Image by David Mark from Pixabay Whales, from above The photographer Sutton Lynch is documenting a dramatic turning point off the coast of Long Island — a resurgence of sea life after decades of depletion.
Impacts Image by Barbara Edwards from Pixabay Northeast shark sightings are on the rise. Climate change plays a part There aren’t necessarily more sharks in the water than before—they’re just migrating, thanks to warmer ocean temperatures, to exactly where we are.
Newsletter Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Hudson River rise is here. How nature will (and won't) adapt The Hudson River is expected to rise as much as four feet in the next 60 years as climate change continues to accelerate across the globe.
Politicsen.wikipedia.org Biden announces offshore wind farm to supply power to New York The approval of 12 wind turbines east of Long Island moves the Biden administration closer to its clean energy goals — but it has a long way to go.
Politics www.nytimes.com For Lease: Windmill space in the Atlantic between Long Island and New Jersey The proposed lease sale is part of the Biden administration's push to develop 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2030.
Impacts www.nytimes.com The case of Long Island's disappearing Brood X cicadas The insect cohort known as Brood X may not emerge on Long Island, a sign of humanity’s effects on even nature’s most reliable periodic events.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Paul Greenberg, Carl Safina: We need an infrastructure package for nature The long-term needs of ecosystems should come before our knee-jerk demands to get back to life.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
