The Federal Reserve Acknowledged the Reality of Climate Change. That’s Actually a Big Deal.
US Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard Eric Baradat/Getty During a conference on climate change and the economy in San Francisco, one year after the deadly Campfire’s wildfire smoke made the city’s air quality among the worst on the planet, the Federal Reserve announced that it would incorporate climate change into its considerations when making policy…
This Is What Happened at the First Presidential Environmental Justice Forum
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and moderators Mustafa Ali and Amy Goodman at the South Carolina State University environmental justice presidential forum.Sean Rayford/Stringer/Getty This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Only six candidates turned out for the first ever presidential forum on environmental justice at South Carolina…
Methane Detectives: Can a Wave of Technology Slash Natural Gas Leaks?
A rig drills for natural gas, framed by the cliffs of the Roan Plateau. Steven D Starr/Getty This story was originally published by Yale Environment360 and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Driving along County Road 28 south of Platteville, the signs of Colorado’s oil and gas boom are everywhere you look. Storage tanks…
Why We Teamed Up With the Weather Channel to Bring You a Different Kind of 2020 Climate Debate
The Weather Channel Over the summer, the Democratic National Committee rejected calls to focus one of its dozen formal debates on the single issue of climate change. The outrage and disappointment from advocates and candidates was immediate: They argued that what could be considered the most important issue facing any president should not be given…
The Delicate Art and Evolving Science of Wildfire Evacuations
Residents evacuate along Sierra Highway in Canyon Country in the Tick fire in Canyon Country, CA October 24, 2019.David Crane/Getty This story was originally published by Wired and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the evening of October 23, in the middle of the kind of dry, windy night that has become more frequent and…
Texas Signed off on the Restoration of This Old Coal Mine. Now a Leaky Landfill Is Contaminating Groundwater.
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune This story was originally published by Grist and The Texas Tribune and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It seems like everyone in Rockdale is talking about Sandow Lakes Ranch. That’s because so many residents of this old mining hub in Central Texas believe that the fate of the…