Climate Change Receives Unexpected Attention at First Presidential Debate
Trump and Biden presented starkly different climate agendas during the longest discussion of the issue in recent debates
Stories by Adam Aton
Inside Joe Biden’s Network of Climate Advisers
The presidential candidate is getting advice from old guard Democrats, liberal activists and union favorites
Trump Waives Environmental Reviews, Vulnerable Communities Could Bear the Brunt
Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment
Climate Change Sparked Note of Consensus in Raucous Democratic Debate
The main point of disagreement on climate was on the role of fracking and natural gas in a clean energy transition
Democratic Candidates Agree on Climate Change, Except for Role of Natural Gas
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
During Debate, Democratic Candidates Sidestep Climate Issues like Coastal Retreat
While the presidential contenders all acknowledge the severity of climate change, some avoided politically touchy policy questions
Even the Dead Cannot Escape Climate Change
Flooding, permafrost melt and other climate impacts that threaten the long-term viability of cemeteries
Experts Dispute Trump Administration’s Rationale for Alaska Logging
Emissions from felling trees would outweigh any carbon sequestration in the massive Tongass National Forest, they say
Extreme Snows in Greenland Caused Ecosystem’s “Reproductive Collapse”
Delayed plant flowering and nesting meant some Arctic animals’ offspring likely did not survive the winter
As Trump Administration Downplays Warming, Agencies Chronicle Climate Impacts
Environmental reviews emphasize the relatively small contributions from individual infrastructure projects, ignoring the bigger picture
Drilling Could Cause Extinctions in Alaskan Refuge, Government Plan Says
Oil and gas development could exacerbate the impacts to species in the rapidly warming Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In Environment Speech, Trump Fails to Mention Climate Change
The address also included inaccurate claims on the state of U.S. air quality
Federal Agencies Disagree on Environmental Impacts of Drilling in Alaska
Aspects of climate change were minimized in an analysis of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Food Shocks Are Causing Hunger to Spike
Extreme weather, armed conflict and mismanagement are ruining swaths of crops
Zinke Leaves Legacy of Weakened Environmental Protections
Policies championed by the departing Interior Secretary will also increase emissions from public lands
Bees Get Stung by Decision to Scale Back National Monument
The rich flower diversity of Grand Staircase-Escalante supports hundreds of species of bees
Fossil Fuel Extraction on Public Lands Produces One Quarter of U.S. Emissions
The finding comes amid a Trump Administration push to increase federal fossil fuel leases and roll back methane regulations
Caravan Provides a Preview of Climate Migrations, Experts Say
Global warming will compound the pressures driving migrants from poor, fragile countries
Diverse Forests Capture More Carbon
Replanting forests with a mix of trees, rather than one species, will sequester more carbon dioxide
Navy Leaders Need to Better Prepare for Climate Change, Experts Say
Flooding from Florence, exacerbated by sea level rise, demonstrates the vulnerability of military infrastructure
