Should 'Eco-Anxiety' Be Classified as a Mental Illness?
As the climate crisis takes on more urgency, psychologists around the world are seeing an increase in the number of children sitting in their offices suffering from 'eco-anxiety,' which the American...
View ArticleNaomi Klein: 'We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism'
By Natalie HanmanWhy are you publishing this book now?I still feel that the way that we talk about climate change is too compartmentalised, too siloed from the other crises we face. A really strong...
View ArticleAre the Amazon Fires a Crime Against Humanity?
By Tara Smith Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84 percent during President Jair Bolsonaro's first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost...
View ArticleTrump Admin to Officially Revoke California’s Waiver to Set Stricter...
In its latest move to undermine action on the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally rescind California's waiver to set stricter auto emissions standards under the Clean Air...
View ArticleVikings Likely Hunted Ancient Walruses in Iceland to Extinction, New Research...
A unique subpopulation of ancient walrus in Iceland was likely hunted to extinction by Vikings shortly after arrival to the region, according to new research. NoneTwo subspecies of walrus (Odobenus...
View ArticleNew Trump Admin Hog Slaughtering Rule ‘Will Result in the Fox Guarding the...
Trump's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized a new hog slaughtering rule Tuesday that environmental and food safety advocates warn could harm animals, plant workers and public health,...
View ArticleUN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure Against Climate 'Emergency'
By Mark HertsgaardThe United Nations Secretary General says that he is counting on public pressure to compel governments to take much stronger action against what he calls the climate change...
View ArticleDeveloping Countries Are Already Tackling Climate Change. What's Your Rich...
By Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaWorld leaders have a formidable task: setting a course to save our future. The extreme weather made more frequent and severe by climate change is here. This spring, devastating...
View ArticleFires Rage Across Indonesia, 200 Suspects Arrested
Nearly 200 people have been arrested in Indonesia over their possible connections to the massive wildfires raging in the nation's forest, officials said this week. Hundreds of wildfires have burned...
View ArticleUniversity of California Will Divest From Fossil Fuels
The University of California system will dump all of its investments from fossil fuels, as the Associated Press reported. The university system controls over $84 billion between its pension fund and...
View ArticleClimate Change Is Already Amplifying the Affordable Housing Crisis
By Jared Brey When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida panhandle last October, it killed at least 43 people, caused an estimated $25 billion in damage and destroyed thousands of homes. In...
View ArticleGreta to Senate: Sorry, but Please Do More
Teen activist Greta Thunberg delivered a talking-to to members of Congress Tuesday during a meeting of the Senate Climate Change Task Force after politicians praised her and other youth activists for...
View ArticleAir Pollution Reaches the Placenta During Pregnancy, New Study Finds
Air pollution particles that a pregnant woman inhales have the potential to travel through the lungs and breach the fetal side of the placenta, indicating that unborn babies are exposed to black...
View ArticleWhat Climate Crisis Will Do to 3 Major American Cities by 2100
By Allegra Kirkland, Jeremy Deaton, Molly Taft, Mina Lee and Josh LandisClimate change is already here. It's not something that can simply be ignored by cable news or dismissed by sitting U.S....
View ArticleMost Airlines Have Unhealthy Water, Study Finds
You might want to think twice before washing your hands in an airplane bathroom. NoneA recent study from Hunter College's New York City Food Policy Center and the non-profit Diet Detective ranked the...
View ArticleHow TV Weathercasters Are Fighting Climate Misinformation
By Pam Radtke Russell in New OrleansLocal TV weather forecasters have become foot soldiers in the war against climate misinformation. Over the past decade, a growing number of meteorologists and...
View Article5 Free Events to Check out This Climate Week NYC
On Monday, Sept. 23, the Climate Group will kick off its 11th annual Climate Week NYC, a chance for governments, non-profits, businesses, communities and individuals to share possible solutions to the...
View ArticleMost People in the UK Back Limits on Flying to Tackle Climate Crisis
By Adam VaughanTwo-thirds of people in the UK think the amount people fly should be reined in to tackle climate change, polling has found.Amid a backdrop of protests against aviation expansion and the...
View ArticleOn Climate and Food, What’s the Lesson We Insist on Missing?
By Frances Moore LappéFood will be scarce, expensive and less nutritious," CNN warns us in its coverage of the UN's new "Climate Change and Land" report. The New York Times announces that "Climate...
View ArticleFor Many Reporters Covering Climate, Population Remains the Elephant in the Room
By Wudan YanIn June, New York Times journalist Andy Newman wrote an article titled, "If seeing the world helps ruin it, should we stay home?" In it, he raised the question of whether or not travel by...
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