Climate

Five Reasons Why Ditching the Clean Power Plan Is Shortsighted and Reckless
October 12, 2017 — The repeal effectively amounts to additional years of unfettered carbon pollution with no end in sight. Here’s why you should care.
Sooty Feathers Tell the History of Pollution in American Cities
October 10, 2017 — Preserved birds and digital photos help pinpoint levels of black carbon and the changes that led to its decline.
Climate Change Has Whooping Cranes Starting Their Spring Migration Earlier
October 04, 2017 — Warmer temperatures mean Whooping Cranes migrate north earlier, and south later, between the Gulf Coast and Canadian breeding grounds.
The Ambitious Plan to Save Chesapeake Bay’s Shrinking Saltmarshes
September 26, 2017 — The marshes are falling apart. Hope for them—and for the birds and people that call them home—comes with mud, grass, grit, and optimism.
Without Federal Help, Local Efforts Add Up in the Climate Fight
September 21, 2017 — According to two reports, states, cities, and businesses are on track to meet half the U.S. pledge to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement.
What's at Stake: Adapting to Climate Change
September 21, 2017 — Dennis Ojima helps Great Plains ranchers adapt to the local impacts of climate change—namely, drought. But if Trump's budget goes through, funding for the nation’s climate science centers would also dry up.
The 'I'iwi, a Besieged Hawaiian Forest Bird, Is Now Listed as Threatened
September 20, 2017 — Placing the native honeycreeper under federal protection marks what scientists hope will be the beginning of a long road to recovery.
Meet Nine, a Fledgling Albatross That Could One Day Help Save Her Species
August 29, 2017 — The teenage years aren't easy for young Laysan Albatross as they awkwardly grow into flight feathers. This is the third story in our series about efforts to create a new albatross colony in Hawaii, one egg at a time.
New Government Report Contradicts Trump Administration Climate Claims
August 08, 2017 — The report, which paints a dire picture of the planetary changes caused by warming temperatures, is awaiting official White House approval. But scientists worry its findings will be downplayed or suppressed.
Deforestation and Drought in the Tropics Are the Biggest Threats to U.S. Forest Birds
August 04, 2017 — Within 40 years, migratory songbirds will face greater danger where they overwinter in Central America than where they nest, new research says.