Climate Change

August 26, 2019

As the G7 summit wrapped up in the town of Biarritz, France, French protesters in the neighboring town of Bayonne carried hundreds of official portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron turned upside down.

Brazil faces international backlash over Amazon fires, deforestation

August 23, 2019

Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit want to talk about Brazil's fires and deforestation policy. It's the first time the environmental policies of one country are seen as a threat to other countries, says a Sâo Paulo professor.

Spain's coal miners continue to wait for their country's 'Green New Deal'

August 16, 2019

As Europe transitions away from coal, it's unclear whether the newly-elected Spanish Socialists can offer hope to the region of Asturias, where people have mined coal for 150 years.

Endangered right whales have moved because of climate change — into dangerous waters

August 12, 2019

Right whales have followed a type of plankton to waters further north — putting them into highly trafficked shipping lanes. Of 20 whales found dead in the past two years, seven appear to have been hit by ships.

Environment

Raising monarch butterflies can be fun, but there is a right and wrong way to do it

August 05, 2019

A recent study found that some captive-bred monarch butterflies in the US are at a disadvantage when completing their migration to Mexico.

Energy

Here comes the sun (storage)

August 02, 2019

Solar batteries are booming, and this is just the start.

Environment

Fracking causes environmental damage and birth defects, new study shows

July 31, 2019

A new metastudy details the adverse effects fracking has on the local environment, the climate and human health.

In 'Hadestown,' Greek mythology and climate change come to Broadway

July 30, 2019

“Hadestown" retells the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades and Persephone in a Great Depression-inspired, post-apocalyptic setting. The show infuses themes of isolationism, worker exploitation and climate change with New Orleans jazz, folk and pop music.

Transplanting resilient corals may help them survive climate change