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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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Pinto Abalone Is Just One of a Million Doomed Species

Expert BlogInternationalPaul Todd
A new report from the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) highlights 10 wildlife species threatened with extinction because of global trade, but it might as well be 10,000. According to global experts, more than a million species could disappear forever if…

Congress Takes Up Ocean Climate Action

Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Cleland
The House Natural Resources Committee has begun tackling the monumental Ocean-Based Climate Solutions bill, H.R. 8632.

Right Whales Suffer Precipitous Decline

Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaDr. Francine Kershaw
356. The number of North Atlantic right whales estimated to remain on earth at the end of 2019. This is a precipitous decline from an estimated population size of 409 whales just a year ago. Vessel strikes and entanglement in…

Local Leaders Are Failing to Protect L.A.’s Water

Expert BlogLos AngelesCorinne Bell
Every day, an estimated 100 million gallons of runoff contaminated with various pollutants flows through L.A.’s massive storm drain system to foul our rivers, creeks and, ultimately, our coastal waters.

Putting an End to “Colonial Science”

PerspectivesInternationalJeff Turrentine
The scientific community is starting to confront internal biases that support social stratification, hinder international cooperation, and—sometimes—impair research.

Mussels Help Keep Watch on Pollution in Puget Sound

DispatchWashingtonStarre Vartan
The humble bivalves, which concentrate everything from heavy metals to cancer drugs in their tissues, provide an ideal way for scientists to monitor nearshore water health.

Our Climate and Ocean in Crisis

Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase
Climate change has harmed our ocean, but our ocean can still help turn the tide. Today’s House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis report highlights the need to protect and restore U.S. land, inland waters, and ocean areas in order…

Bold Action to Save our Global Life Support System

Expert BlogUnited StatesDrevet Hunt, Helen O'Shea, Zak Smith
Given the scale and scope of the challenges we face, the 30x30 plan is a down payment on a new relationship with nature that we must forge to keep our global life support system in operation.

It's Time for Offshore Wind to Advance

Expert BlogEast, United StatesAlison Chase
We need offshore wind—and we need to do it right. The Vineyard Wind supplemental analysis reveals offshore wind can be done in an environmentally responsible way and provide the clean energy that East Coast states are demanding.

How Trump Marked Nat’l Oceans Month: Axing Ocean Protections

Expert BlogEast, United StatesBrad Sewell
By the stroke of a pen, the most environmentally-ruinous leader in the country’s history added the only marine national monument off the continental U.S. to his fire sale of the nation’s natural heritage.