As polluter allies in Congress continue efforts to blindfold the Environmental Protection Agency from the realities of global warming, two new studies are confirming that changes in our climate are … Read more
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They Won’t Stop with the Clean Air Act
New legislation is based around one premise: Regulation of carbon pollution would make our air too clean. You have to wonder what’s next. Is our drinking water too safe? Are our endangered species too protected? Read more
18-Foot-High Ice Waves Pound Chicago: Totally Normal?
Update 3:02pm: My colleague Patrick Fitzgerald points out this post is now inaccurate – the forecast has now been upgraded to call for 25-foot ice waves. Hey Iceman, surf’s up! … Read more
NWF@AMS: Artists Help Scientists Tell Climate Story
The American Meteorological Society’s 91st Annual Meeting wraps up today at the Washington Convention Center. During the conference, the convention halls are featuring art that highlights weather and climate issues. … Read more
NWF@AMS: Getting Local on Cost of Climate Inaction
The national discussion on how to respond to the climate crisis centers almost exclusively on any possible costs of action. But the potentially massive costs of inaction go virtually unmentioned. … Read more
NWF@AMS: Connecting Climate, Weather & Wildlife
What role do meteorologists have to play in educating Americans about the climate crisis? Read more
Media’s Coverage of Climate & Extreme Weather: Partly Cloudy
Global warming’s impact on extreme weather is coming into focus – but media’s reporting on the issue is sometimes cloudy. Read more
Lake Ontario, Justin Bieber & You: A Guide to Global Warming & Lake Effect Snow
If global warming is accelerating, how can Syracuse’s snowfall be breaking records? Read more
Fox News Directive: “Refrain from Asserting” Accurate Science
The watchdog organization Media Matters has uncovered disturbing new internal emails from the Washington bureau of Fox News. The emails suggest Fox News’ slanted coverage of climate science isn’t the … Read more
