Climate
He Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future.
A Law Born of Crisis, Now Under Threat
As Thomas Jorling sits in his study, surrounded by decades of mementos from a storied career in environmental policy, his eyes wander to a …
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Edward Russo Says Donald Trump Is an ‘Environmental Hero’
A Dubious Claim of Environmental Heroism
Edward Russo, a long-time ally of Donald Trump and the lone representative of the White House’s environmental task force on a panel …
Climate
Water-Use Restrictions Follow Snow Drought and Heat Wave in the Western U.S.
Devastating Consequences of a Vanishing Snowpack
A severe snow drought and record-breaking heat wave have brought the Western United States to the brink of water scarcity, …
Climate
FEMA Skips National Hurricane Conference Amid DHS Shutdown
Stormy Silence: FEMA’s No-Show at National Hurricane Conference
As storm clouds gathered over the shores of Lake Eola, the National Hurricane Conference got underway on …
Climate
The Three Big Questions Delaying New York’s Budget
Fractured Politics: Climate Change and the Economic Imperative in New York
As the snowmelt from the state’s Adirondack Mountains creeps into the Hudson River, threatening the …
Climate
Vermont Hits Back at Trump’s Effort to Block ‘Climate Superfund’ Law
Stormy Weather Ahead: Vermont’s Climate Crusade
As a category 3 hurricane tears through the southeastern United States, its 120-mile-per-hour winds howling like a chorus of …
Climate
Blasting Begins For Border Wall On Cherished New Mexico Mountain
A Line in the Sand: Climate, Conflict, and the Cherished Mountain
The sun rises over the Organ Mountains, its golden light illuminating the rugged terrain of New Mexico’s …
Climate
The Iran War Is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition
A War for Energy in a World on Fire
As Iran’s oil exports plummet following the devastating conflict with Israel, the reverberations of the war are being felt across the …
Climate
We dug up medics in Gaza. A year later, international law remains buried
Unearthing the Human Cost of Impunity
As the sun rises over the Gaza Strip, a faint sound echoes through the desolate landscape: the hum of ambulances, a constant reminder of the …
Climate
Earth’s Energy Imbalance
A World on the Brink
The relentless drumbeat of climate change has reached a fever pitch, with the World Meteorological Organization’s latest State of the Global Climate …