Climate Change

Voting on election day is job one, but the planet needs your civic commitment every other day of the year, too.

In a stark contrast to recent election years, voters in just two states will decide on environmental issues this November. But there’s still a lot at stake.

Both approval and ranked choice voting put fire under the feet of elected officials to do the right thing for the environment — or risk being voted out.

A squid biologist takes to the streets — and Skype — to share scientific knowledge.

New solutions are being tested to combat health risks from heat waves, particularly in urban “heat islands.”

Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.

Don’t miss these environmental news stories about innovative laws, rising renewables and a “climate king.”

“We’re training a workforce of solar warriors,” says the cofounder of Indigenized Energy Initiative.

We can’t — and shouldn’t — hide from the reality of multiple ecological and social crises, say the authors of a new book.

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.