Climate Change

Beavers, sharks, whales and the Trump administration — our writers took on some heavy topics this past year.

This year the Trump administration and its corporate cronies seemed determined to roll back every environmental protection, but next year may be the start of a new story.

At the same time, reporters should be cautious not to oversell small and dubious solutions, as one recent case illustrates.

Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.

They tried to bury the report by releasing it on Black Friday, but the threats we face — and possible solutions we can take on — are still very real.

Protecting the planet from climate change and extinction depends on similarly protecting indigenous peoples, according to several new reports.

Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson talks about how climate change threatens our oceans, the implications for environmental justice and the most promising solutions.

So how can we learn to hear the howl?

The state is ramping up efforts to protect people and the economy as southeast Virginia faces one of the fastest rates of relative sea-level rise in the country.

An expanding petrochemical industry, thanks to fracked shale gas, could have big consequences for a warming planet.