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Commentaries

Trump’s NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk

I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
July 24, 2025
by
Sabrina B. Valenti
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
Climate Change

As Heat Deaths Rise, Planting Trees Is Part of the Solution

But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.
March 10, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.
Wildlife

Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
January 27, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
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Commentaries

College Athletics: Game Day for Climate Action

As teams travel thousands of miles to compete, the cost to the planet rises. But sports offer a unique opportunity to advocate for sustainable experiences.
January 10, 2025
by
Kyle Rosenthal
As teams travel thousands of miles to compete, the cost to the planet rises. But sports offer a unique opportunity to advocate for sustainable experiences.
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Voices

Haul Water, Rescue Pigs, Help Neighbors: How My Students Confronted Climate Chaos in a Horrific Hurricane Season

Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
October 16, 2024
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Mallory McDuff
Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.

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