How Plastics Are Clogging the Ocean, Even Before You Toss that Bottle Away
“Pellets have been around and have been lost since plastic started to be produced,” says Madeleine Berg, a project manager for Fidra, which is working to reduce plastic waste and chemical pollution. And as plastic production continues to rise, researchers worry that the threat to beaches and coastal regions is growing worse. The Gulf Coast of…
The Democratic Hopefuls Have Endorsed the Green New Deal. So Why The Silence?
AP Images For 60 hours this week, dozens of young activists occupied the front steps of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, bearing the extreme heat and humidity of D.C. summers, the mosquitoes, and some rain to camp out in sleeping bags. They were 1,000 miles away from Kamala Harris, standing on the debate stage in…
Activists Outside the 2020 Debate Are Demanding That Climate Change Take Center Stage
Just a few hours before the second round of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are set to face off, dozens of local activists in Miami, Florida held an “Underwater Climate Rally,” calling for more discussion about climate change at the second Democratic debate. A coalition of local environmental groups organized the march to the Arsht Center…
As Democrats Prep for Debate in Florida, a 17,000-Acre Fire Burns in the Everglades
Wildfires burned in the Florida Everglades in 2007. Now there’s another wildfire in the Everglades, right before the Democratic debates.Marc Serota/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Wednesday, the first Democratic debate will take place in Miami, Florida. The candidates will engage in what is sure to…
Europe’s Once-Mighty Climate Warriors Are Staging a Comeback After Other Leaders Have Failed
Marcel Kusch/picture alliance/Getty This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Traditionally, the European Union—the federation of 28 nations with 512 million inhabitants—has prided itself on being the global front runner in progressive policies on the environment and climate change. It has championed binding CO2 reduction targets in international…
Climate Change Isn’t Only Changing the Course of History, It’s Making History Itself Harder to Study
The Farasan Islands in the Red Sea some 30 miles offshore from Saudi Arabia. Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you like clams, you’re not alone. For the past 164,000 years, people have used shellfish as a food source. We know this thanks to shell…