Is Water a (Positive) Human Right?
I went on a search to find our right to clean drinking water in U.S. and international law.
Existing Carbon-Cutting Rules Won’t Get Us to Our Climate Goal. Where Will the Rest Come From?
World leaders came out of Paris with an international climate agreement seeking to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The following is part of “What It Takes,” a series that looks into what we’ll need to do to pull that off.
Cities, States, and “Subnations” like the Left Coast are Key to Cutting Carbon
Climate responsibility will fall to individuals, businesses, and local governments. Through this hard work—not what happened in negotiating rooms in Peru or Paris—we will stop climate change.
Climate Deal Made in Paris – Here’s What it Says
Negotiators in Paris have signed on to an historic and comprehensive deal to address climate change.
Women from Around the World Gather in Paris to Solve Climate Change
A two-step solution to climate change: Fire all the men. Replace them with women. If you think this proposal is hyperbolic, just look at the data.
What’s it Like to Attend a Climate Denial Conference? A Minute-by-Minute Rundown
“The Day of Examining the Data” kicked off with a press conference. Here’s how it went down.
The Acronym Standing Between Us and Disaster
What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?
Bee-Free Diet: Would You Die Without Bees to Pollinate Your Food?
One in three bites of your food includes a bee-pollinated item. What would your diet be like without bees?
A Handy (-ish) Guide to the Many Types of Marine Parks in the US
Marine Protected Area, Reserve, Monument, Park, Sanctuary—why are there so many names for legally protected waterways? And what do they all mean?
Who’s Suing to Stop the Clean Power Plan, and What’s Their Beef?
A handy guide to the groups trying to overturn the Clean Power Plan, along with a reminder of their arguments and a summary of how the cases will proceed.