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The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive and quite random) list of climate change, climate policy and environmental justice stories from the past week. New files shed light on ExxonMobil’s efforts to undermine climate science. Executives privately sought to downplay link between fossil...
American Climate Corps
President Biden announced a new initiative to train young people in high-demand skills for jobs in the clean energy economy. The American Climate Corps is designed to put a new generation of Americans to work conserving our lands and waters, bolstering community...
Featured Connection: Hydrology
Water, Water Everywhere Water is among the most important resources on our planet. Without it, life would not exist. Hydrologists study how water moves across and through Earth’s crust. They study how rain, snow, and other forms...
EPA Watchdog Report: Refineries Can’t Police Themselves
As the Latin expression puts it, Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? This is a phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal, which is literally translated as “Who will guard the guards themselves?” Well, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General, the...
The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive and quite random) list of climate change, climate policy and environmental justice stories from the past week. Shipping giant Maersk unveils world’s first vessel using green methanol. The new container ship, ordered in 2021, has two engines: one...
Featured Connection: Marine Mammal Science
The Care and Conservation of Marine Mammals Marine mammal science is a diverse field that includes the study of animal behavior, communication, evolution, physiology, ecology, and zoology. Marine mammal scientists (also called marine mammalogists) study the...
Ocean Connect Hits 20,000 New Monthly Users
Well, we went from 10,000 new monthly users to 20,000 in just a few months - we didn't even have time to celebrate reaching the 15,000 mark (woot woot). We just keep adding information, and the new users keep coming. And we will continue doing what set out to do -...
EVs as EJ?
From a forthcoming paper by Lisa Benjamin from Lewis & Clark Law School in the Harvard Environmental Law Review: Electric vehicles (EVs) are everywhere. And they are cool – consumers love them. But EVs have justice implications – both positive and negative. The...
The Week in Climate Change News
A (non-comprehensive and quite random) list of climate change, climate policy and environmental justice stories from the past week. Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Global Climate Talks. Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat,...
Biodiversity Conservation
The first-ever report between UNESCO and IUCN unveils a global assessment of species biodiversity in #WorldHeritage sites. The World Heritage Convention that protects these habitats is especially unique due to the ways in which it deals with both natural and cultural...
Featured Connection: Scientific Illustration
The Art of Science While people tend to think of art and science as opposite ends of the spectrum, art has actually played a key role in the development of science and how scientific information and advancement are communicated. Scientific illustration, which lies at...
How Bad is Climate Change for Polar Bears? Very.
A new study released this week reports that scientists can now measure the impact that greenhouse gas emissions have on polar bear cub survival. This is vital because although scientists have known for years that a lack of sea ice could be devastating for polar bears,...