Environment

Ravaged by deforestation, Borneo loses nearly 150,000 orangutans in 16 years

September 21, 2018 By Basten Gokkon

"To prevent further decline and continued local extinctions of orangutans, humanity must act now."

At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord

September 20, 2018 By Marilyn Bechtel

They came to the Global Climate Action Summit held here Sept. 12-14 - over 4,000 delegates from around the world.

Trump’s climate change denial imperils all of us

September 19, 2018 By Rev. Jesse Jackson

The effects are already here, visible in the scorching heat experienced across the country, fires in the West, drought in the South, storms in the East.

Swollen NC rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears

September 17, 2018 By Michael Biesecker

As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region’s swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising pollution concerns.

What happens when the ‘alt-right’ starts believing in climate change?

September 14, 2018 By Casey Williams

A singular focus on combating denialism has left Democrats and their liberal backers unprepared for a conservative movement that accepts climate change and sees it as a threat to white supremacy.