Changing environmental conditions — including increased impacts from climate change-driven sea level rise, land subsidence, and more — all factor into a community’s risk of flooding. More and more areas … Read more
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Four Ways Climate Change is Impacting Key Species in Texas—and Four Ways to Combat It
You haven’t truly seen a whooping crane until you’ve wandered onto the wetlands where they winter. The horizon is just a bit bigger there. Saltmarshes and ribbons of water unfurl … Read more
Safeguarding Summer: Climate Threats to Your Summer
With each passing summer, more of our summertime activities are affected by climate change. Some of these changes are direct connections like hotter summers contributing to droughts and wildfires or … Read more
Why Cities Matter in the Climate Fight
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement has elicited a strong response from cities across America, many of whom remain committed to meeting the … Read more
Climate Change Threatens Our Waterways
Few resources are more vital to wildlife and our enjoyment of the outdoors than our waterways. Like many people, my passion for the outdoors started with a relationship with a … Read more
Fragile Fenway: Climate Change Puts Historic Red Sox Ballpark at Risk
The World Series returns to Fenway Park tonight with the Boston Red Sox leading the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. I live in Fairhaven, MA and I’m blogging right now with … Read more
President Obama Golfs With Oil Execs During Weekend of Climate Rally
When it Comes to Climate, Wildlife Supporters Advocate for Birdies NOT Bogeys This past weekend, something remarkable happened — more than 35,000 people came to Washington D.C. from all over … Read more
Climate-Fueled Sea Level Rise Already Impacting America, Scientists Tell Congress
From threatened power plants to overflowing sewers, scientists testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today say sea level rise fueled by global warming is already costing Americans … Read more
Climate Change Jeopardizes Our Energy Systems
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is holding two interesting hearings related to climate change and energy infrastructure. First, on Thursday April 19, the committee will hear … Read more
