climate-friendly colleges

Want to choose a climate-friendly college? Here are some standouts.

Schools from all levels are stepping up to become climate leaders, from small liberal arts colleges in the rural Midwest to some of the largest universities in the country.
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Thailand's extreme air pollution: 'I feel sorry for my daughter'

More than 1.3 million Thais have fallen ill this year from a spike in extreme air pollution.
Senator Whitehouse & climate change

Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
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Rewilding animals could be key for climate: Report

A new report published in Nature Climate Change suggests that trophic rewilding, or restoring and protecting the functional roles of animals in ecosystems, is an overlooked climate solution.

Mekong River dams & vitality

Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams

Billions of cubic meters of Mekong River water are now harnessed behind dams in the interests of power generation, severely affecting crucial physical and biological processes that sustain the river’s capacity to support life.

California’s snowpack soars to record high

California’s snowpack soars to record high after 17 atmospheric rivers

This week's storm has pushed California's average snowpack past the previous record mark set in 1983.
House Republicans pass marquee energy bill

House Republicans pass marquee energy bill in rebuke of Biden

The bill won’t advance in the Democratically controlled Senate, but Republicans can use it as a cudgel ahead of the 2024 election.
Coal industry discourages Kentucky renewables

Why Kentucky is dead last for wind and solar production

Coal industry influence and climate change denial paved the state’s race to the clean energy bottom. As one lawmaker put it: “God created coal for people.”

boreal caribou habitat

Scientists produce forecast of boreal caribou habitat change

And now, the caribou forecast. New projections show how NWT boreal caribou habitat and populations may change throughout the century due to climate change.
Colorado electric school buses

Colorado launches grant programs to fund electric school buses, truck fleets

Colorado will provide up to $375,000 per vehicle to school districts to purchase new battery-powered buses.
Canadian youth climate politics

Could giving youth a voice in politics help fix climate change?

‘Look at the mess we’re in — they’ll inherit this,’ says NDP MP Gord Johns.

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