Why is it so difficult to achieve effective environmental policy in the United States? Is it just a lack of willpower, or is there a little more to it? On this episode of The Sweaty Penguin, we explore some of…
Even when the federal government has lagged behind, many individual states have forged ahead with climate action. But as Biden’s ambitious pledge places the crisis at the top of the Democrats’ agenda, it’s perhaps hard to imagine that the environment…
Author Dana Fisher on the growing fissures in political life and why now is the time for substantial climate policy.
Methane emissions caused by human-related activities are responsible for 25% of global warming, according to the United Nations.
In the face of the climate crisis, slowing carbon emissions won't be enough. Two technologies that are reversing the damage by removing harmful greenhouse gases are helping to move the planet forward.
The people have marched, and now it’s time to vote.
Today’s climate movement is defined by younger generations -- but they aren’t the first generation to take on the issue.
By Shannon Osaka This story originally appeared in Grist and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. It was a cold February day in Salem, Oregon, and Republican state…
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy on inequality, corruption, and the young Americans who have had enough.
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.