Tag Archives: ClimateCrisis

[ad_1] With the world reeling from the disastrous spread of coronavirus, it might seem extraordinary for a government to make policy on anything else. But in South Korea, they did just that. Back in March, and in the midst of its coronavirus response, the ruling Democratic Party announced plans for …

[ad_1] At the end of February, thousands of cleaning workers in Minneapolis marched in what’s believed to have been the first union-authorized climate strike in the United States. The protesters, many of them immigrants and people of color who have seen their communities harmed by everything from air pollution to …

[ad_1] The Delaware River, a major source of drinking water for Philadelphia, is facing an emerging threat as rising seas push saltwater farther upstream. It’s a problem that other places, from Miami to Shanghai, will also confront, especially as increasing drought lowers river flows. At the Delaware Memorial Bridge, about …

[ad_1] Barack Obama has warned that the climate crisis “will force far harsher changes” on future generations than the coronavirus pandemic and urged people to “demand more” from leadership to protect the plant. In a message on Twitter on Earth Day, the former president shared an Associated Press report about the young climate activists that …

[ad_1] The coronavirus outbreak has rightly dominated the headlines over recent months. The number of fatalities as well as the changes made to daily life have been huge, and resulted in rapid change in working, social and economic conditions. Recently, media narratives have shifted to exit strategies, and the risk …

[ad_1] GlacierHub Writers and Editors Share What Earth Day Means to Them Earth Day is the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, which began in 1970. Fifty years later, “Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion …

[ad_1] ClientEarth uses law to tackle the climate crisis. We pair up with lawyers and charities throughout Europe to fight dirty coal. Maria-Jolie Veder, one of our energy lawyers, tells us how we work with local experts to help people take on polluting coal. How do you clean up coal? …

[ad_1] News on climate in the time of coronavirus Subscribe today These days, we all could use a little good news — so we’re presenting a few of this year’s Grist 50 Fixers, in depth. For a quick dose of hope and optimism, meet 2020 Fixer Tara Pham. Tara Pham’s …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Removal of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS from drinking water costs local communities millions of dollars, says a new Environmental Working Group study, published today in the European water industry journal Water Solutions. The study documented the severe threat PFAS poses to drinking water safety, …

[ad_1] #EarthDay is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries. This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this day. #EarthDay2020 …