Climate Change May Leave Island Nations Stateless
The island nation of Tuvalu.INABA Tomoaki/Wikimedia Commons This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Small island nations would rather fight than flee, but rising sea levels have prompted apocalyptic legal discussions about whether a state is still a state if its land disappears below the waves.…
The Groundbreaking Youth-Led Climate Trial in Montana Is Coming to an End
Young plaintiffs in a climate lawsuit seen outside the Lewis and Clark County courthouse, June 12, 2023, in Helena, Mont.Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A groundbreaking climate trial came to an early close on Tuesday as lawyers…
Trillions in Oil and Farm Subsidies Are Causing “Environmental Havoc”
Markus Spiske/Unsplash This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming, and fishing are causing “environmental havoc,” according to the World Bank, severely harming people and the planet. Many countries spend more on harmful subsidies than…
The Koch-Funded Group Undermining US Clean Energy Goals
Charles Koch’s foundation has donated nearly $5 million to the TPPF.David Zalubowski/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the scramble before the recent end of Texas’s legislative session, a must-pass bill was amended to impose new costs upon renewable energy. This came amid a barrage of…
Climate Deniers Are Hounding Educators Again
A girl works on an Earth Day project.Davide Zanin/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Carolyn McGrath thought she was ready for her testimony in front of the New Jersey Department of Education. An art teacher, she had dressed in a jaunty polka-dot blouse and chunky green necklace,…
Wildfires in Canada: Fires Are Burning With Greater Destructive Intensity Over Much Longer Seasons
Northern Alberta forest fires comes south to blanket the downtown area in Calgary, Canada.Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press/AP This article originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. John Vaillant’s latest book is Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast. We weren’t a week into May before 30,000 people had been evacuated because of dozens of fast-moving wildfires in Alberta. Structure…