Climate Disasters Threaten to Widen U.S. Wealth Gap
About one in five U.S. counties are both socially vulnerable and highly exposed to natural disasters, which could “compound existing inequities,” the Department of the Treasury says in a new report
World Governments Recommit to 2030 Goals to Save Humanity
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres is proposing a $500-billion annual stimulus package to meet the Sustainable Development Goals to preserve the environment and end poverty and hunger
For Health Equity, Location Matters
A special package explores problems and solutions to the geography of injustice
The Father of Environmental Justice Reflects on the Movement He Helped to Start
Four decades into his activism, Robert Bullard looks back on his legacy and the work ahead.
Climate Change Is Hindering Global Growth and Prosperity, U.N. Says
In the five decades between 1970 and 2021, extreme climate events caused more than two million deaths and led to economic losses of $4.3 trillion, 60 percent of which occurred in developing countries, a U.N. report found
Lethal Heat Is Spreading across the Planet
Since 1970 more than 350 weather stations have experienced at least one six-hour period of a potentially deadly combination of heat and humidity. Scientists expect these episodes will increase as temperatures rise
Nearly 500 Neighborhoods Prone to Climate Disasters Will Get Extra Money for Resilience
U.S. census tracts with high exposure to climate impacts will get extra federal funds to build resilience
Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer
Nearly every person on the planet saw high temperatures that were made at least twice as likely by climate change this summer
Algorithms Are Making Important Decisions. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Seemingly trivial differences in training data can skew the judgments of AI programs—and that’s not the only problem with automated decision-making
As Heat Waves Worsen, Federal Aid Is Insufficient to Fund Cooling Needs
Many states prioritize using money from a federal energy assistance program for low-income people to defray energy costs for heating rather than cooling bills
A Crisis of Isolation Is Making Heat Waves More Deadly
As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals before it’s too late
AI Causes Real Harm. Let’s Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype
Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks