No new gas-powered cars by 2035, California governor says
California Governor Gavin Newsom's new executive order bans the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars and passenger...
China plans to go carbon-neutral by 2060
China, the world’s biggest source of carbon dioxide, is aiming for carbon-neutrality by 2060. President Xi Jinping...
Critical Antarctic glaciers are drifting away
New findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have revealed that two of the most...
Melting Florida panther statue highlights climate change
The Florida panther has long had to deal with disease, car accidents, genetic disorders, extreme heat, hurricanes...
NYC Metronome clock now displays deadline for irreversible global warming
The New York City Metronome digital clock in Manhattan has been reprogrammed to show the critical window within...
Key phase of Everglades restoration project starts in November
Federal and Florida state authorities are working together to complete the Tamiami Trail Next Steps Project, an...
World gets F on Aichi biodiversity report card
In 2010, representatives from 194 countries met in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and agreed on 20 biodiversity...
LEGO responds to kids' worries about single-use plastics
Kids have spoken, and LEGO has listened. "We have received many letters from children about the environment...
Surfing citizen scientists collect important ocean data
A new U.S. nonprofit called Smartfin is enlisting surfers to collect data on warming oceans. Smartfin distributes...
UN report shows global warming could pass 1.5°C limit before 2030
According to the United Nations' United in Science Report 2020, global temperatures could exceed the 1.5°C limit...
Global investment managers say no to carbon
A European group of global investment managers and pension funds has devised an ambitious plan to cut their portfolios...
Wildfires have burned 2.3M acres across California this year
Over 2 million acres of land have burned in California this year alone, according to the U.S Forest Service. Unfortunately,...
Greenland ice sheet loses record amount of ice in 2019
According to new satellite data analysis by a group of scientists, the Greenland ice sheet lost ice at a rate of...
Global warming could push air conditioning demand up 59%
An analysis done by Climate Central shows that demand for air conditioning in the U.S. will increase by 59% by...
World's highest temperature, 130°F, recorded in Death Valley
On Sunday, August 16, the U.S. National Weather Service recorded the highest temperature reading ever on Earth...
Earth Overshoot Day comes 3 weeks later this year
In more silver-lining news related to COVID-19, humanity’s ecological footprint contracted this year more than...
Severe coastal floods could affect 287 million people by 2100
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has revealed that more than 4% of the world's population...
Rainn Wilson launches climate change web series featuring Greta Thunberg
A new web series, "An Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change", will help shift viewers’ understanding of climate change...
Global warming expected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius
New projections show global warming is accelerating well past the recommended 1.5 degree Celsius target. A new...
Nature lovers rejoice as Great American Outdoors Act wins House vote
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great American Outdoors Act, which secures funding...
Antarctica's seafloor is leaking methane, scientists confirm
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that methane leaking is from Antarctica's sea bed. They say the methane is...
IKEA debuts plant-based meatballs
While a plate of Swedish meatballs has long been a standard part of an IKEA visit for omnivores, vegetarians endured...
Tracking climate data in real time
Climate TRACE, an alliance of climate research groups, is developing a new tracker using artificial intelligence...
Victory at Standing Rock as Dakota Access pipeline shut down
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe won a reprieve after the Monday decision by a U.S. District Court judge to suspend...
Beavers could be contributing to warming in the Arctic
A recent study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that beavers' actions could be...
The South Pole is warming 3 times faster than anywhere else
The South Pole is getting warmer — in fact, this remote location is experiencing warming up to three times faster...
Siberia hits record 100 degrees
Siberia is now setting record high temperatures. On June 20, the town of Verkhoyansk reported a temperature of...
Amazon deforestation increased by 34% in 2019
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has continued to be a thorn in the side of efforts to curb global warming....
Join the virtual Oceans Week conference for free
EarthX, the forum responsible for the world’s largest environmental expo, conference and film festival is teaming...
Earth School offers kids interesting science lessons online
Kids stuck at home due to coronavirus have another opportunity for quality online learning. Earth School, a collaboration...