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The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Dutch Caribbean islanders sue Netherlands over climate change. Eight people from the Caribbean island of Bonaire are suing the Netherlands,...
Studies Find More Plastic in Our Food and Bottled Water
Two new studies published this week detail the alarming levels of microplastics. One study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously...
Featured Connection: Digital Media
Whether through Twitter, Instagram, or your favorite blog, most of us now get our news online. We don’t have the time or patience to sit through a lengthy newscast or flip through pages of newsprint. Give us the headlines in 280 characters or a one-minute video, and...
The (In)Equity of Air Quality
As the United States tries to meet its climate goals and address environmental justice issues, cutting greenhouse gases alone might not help communities of color dealing with air pollution. In some cases, it might even hurt them, according to a study from the...
Finding a Great Opportunity
The Opportunities Database contains information on ocean-related academic programs, awards, contests, enrichment programs, externships, internships, fellowships, grants, research projects, scholarships, summer programs, and training programs available to students from...
The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Ten climate questions for 2024. The US election and negotiations on a new global finance target are the most important things for the climate in...
Featured Connection: Ocean Sustainability
Approaching the topic of “ocean sustainability” can be a rather sensitive endeavor. One reason for this is that there doesn’t seem to be a single accepted definition of the term “sustainability.” So, depending on your scientific, political, or environmental...
The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity
In a recent interview with Scientific American, Robert D. Bullard reflected on the movement he helped to create. Dr. Bullard was the first scientist to publish systematic research on the links between race and exposure to pollution, which he documented for a 1979...
The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say. Disastrous events...
The Best Climate Books of 2023 – And the Titles to Look Forward to in 2024
As recapped by Katie Hawkinson in the Independent: Below are some of the best climate books published December 2022 – December 2023, as well as the books to look out for in the new year. The most important thread that unites these books is their analysis of how the...
How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?
A recent study found that the increasing frequency of droughts, heatwaves, storms, and floods is threatening the availability of water and its quality across the world. Researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands analyzed 965 cases of river water quality...