The Guardian
- by Terry L Jones for FloodlightKimberley Terrell’s research into health and job disparities had triggered a backlash from state and Tulane leadersThis story is co-published with FloodlightEnvironmental advocates are questioning the actions of a private university in Louisiana after the resignation of a scientist who researches the health and job disparities in a heavily industrialized part of the state known as Cancer Alley.Kimberly Terrell served as a director of community engagement and a staff scientist with Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic before resigning and accused university leaders of trying to censor the work she is doing to spotlight the harms to local communities plagued by […]
- by Dharna NoorAmong other concerns, the US military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a yearDonald Trump’s military parade this weekend will bring thousands of troops out to march, while dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers roll down the streets and fighter jets hum overhead.The event has prompted concern about rising autocracy in the US. It will also produce more than 2m kilograms of planet-heating pollution – equivalent to the amount created by producing of 67m plastic bags or by the energy used to power about 300 homes in one year, according to a […]
- by Oliver Milman and agencyGroups say president ‘grievously wrong’ after withdrawing from Biden-led deal to protect fish in Pacific north-westDonald Trump has pulled the US federal government from a historic agreement to recover the salmon population in the Pacific north-west, calling the plan “radical environmentalism”.A presidential memorandum issued by Trump on Thursday removes the US from a deal brokered by Joe Biden with Washington, Oregon and four Native American tribes to work to restore salmon populations and develop clean energy for tribes. Continue reading…
- by Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondentEnvironment minister Murray Watt is returning from oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge of plastics and ratify a treaty to protect the high seas• Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe federal environment minister, Murray Watt, is returning from a UN oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge of plastics and make good on Australia’s promise to ratify a treaty to protect the high seas.The five-day meeting in Nice, France finished on Friday, and conservationists celebrated some key steps towards protecting wildlife in international waters. Continue reading…
Yale Climate Connections
- by YCC TeamUrban Tilth, a Richmond, California-based organization, distributes free produce to primarily Black and Latino neighborhoods. The post Bay Area nonprofit provides fresh veggies, cooking classes to people living in a food desert appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Jeff Masters and Bob HensonThis is what people-powered journalism looks like. The post You did it! Our 2025 extreme weather coverage is funded appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Jeff MastersThe year 2025 is on pace to be a top-three hottest year on record globally. The post May 2025 was the planet’s second-warmest on record appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by YCC TeamThe truck’s quiet engine makes it easier for firefighters to talk during calls, and it doesn’t spew diesel pollution into the firehouse. The post An electric firetruck puts out blazes in Madison, Wisconsin appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Climate Generation
- by B. RosasFrom a very young age, I knew the gender I was assigned at birth didn’t make a lot of sense to what I felt internally. Unfortunately our society does not do a good job of embracing complexities that exist within one person. This binary of “man” and “woman” has always been something that I was […]
- by Ramiro Vazquez, Jr.In this blog, Ramiro does something different. Marc Woods, a youth organizer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ramiro Vazquez, Jr., our Youth Programs Manager, sit down to chat and reflect on the topic of Youth Development in a conversational storytelling audio format. Marc has amassed over 15 years of experience organizing in Minneapolis, from community outreach […]
