How feasible is it to “climate-proof” lower Manhattan?
A frightening thought: a massive storm surge completely knocking out a third of lower Manhattan within the next 30 years. The possibility is real and so is a solution.
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Why the Atlantic Ocean’s ‘conveyor belt’ is key to global climate
This circulation pattern is an important player in the global climate, regulating weather patterns in the Arctic, Europe, and around the world.
New research shows New York’s views on climate change
A new study from the Nature Conservancy with some surprising findings shows sweeping support for climate policies across the state.
CLIMATE UPDATE: Should we be having children in the face of climate change?
While some parents debate the environmental impact of raising children, youth climate activists are leading the climate justice fight.
COP24: Through the eyes of an Observer
By: Elena Crete, Climate & Energy Manager, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Climate change is one of the world’s most complicated challenges, and nations are scrambling to organize around a common goal while maintaining their own interests. In 2015, the Paris…
New Jersey Rep. Pallone wants to bring bipartisan support to climate change
Pallone hopes one of the first orders of business in Congress will be a federal infrastructure bill. He says that can be the bipartisan vehicle for addressing a lot of the issues that may arise due to climate change.
Op-ed: Trump’s Climate Report Makes Clear that Environmental Injustice Exists
By Dr. Robert D. Bullard I have spent my career fighting to show how environmental impacts adversely impact marginalized communities. How it uniquely hurts those who are already vulnerable, who feel the invisible hand of systemic racism and structural…
Why activists are embracing civil disobedience
Climate change activists are increasingly engaging in civil disobedience. In response, elected officials with ties to fossil fuel companies are trying to make it harder to protest.
A dire warning shows the economic costs of climate change
A new report says climate change will cost American lives and do grave damage to our economy much sooner than you think. We have the details on the findings.
Is your city a “Sinking City”?
Each of the four cities featured in Sinking Cities – New York, Tokyo, London and Miami -- has a specific set of complex geographical, architectural and community issues that make the imminent threat of rising sea levels and climate change…
Why Do Climate Change Discussions Ignore Boomers?
By Odile Robotti, CEO of Learning Edge/Talent Edge and an Encore public voices fellow with The OpEd Project. The landmark report released on October 8th by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the international body for assessing climate change, warns that our…
Fmr. New Jersey Govs. Kean and Florio honored for protecting the environment
Former New Jersey Govs. Tom Kean and Jim Florio received awards from the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute, which also celebrated its 40th anniversary of New Jersey’s Coastal Management Program. Our partners at NJTV News show the work that's been done…