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Environmental News: Boston Scores High Marks For Clean Energy, Roxbury Fights For Its Trees, And New England's Wildfire Risk
Our Environmental Roundtable guests discuss the latest environmental justice and climate change news. -
Glass Fire Rages Across Northern California, Burning Thousands Of Acres
Flames have engulfed nearly 50,000 acres of land, prompting the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents of Santa Rosa, Calif., according to Mayor Tom Schwedhelm. -
'Light Years Ahead' Of Their Elders, Young Republicans Push GOP On Climate Change
Climate change is major election issue for Democrats, but not Republicans. Yet polls show many young conservatives are concerned about climate impacts, and some are lobbying for solutions. -
A Picture Of Climate Change In Boston
Artists are creating murals in East Boston to inspire action on climate change. -
Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth
Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and disease outbreaks are all a preview of our hotter future. Dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help. -
Biden Outlines $2 Trillion Climate Plan
The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. -
Absent From Stimulus Packages: Overhauling Energy, Climate Programs
Climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are not part of the $3 trillion in U.S. relief packages passed so far — despite a long history of funding energy programs after economic crises. -
Heather Goldstone On Juggling Hurricane Season With COVID-19
The Woods Hole Research Center’s Chief Communications Officer said disaster preparations are being made, but that more could’ve been done if officials had heeded warnings from scientists. -
Climate Change Remains Persistent Amid Pandemic, Says Bill McKibben
Daily environmental problems, like smog and water pollution, have lessened during the pandemic, but does little to stop climate change as a whole, McKibben said. -
Our Pandemic Habits Cut Carbon Emissions, But It's Not Clear They'll Last
Energy demand plummeted because of the pandemic shutdown. A big question is whether new habits like telecommuting and flying less will endure, and mean lower oil consumption in the future.
