May 25 Watch 4:13 Centuries-old ships' logs give insight into climate change The study of climate change is no longer limited to laboratories and scientists. Citizen-scientists are helping with research, including a look back through centuries-old ships’ log books. Rachel Becker, environment reporter for CALmatters and formerly a reporter for The Verge,… Continue watching
May 23 Watch 3:01 Marine biologist Sylvia Earle on why the ocean matters Marine biologist Sylvia Earle has spent more than four decades at the forefront of ocean exploration -- and at age 83, she shows no signs of slowing down. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic… Continue watching
May 20 2020 candidate Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet wants to set aside about one-third of U.S. lands and ocean territory for conservation and reach net-zero U.S. emissions by midcentury. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:36 South China Sea threatened by 'a series of catastrophes' By PBS NewsHour The South China Sea is home to more than a tenth of all the fish caught in the world, but fish stocks there are now on the verge of collapsing. Overfishing and the destruction of coral reefs have been exacerbated… Continue watching
May 16 2020 hopeful Inslee touts $9 trillion climate plan as economic opportunity By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Inslee's proposal comes as some Democrats on Capitol Hill push a Green New Deal with a similar focus, but the former congressman, who has spent decades as a leading advocate for combating rising carbon levels, is seeking to carve out… Continue reading
May 15 Watch 8:14 Artists harness the power of fire and ice to shape attitudes on climate change By Miles O'Brien There's no shortage of powerful images and video when it comes to natural disasters like wildfires and melting glaciers. But a pair of artists are now using those images in new ways, as part of their mission to warn people… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 7:06 Humans pushing 1 million species to brink of extinction, says UN report A new UN report reveals the extent to which mankind is changing life on Earth. Written by an international panel of experts, it concludes that nearly a quarter of animal and plant groups are at risk of extinction, some within… Continue watching
May 06 Biodiversity loss accelerates with 1 million species at risk of extinction, UN report finds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Species loss is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity. Continue reading
Apr 29 O'Rourke unveils $5 trillion plan to combat climate change By Kathleen Ronayne, Will Weissert, Associated Press The former Texas congressman unveiled his proposal Monday before a tour of California's Yosemite National Park. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:37 Can Antarctica remain a refuge for science and peace? By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Emily Carpeaux Antarctica is virtually uninhabited by people. There are no roads, no cities, no government. But thanks to a remarkable Cold War diplomatic breakthrough, the last continent ever discovered remains a place devoted almost exclusively to science. William Brangham reports on… Continue watching