You Asked: How Can Students Make a Difference on Climate Change?
Two students weigh in on how they’re taking action and why it matters.
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Youth Climate Strike and the Generational Urgency of the Climate Crisis
The Youth Climate Strike clearly communicates the generational urgency of the climate crisis.
100+ Climate Experts at the Earth Institute
Sources and story ideas for journalists during ‘Covering Climate Now,’ Climate Week, and beyond.
How the Top Ten Democratic Candidates Plan to Deal With Climate Change
It is critical that whoever becomes president in 2020 commits to tackling the climate crisis. Here are the climate plans of the top ten Democratic candidates.
Washing Laundry May Be An Underappreciated Source of Microplastic Pollution
A student research project unveils that tiny plastics in laundry detergents and fabrics could potentially have a big impact on ocean health.
How Synthetic Biology Can Help the Environment
Artificial and modified organisms could become essential tools to fight climate change, clean up pollution, protect biodiversity, and more.
Photo Essay: Living on the Ice in Juneau, Alaska
We’re developing a technique that uses ice-penetrating radar to measure how quickly snow turns to ice. To take our measurements, we needed to camp out in the Juneau icefields for a few weeks.
Nothing to Sneeze At: How Climate Change Could Make Your Allergies Worse
As the world warms, plants may benefit but pollen allergies will likely get worse.
Rescuing 50 Years of Apollo Sample Data
The Apollo missions brought back unique samples from the moon that have been analyzed by researchers around the world. This data is getting lost and forgotten. A new database collects it and makes it easy to find and use.
Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires
A new study combs through the factors that can promote wildfires in California, and concludes that in many cases, warming climate is the decisive driver.