Climate Change

Climate change could expose people to pollution buried in the nations most toxic sites Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images via Getty Images Wildfires and flooding exacerbated by climate change threaten to unleash contaminants from some of the most polluted…

New details on its advertising policy for issues like climate change were announced today Under Twitters new ad policy, environmental groups and fossil fuel companies alike wont be allowed to run ads with the primary goal of driving political, judicial, legi…

Theres not much hype right now around Senator Cory Booker becoming president, but he deserves a lot more attention than hes gotten. Thats because when it comes to the intersection of the environment and racism, at least, hes got it covered. His climate chan…

'Climategate': Did a hacking scandal slow down action for climate change?

Venice is reeling from some of the worst flooding in 50 years, driven in part by sea level rise. The high water has put the city under a state of emergency and, in theory, should be a huge wakeup call that its all hands on deck to combat climate change.…

Maybe you live in Ohio, far away from rising seas. Maybe you live in Canada, nowhere near a blazing desert. You might think climate change isnt your problem, at least not yet. But maybe today we can change your mind. The medical journal The Lancet just relea…

Traveling isnt just about the destination.Carry Onis our series devoted to how we get away in the digital age, from the choices we make to the experiences we share. The global fight against climate change has seen serious momentum of late, thanks in part to …

Image copyrightJACKI POCOCKImage caption The blazes have destroyed hundreds of homes in two states Australia is enduring a bushfire crisis that has left three people dead, razed more than 150 homes, and prompted warnings of "catastrophic" danger. Bushfire…

On taxes, health care and other economic issues, Mr. Bloomberg would be very much on the conservative end of the Democratic field. He argued in January that a tax on the wealth of rich Americans would be unconstitutional because the Constitution lets you im…

Global Climate Strike | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge “Climate strike” has been crowned word of the year by Collins Dictionary. The term, which refers to people leaving work or school as a way to demand action on climate change, was used 100 tim…