Environment
Mississippi Mud Might Stop Louisiana from Disappearing
Engineers will tap river sediment to try to create wetlands faster than they are disappearing
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Policy
America’s Biggest Banks Promise to Fight Climate Change
But critics say the commitments are hazy on details
Climate Change
Surprise: Societal Scholars Could Drive Climate Policy
Biden is appointing “totally different kinds of people” to solve climate change
Climate Change
Huge Atmospheric Rivers Could Quicken Antarctic Ice Melt
Some of the big storms actually bring more snow, but others cause major melting
Transportation
Does this Make Sense? Gasoline Delivered to Your Car
Gas trucks fill your vehicle where it is parked
Climate Change
Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year
Climate Change
How Climate Change May Influence Deadly Avalanches
Greater temperature swings and more intense rain and snow storms could alter avalanche dynamics
Environment
European Forests Have Become More Vulnerable to Insect Outbreaks
Climate change may be playing a role as higher heat makes trees less resilient to pests
Climate Change
Mountain Mammals Climb Higher to Beat the Heat
In the Rocky Mountains, dozens of small mammal species have shifted to higher elevations over time
Policy
U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
The Biden Administration aims to strengthen the country’s emissions reduction pledge under the pact by Earth Day
Climate Change
Texas Power Outage Underscores Looming Climate Tests
Extreme weather is increasingly likely to test electric grids and energy supply systems
Environment
How Biden’s Environmental Justice Order Might Work
The President ordered 40 percent of the benefits from federal climate action go to disadvantaged communities
Environment
When Two Tibetan Glaciers Collapsed, the Whole Landscape Changed
The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks
Climate Change
More Climate Executive Orders Could Be Coming, McCarthy Says
The former EPA administrator says the Biden administration will also work with Congress to advance climate policies
Natural Disasters
Deadly Himalayan Flood Shows Perils of Mountain Warming
Scientists think a huge chunk of ice or rock fell and caused a devastating surge of water down a river in India
Climate Change
Climate Change Hits Rock and Roll as Prized Guitar Wood Shortage Looms
Flooding and a wood-boring beetle threaten supplies of storied “swamp ash”
Climate Change
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
Climate Change
NASA Names Its First Climate Advisor
Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals
Culture
Amanda Gorman’s Climate Poem Says, Act ‘Now, Now, Now’
The youth poet laureate offers an urgent message
Climate Change
Five Things in Biden’s Climate Day Orders That Flew Under the Radar
Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution
