Biden Pushes U.S.—and the World—to Help Climate Migrants
He has ordered a government study of climate change's impact on migration, including options for refugee resettlement
He has ordered a government study of climate change's impact on migration, including options for refugee resettlement
Agency reviews have found greater budget cuts, staff losses and elimination of climate programs than initially thought
The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies
Trump and Biden presented starkly different climate agendas during the longest discussion of the issue in recent debates
The presidential candidate is getting advice from old guard Democrats, liberal activists and union favorites
Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment
The main point of disagreement on climate was on the role of fracking and natural gas in a clean energy transition
Whether to allow fracking and the use of natural gas as a transition fuel emerged as a rare point of contention in last night’s debate
While the presidential contenders all acknowledge the severity of climate change, some avoided politically touchy policy questions
Flooding, permafrost melt and other climate impacts that threaten the long-term viability of cemeteries
Emissions from felling trees would outweigh any carbon sequestration in the massive Tongass National Forest, they say
Delayed plant flowering and nesting meant some Arctic animals’ offspring likely did not survive the winter
Environmental reviews emphasize the relatively small contributions from individual infrastructure projects, ignoring the bigger picture
Oil and gas development could exacerbate the impacts to species in the rapidly warming Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The address also included inaccurate claims on the state of U.S. air quality
Aspects of climate change were minimized in an analysis of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Extreme weather, armed conflict and mismanagement are ruining swaths of crops
Policies championed by the departing Interior Secretary will also increase emissions from public lands
The rich flower diversity of Grand Staircase-Escalante supports hundreds of species of bees
The finding comes amid a Trump Administration push to increase federal fossil fuel leases and roll back methane regulations
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