Brett Kavanaugh Has a Nearly Perfect Record of Speeding Up Extinction
Kavanaugh’s record so far suggests he’s among the most conservative to come from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. CBD’s analysis compared him to Judge David Sentelle, whom President Ronald Reagan appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in 1987. Sentelle decided against protections in around 57 percent…
Should We Relocate Species That Can’t Keep Up With Climate Change?
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the High Country News. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Like many Westerners, giant sequoias came recently from farther east. Of course, “recent” is a relative term. “You’re talking millions of years (ago),” William Libby said. The…
One Year After Harvey, Houston Awaits the Next Flood
Julie Dermansky/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Darlene Wilkens’ branch of Spartan Insurance had flooded before, but never like this. A year ago, as she watched horrifying coverage of Hurricane Harvey from home, she realized her…
Hawaii’s Summer of Natural Disasters Could Get Much, Much Worse Thanks to Hurricane Lane
NASA/NOAA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hawaii is being lashed by the effects of Hurricane Lane right now, with 110 mph force winds and torrential rain. Hurricanes rarely hit the string of islands, but this Category 2 storm is going to skirt close enough to cause life-threatening flooding and landslides. “We are expecting large amounts…
Hawaiians Are Using Lessons From Maria to Prepare for “Dangerous” Hurricane Lane
“We are expecting large amounts of rain, flooding and high winds,” Ige said. “There will be significant impacts even if the hurricane doesn’t hit us directly.” Hurricane Lane caused some panic as it moved closer to the islands and strengthened into a Category 5 storm late Tuesday night before weakening to Category 4 on Wednesday…
In the Rural West: More Oil, More Gas, More Ozone
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Undark. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Grand Junction, Colorado seemed like the perfect spot for Jerry Nelson and his wife to retire from Champaign, Illinois, where he had been an economics professor at the University of Illinois. Ringed…