Feb 17, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn. ‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest...
Feb 9, 2024
The US Water Alliance has developed a Racial Equity Toolkit to enable water utilities to work to improve their racial equity practices. For too long, the water sector has been operating within systems in which race is a predictor of water access, affordability,...
Feb 8, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration finalized a significantly stronger air quality standard that will better protect America’s families, workers, and communities from the dangerous and costly health effects of fine particle pollution, also known as soot. By strengthening...
Feb 7, 2024
Creating the Tools for Ocean Discovery Ocean engineers are responsible for designing, building, and testing instrumentation and equipment that can withstand the harsh conditions of the ocean environment. It is a multidisciplinary field that combines mechanical,...
Feb 2, 2024
A wetland is an area of land saturated with water. Given their importance to the ecosystem, wetlands are well worth celebrating today and every day. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, wetlands provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial...
Feb 2, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. ‘Literally off the charts’: global coral reef heat stress monitor forced to add new alerts as temperatures rise. Three new levels added by US...
