The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, Jan. 19: Unsurprisingly, 2016 was the hottest year on record – the third straight year in which worldwide temperatures … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ignoring climate change just got more expensive
NEW YORK – If President-elect Donald Trump stops taking climate change into account when making federal energy policy, he’ll do so just as a leading projection of climate-related costs rises … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wild oysters in San Francisco bay are threatened by climate change
Climate change could supercharge the powerful storms often hailed for bringing drought-busting rains to California. The storms, called atmospheric rivers, are long stretches of water vapor that “flow” from the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Everglades’ water at risk from climate change, scientists say
Climate change and other hurdles mean it will take more water – and potentially more taxpayer money – to save the Everglades, according to new scientific findings released Thursday. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump seems ready to fight the world on climate change, and it could cost the US
Donald Trump is branded with all manner of unflattering labels, but one that hasn’t seemed to much bother him is “climate pariah.” The president-elect is unabashed in his disdain for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced mayor calls for change in plan for HSR stop location
In what he called his “parting words” as the city’s top official, Mayor Stan Thurston urged future leaders to rethink plans for the positioning of the state high-speed rail stop. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite Trump’s skepticism, nearly 200 countries pledge to keep fighting climate change
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries ended two weeks of talks Saturday pledging to press on with the fight against climate change �� with or without the help of the next … Click to Continue »
Read More »One looming consequence of climate change: Small island nations will cease to exist
As United Nations climate change talks get set to wrap up on Friday in Marrakech, Morocco, negotiators representing the Alliance of Small Island Nations underscored the need to speed up … Click to Continue »
Read More »Criminalizing climate change dissent? A new abuse of power
What issues matter the most to you this election? If you’re like most Americans, climate change either isn’t on the list or it comes in last. And that means Leonardo … Click to Continue »
Read More »Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says
Federal authorities may list a species as “threatened” based on climate models that show habitat loss in the coming decades, an appeals court decided Monday. The state of Alaska, oil … Click to Continue »
Read More »Forest fires have doubled in West due to climate change, study finds
Climate change from human activity nearly doubled the area that burned in forest fires in the American West over the past 30 years, a major new scientific study has found, … Click to Continue »
Read More »With Paris Agreement ratified, world needs to step up fight against climate change
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Oct. 7: The Paris Agreement on global warming cleared an important hurdle last week when several European countries added … Click to Continue »
Read More »White House recognizes Merced educator as Champion of Change
The White House will recognize a Merced educator this week as a Champion of Change for a summer program she leads that helps middle school girls develop their leadership potential. … Click to Continue »
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