Facing Down the Fossils: Restore
A look at how glass recycling could help slow land loss along the U.S. Gulf Coast, focusing on a startup that turns bottles into sand.
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Facing Down the Fossils: Rise Up
One former oil-and-gas worker is fighting the industry’s plans from his backyard on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
Stilt Houses: How an Ancient Architectural Design Could Become a Climate Solution
Stilt houses offer coastal communities a way to adapt to climate change, reducing flood risk and increasing tourism revenue.
Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?
Salt marshes absorb carbon, filter pollution and help buffer natural disasters, but they are threatened by sea level rise and more.
Witnessing the Importance of Indigenous Leadership in the Climate Change Fight
Executive Producer for the "In Their Element" series Josh Landis writes about the project and its subjects.
Environmental Scientists Urge More “Straight Talk” About Oceans
NJ Spotlight News reported on the 16th Annual Future of the Ocean Symposium that took place at Monmouth University on April 13, 2023.
Advancing Climate Justice in New York
An essay from environmental journalist Yessenia Funes on achieving climate justice in New York City and beyond.
Flood-Protection Funds Arrive for Jersey Shore Towns
Union Beach, a Jersey Shore town that was battered by Superstorm Sandy, received $50 million to jump-start a flood protection project.
A Headache on the Hudson
Next to homes and businesses in Edgewater, NJ, there is a Superfund site whose cleanup has created problems of its own.
Orange Fog and Creeping Saltwater
Cleanup is imminent at a site in South Jersey where for years battery acid was haphazardly drained onto the ground.
What Are Ice Shelves and Why Do They Keep Collapsing?
The last 30 years have been full of unusual ice shelf collapses and disintegrations across Antarctica, the Arctic, Greenland, and Canada.
Ice Sheets: Why Ice Melt in Antarctica and Greenland Matters for Us
This melting—driven by climate change—is the number two driver of global sea level rise, it harms nearby corals and shellfish, and more.