‘Extraordinary Thinning’ Of Ice Sheets Revealed Deep Inside Antarctica
"Ice losses are rapidly spreading deep into the interior of the Antarctic, new analysis of satellite data shows."
"Ice losses are rapidly spreading deep into the interior of the Antarctic, new analysis of satellite data shows."
"Effort to build offshore wind turbines to power up to 6m homes will create more than 10,000 jobs under Climate Jobs New York plan"
"Climate change is rising up the list of voter concerns in the United States with nearly 40% saying the issue will be crucial in how they cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election, according to a poll released on Thursday."
"Another climate milestone soared by last weekend when scientists announced that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit 415 parts per million for the first time ever."
"Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday she is introducing a bill to toughen the U.S. military against future climate change damage and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at certain bases in a little over 10 years."
"Donald Trump’s interior secretary hasn’t “lost sleep over”, the record-breaking levels of pollution heating the planet, he told US lawmakers in an oversight hearing."
"The New York Times photographer Josh Haner has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world and under water."
"U.S. courts rarely favor environmental protections as a right — except when it comes to tribes expressing their treaty rights."
"A clean energy academy for state lawmakers from across the U.S. has its fingerprints on renewable energy and climate change legislation advancing through state legislatures nationwide."
It’s a good case for the global-local nexus: The potent greenhouse gas methane may be leaking from your local landfill. And this week’s TipSheet explains the latest news developments in this long-standing controversy, as well as policy disputes over capturing the gas. Plus, get story ideas and questions to ask for your local reporting.