What Climate Change Will Do to Three Major American Cities by 2100
By Nexus Media in collaboration with Teen Vogue Climate change is already here. It’s not something that can simply be ignored by cable news or dismissed by sitting U.S. senators in a
Mina Lee
Meet the New Generation of Black Climate Leaders
The politics of climate change are shifting. This year, as the most diverse Congress in history was sworn in, its newest members called for an ambitious plan to overhaul the U.S. economy
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The Food Revolution Will Not Be Televised
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Half a century ago, the world saw
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Black Leaders Working for a Government for the People
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Black people are underrepresented in the halls
Leading Black Advocates Speak to Diversity in the Climate Movement
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. The mainstream environmental movement is overwhelmingly white — and
Black, Gifted and Green
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Black History Month is marked as much
Three Graphs Show How Climate Change Threatens Your Health Today
A new report released this week by the Lancet medical journal details “unequivocal and potentially irreversible” growing threats to public health from climate change. The report finds that the delayed action on
LA Is Painting Its Streets White to Keep the City Cool
Labor Day weekend delivered record-breaking temperatures to California, as a heat wave swept the state, fanning the flames of the largest wildfire Los Angeles has seen in decades. The unusually warm weather
Hurricane Harvey Hit Low-Income Communities Hardest
Hurricanes don’t care if you’re rich, poor, white or black — but that doesn’t mean that every person is equally vulnerable to a storm. Low-income families are more likely to live in flood-prone areas
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Game Changer
This is the first of five installments in a series about clean energy. In the spring of 2009, Mark Parkinson, then governor of Kansas, was considering a request from Sunflower Electric to
The Power of The Artist’s Pen
At a time when people are looking for ways to make a difference, art may offer an important avenue. The arts have a rich history of inspiring action. Dorothea Lange’s The Migrant
All the Climate Progress Since the Paris Agreement in One Gorgeous Infographic
Fire up the BBQ and crack open a brewski. We (un)officially have a new international holiday. On November 4th, 2016 the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force. Its 195 signatories — including major polluters
Fighting a Case of Really Bad Gas
If climate change were an action thriller, CO2 would have a starring role as the fallen hero. A judicious dose of the heat-trapping gas keeps our planet cozy. Over the last century,
How Heat Affects Your Health
The dog days of summer were particularly dogged this year. July clocked in as the hottest month on record, marking the midpoint of what is likely to be the hottest year on
Rising Temperatures Threaten the Future of Championship Sports
No group of individuals is more acutely aware of the connection between the environment, health, and its impact on performance than athletes. The blood, sweat, and tears of athletes are celebrated when
How to Have a Green Burial
You don’t need to believe in reincarnation to rejoin the world of the living as a tree. Isabelle Bolla’s sister passed away from a terminal illness in 2013. Realizing her sister didn’t
Did The Paris Climate Accord Start A Low-Carbon Landslide?
Many years from now, the historic international Paris climate agreement could easily be seen as the moment the conversation changed. “One of the cool things coming out of Paris was the idea
A Graphical Look At Presidents’ Environmental Records
OnSept. 17, 1969 — nearly 47 years ago — Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a high-ranking aide to President Richard M. Nixon, dispatched an internal memo to one of his White House colleagues warning of the
A Brief History Of Canada’s Stunning About-Face on Climate Change
Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama are expected to sign onto a joint climate change strategy during Trudeau’s upcoming visit to Washington. The agreement, to be approved this