Climate Change

A scientist's response to Antarctic ice loss: 'We can act.'

July 07, 2018

When it came to figuring how much ice loss was taking place over the last five years in Antarctica, they knew it was a bad situation — but they did not realize it was this bad.

With pipeline decision, Canada's Trudeau draws ire of environmental supporters

Living on Earth

July 01, 2018

When Justin Trudeau was elected as the prime minister of Canada in 2015 he did so on a platform that pledged to reform the country's environmental laws. Recent news of the Canadian government agreeing to fund a sands oil pipeline extension has many who voted for him questioning his motives.

50 States

A Wyoming town looks beyond coal ... to new uses for coal

The World

June 26, 2018

Coal has driven Wyoming’s economy for decades. The state sits on hundreds of years of coal reserves. But the world is slowly moving away from coal, leaving some towns at a crossroads.

Climate Change

Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy launches Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard

Living on Earth

June 24, 2018

Focusing on climate change's public health impacts can make the world a healthier place, protect our children's lives, build a stronger economy and help to create a more sustainable and just future, McCarthy believes.

Environment

Nuclear energy gets a 'green' boost in New Jersey

Living on Earth

June 24, 2018

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy recently signed into law subsidies for two aging nuclear power plants. Some say the deal will help New Jersey meet its climate protection goals, but others have criticized the measure.

Climate Change

Documentary chronicles climate change through three children growing up in the Marshall Islands

Living on Earth

June 23, 2018

The documentary is called "The Last Generation.” Facing rising sea levels that could one day submerge their entire country, the three children from the Marshall Islands featured in the project hope their people will live through any calamities caused by climate change.

Environment

The UK’s move away from coal means they’re burning wood from the US

The World

June 20, 2018

Europe and the US say wood pellets are a carbon neutral alternative to coal. Many experts say otherwise.

Environment

Britain built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?

The World

June 18, 2018

The UK will stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. The US, meanwhile, is trying to end the “war on coal.”

Limiting temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius could result in $30 trillion of savings for global economy, study shows

Living on Earth

June 16, 2018

To some, letting the global temperature rise plateau at just 1.5 degrees Celsius just makes sense. A new study also shows it could make cents — $30 trillion, to be exact.

Climate Change

UN report says global warming is set to pass 1.5°C

Reuters

June 14, 2018

Global warming is on course to exceed the most stringent goal set in the Paris agreement by around 2040, threatening economic growth, according to a draft report that is the UN's starkest warning yet of the risks of climate change.

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