NASA Confirms Methane Spike Is Tied to Oil and Gas
According to a recent study by NASA, the oil and gas industry is largely responsible for the global rise in emissions of methane, a...
Switching to electric cars is key to fixing America's 'critically insufficient' climate
In order to meet its share of the carbon pollution cuts needed to achieve the 2°C Paris international climate target, America’s policies...
Trump administration could be sued over pesticide threat to orca and salmon
Commercial fishermen and environmental groups could file lawsuits against the Trump administration, if it fails to follow a...
The Business of Planting Trees
Approximately 41 million trees are cut down every day—far faster than we are currently replanting them. The consequences of deforestation...
Lloyd's of London to divest from coal over climate change
Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing...
2017 was the 2nd hottest year since 1880, when global measurements first became possible.
2017 was among the hottest years ever recorded, government scientists reported Thursday. The year was the second-hottest in recorded...
Pentagon removes climate change from strategy document
The Pentagon has removed all references to climate change from its National Defense Strategy document that sets the direction and...
Swallowed by the Sea
Anyone who doubts climate change should come to this lovely low-lying island, lapped by gentle waves and home to about 100,000 people....
Armed groups threaten Central Africa’s iconic mammals
As recently as three decades ago, thousands of elephants strode majestically across the wildlife conservation areas of Central Africa....
Habitat on the Edges: Making Room for Wildlife in an Urbanized World
One morning not long ago, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, I traveled with a Wildlife Conservation Society biologist on a...