It has been known that the wide-spread use of cars in the United States has detrimental effects on air quality. This is due to their release of carbon dioxide and nitrogen...
Category: Climate Stories
Biden Administration Releases Plan for Offshore Wind
This week, the Biden Administration released its plan to implement offshore wind off the coast of New York and New Jersey. With this plan, the renewable energy source will...
Why Are We HERE for Climate?
This post originally appeared on TheHumanist.com.
BY CAROLINE PETERS
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Australia hit with catastrophic floods
This past week, the rain has not halted in New South Wales, Australia. In 96 hours, the region has had more rainfall than London accumulates in a year, reports...
Deb Haaland Confirmed as Secretary of the Department of the Interior
Earlier this week, Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo, became the first Native woman to be elected for Cabinet Secretary. The vote came in as 50-41 in...
Young people are doing the work for the climate movement
Xiye Bastida, 18 year old Otomi-Toltec Climate Activist, wrote and read a moving letter to her grandmother in this TED Talk. Xiye Bastida reflects over her past year...
Soul Fire Farm works for food sovereignty, health, and racial justice
Soul Fire Farm's work centralizes food sovereignty near Albany, New York. Co-Director and Farm Manager, Leah Penniman, details the links between food justice, racial...
Wasted Food Fuels Climate Change, a Recent UN Report finds
A recent UN finding shows that uneaten, wasted food is a major contributor to climate change. The recent study found that almost a third of food is never eaten. This...
Senate Confirms Michael S. Regan as Head of the Environmental Protection Agency
This week, the senate confirmed President Biden's pick, Michael S. Regan, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as administrator. Michael S. Regan is from and...
The cyclical effects of drought in California
As you may know, anthropogenic climate change is changing the patterns we are used to at an unprecedented rate. Droughts have lowered water levels that have dramatic...