Increasing melting of West Antarctic ice shelves may be unavoidable – new research
This ocean-driven melting is expected to increase sea-level rise, with consequences for coastal communities around the world.
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Suing for a livable planet
Young people are filing lawsuits for climate damage — and some are even winning.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moving to list Miami cave crayfish as threatened; Biden administration to offer handful of Gulf drilling leases
The crayfish faces increasing threats from climate change as rising seas push salty water deeper into the Biscayne Aquifer.
Study warns that ‘climate insurance bubble’ could hurt Florida’s housing market; DeSantis releases energy plan
The report suggests some 39 million homes across the U.S. could lose value as insurers begin to calculate climate risks ...
Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
Methane is both a driver and a messenger of climate change.
A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why
A carbon tax on shareholder income could target those receiving the most economic benefits from greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy companies behind bills filed in Florida Legislature; state split between drought and heavy rain
The fossil fuel industry was a big player in Florida's recent legislative session.
If we want to fully protect the Amazon, we must phase out fossil fuels
Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, writes that the U.S. has the potential to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Youth climate case is a lesson for Floridians about constitutional environmental rights
Montana has a right to a “clean and healthy environment” as declared in a 1972 amendment to the state's constitution.
Can we really compromise on the environmental debt ceiling?
There are pathways to climate and environmental solutions that can be pursued within the Biden debt ceiling compromise.