The world is expected to surpass its goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures by the early 2030s, warns a study issued Monday, March 20, 2023, by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Once…
Source: Mídia NINJA via Flickr By Hallie Cordingley As leaders from all over the world gathered in Egypt in November for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), Indigenous voices gained…
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27, wrapped up in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022. India’s proposal for a reduction of fossil fuel use failed to make the final agreement, despite the proposal being backed by much…
https://youtu.be/Uw6oTb5d3_M Union Beach, a Jersey Shore town that was battered by Superstorm Sandy, received $50 million to jump-start a flood protection project designed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The funds will go towards phase one of the project —…
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, kicked off in November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. Representatives from 198 countries met to negotiate the next batch of global climate agreements. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the…
By Owen Reith Source: Wikimedia Commons From November 6 to 18, 2022, the world’s leaders met in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP27. This conference is held every year to review climate…
Diamond Alkali, a chemical company in Newark, dumped Agent Orange and other chemicals into the Passaic River, creating a toxic mess that is now one of the nation’s largest Superfund sites. In early March, the EPA ordered Occidental Chemical Corporation,…
Source: Wikimedia Commons By Olivia Amitay In October of 2022, 19 states announced an investigation of six large American banks for their involvement with the United Nations’ Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). According to lead Attorney General Eric Schmitt, this Alliance…
In October of 2022, nineteen states launched an investigation into JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs' involvement in the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Banks in this alliance committed to aligning their lending…
After all the damage caused by extreme natural disasters in 2022, including Hurricane Julia in Central and South America and deadly floods in Nigeria and Australia, it’s challenging to envision how climate change could get any worse. However, a group…
