every hour of every day,” said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. by Jake Johnson, staff writer As catastrophic wildfires continue to tear through California, Oregon, and Washington state, engulfing…
The American West is burning but Trump hasn’t mentioned historic wildfires in ‘any way, shape, or form’ for nearly 3 weeks
“President Trump’s silence and complete disregard for the millions of people at risk is horrifying,” said one climate advocate. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Climate action advocates and journalists are calling out President Donald Trump’s silence…
Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
As wildfire smoke turns Western skies orange and red, millions of people face serious health risks from inhaling it, even many who are far from active fires. Wildfire smoke creates an orange glow over San Francisco,…
Faced with rising seas and other consequences of climate crisis, Delaware sues 31 fossil fuel companies
The state attorney general’s move came just a day after Charleston, South Carolina became the first southern U.S. city to file a climate liability lawsuit. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday, September 10 Joining the trend…
The Climate Crisis is happening right now. Just look at California’s weekend.
Record high temperatures. Record fires. Record smoke. ProPublica reporter Elizabeth Weil spoke to former California Gov. Jerry Brown about the state’s converging apocalypses. by Elizabeth Weil Wednesday, September 9 Two weeks ago, after freak lightning strikes…
Public health experts urge collective examination of what it means to live in ‘harmony with nature’
Warning of More Pandemics to Come To mitigate risk, governments and communities must work together to rebuild “the infrastructures of human existence.” by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Wednesday, September 9 As the world continues to adjust…
West continues to face deadly flames compounded by heatwave, blackouts, and coronavirus
‘Entire Western US on Fire.’ Seventy wildfires raged across California, Oregon, Washington, and other western states on Wednesday. by Julia Conley, staff writer Wednesday, September 9 A record-shattering heatwave, continuing wildfires, power blackouts, and the coronavirus…
Fires have burned record 2 million acres in California this year
And still two months to go in fire season A spokesperson for CAL FIRE called the news “unnerving,” noting that “September and October are historically our worst months for fires.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Tuesday,…
50,000-foot smoke plumes and record-shattering heatwave as Climate Emergency grips California
Timelapse footage from space showing Saturday’s explosion of California wildfires led one meteorologist to declare: “It cannot be overstated how terrifying this satellite image is.” by Jon Queally, staff writer Sunday, September 6 Smoke plumes rising…
A Message to Senate Democrats: Tribal Lands Are Not Carbon Dumping Grounds
Targeting Native nations with carbon pricing projects that would disproportionately increase wealth and accumulation for the largest petroleum and mineral polluters at the expense of Native lives is unforgivable and horrifying. by Tom Goldtooth Friday, September…
City of Hoboken files climate suit against Exxon
‘The Most Ruthless, Deceitful, and Unapologetic Climate Polluters on the Planet’ “With climate costs surging everywhere and local budgets depleted, more and more communities are turning to the courts as their only recourse to make polluters…
#WeWantToLive: Extinction Rebellion launches fresh wave of UK protests demanding climate action
“The failure to act on this issue will have a catastrophic impact on the future of us and the generations to come.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Wednesday, September 2 Members of Parliament in the United…
They know how to prevent megafires. Why won’t anybody listen?
This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad. by Elizabeth Weil What a week….
Fossil fuel lease sales in California amid historic wildfires
“More oil wells mean more greenhouse gases, more air pollution, and more destroyed habitat.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Friday, August 28 In the midst of wildfires ravaging the region, conservationists sounded alarm Thursday in response…
Laura shows Lake Charles no love
by Wade Rathke Thursday, August 27, 2020 Pearl River I’m fifteen feet above dirt looking out the window at the water that has risen up from the bayou a few miles from the Pearl River…
‘Lightning siege’ sparks hundreds of fires in California as new flames overwhelm resources
“Throughout the state of California right now, we are stretched thin for crews.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Thursday, August 20 Authorities in California announced Wednesday evacuations for thousands of people as multiple wildfires left firefighters…
