Environment

Amsterdam climate protest

A Dutch University Just Set a Powerful Precedent for Climate Research A Dutch University Just Set a Powerful Precedent for Climate Research

VU Amsterdam will reject collaborations with fossil fuel companies that fail to demonstrate a commitment to the Paris Agreement.

May 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

An oil pumpjack works in the Permian Basin oil field

The Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want This Climate Charter to Succeed The Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want This Climate Charter to Succeed

El Paso is holding a special election on Saturday for one of the most important pieces of climate policy you’ve likely never heard of.

May 5, 2023 / Matthew Miles Goodrich

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity The Nord Stream Explosions: New Revelations About Motive, Means, and Opportunity

As new details emerge about the pipeline blasts, they also prompt questions: What did US intelligence know about the biggest whodunit of the century, when did they know it, and how...

May 5, 2023 / James Bamford

Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks at a West Coast climate agreement event

Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully Jay Inslee’s Lesson in Bowing Out Gracefully

After making his mark on climate change policy throughout the country, the Washington governor has announced that he won't seek reelection.

May 5, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding

Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding Camille Dungy on the Bewildering Wonder of Rewilding

A conversation with the award-winning poet and scholar Camille Dungy about her new book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.

May 2, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

Climate Change Science Curriculum Connecticut

Connecticut Will Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change. Can More States Follow? Connecticut Will Require Public Schools to Teach Climate Change. Can More States Follow?

While Congress is unlikely to pass a national climate education bill any time soon, there is an opportunity for local legislators to take similar actions.

Apr 28, 2023 / StudentNation / Sena Wazer

The Revolutionary Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act

The Revolutionary Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act The Revolutionary Potential of the Inflation Reduction Act

The direct-pay feature of the IRA creates an opportunity for the public sector to start building things again.

Apr 28, 2023 / Mike Konczal

Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change

Inside the Youth Campaign to Bring Climate Change to the World’s Highest Court Inside the Youth Campaign to Bring Climate Change to the World’s Highest Court

After years of organizing, a global movement of young people helped push the UN to request a consequential opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice.

Apr 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Robin Happel

Hoover Dam In Boulder City, Nevada

The American West Is Running Out of Water The American West Is Running Out of Water

A new federal proposal mandates strict cuts on water usage in states reliant on the Colorado River.

Apr 21, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Kathy Hochul speaks at a press briefing.

New York Governor Hochul Appoints a Chevron Lawyer to the State’s Highest Court New York Governor Hochul Appoints a Chevron Lawyer to the State’s Highest Court

Caitlin Halligan represented the oil giant in its vindictive legal campaign against the environmentalist lawyer Steven Donziger.

Apr 21, 2023 / James North

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