Does Supreme Court decision doom power plant rulemakings?
‘Seismic decision’ in landmark climate ruling, CNN says in reporting on decision written by Chief Justice Roberts
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A conversation with a poet whose home burned to the ground
Sophia Naz wrote her new collection, ‘Open Zero,’ in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire.
Poet Sophia Naz grieves after a wildfire took her home
She processes the loss in her new book, ‘Open Zero.’
Disturbance 95L threatens heavy rains for Texas; disturbance PTC 2 speeds across southern Caribbean
With three notable tropical disturbances, the activity in the Atlantic looks more like late July than late June.
Minnesotans help trees migrate north
People are gathering seeds from southern and central Minnesota and planting the saplings in the state’s northern forests.
Two coast-hugging tropical systems poised to dump heavy rain
A potential tropical cyclone will drench the far southern Caribbean, as another disturbance lurks off the western U.S. Gulf Coast.
New manufacturing process stores carbon pollution in concrete
It can cut the carbon footprint of concrete by more than half.
Tropical storm warnings up for southernmost Lesser Antilles ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone 2
The tropical Atlantic is bristling with disturbances commanding attention this week.
Oak pollen concentrations are increasing 5% a year in Atlanta
Climate change is contributing to longer and more severe allergy seasons.
Learn more about the climate crisis, from causes to solutions.
reviews
12 books for climate-aware summertime R&R (reflection and reinvigoration)
Part two of these summertime readings includes works of some respected activism and communication experts and some other works published very recently and by some relative newcomers.
12 readings for summer home and garden projects
Suggestions for summer reading, learning, enjoying … and, by the way, helping to address climate change.
Preserving democracy is part of preserving the planet
A review of ‘Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis’ by Eve Darian-Smith.
interviews
How energy-efficiency upgrades can improve your health
The upgrades often lead to improved air quality, which can reduce the need for medication and visits to the emergency department.
A conversation with a woman who promotes renewable energy in rural communities
After a wind farm went up in her Minnesota farming community, Mariah Lynne wanted others to experience the benefits.
In Houston, one neighborhood’s trial – and retrial – by water
How a group of tenacious mothers is grappling with ever-present flood risk in Houston.
EDITOR’S PICKS
What it would take for U.S. to meet its Paris commitment
Short answer: A whole lot. Technically feasible, model results agree … but only with herculean clean technology deployments.
The changing face of hurricane fatalities
Carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and other indirect causes are behind the bulk of recent U.S. hurricane deaths.
