climate

  • EarthTalk Q&A: Allergies & Climate Change

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Pollen may be an unfortunate contributor to poor health in the first place, but there are signs that this nuisance will become worse. Warm weather contributes to an uptick in pollen count, and air pollution can concentrate it. Climate change is now a...
  • Northeast Expected to See Increased Impacts of Climate Change

    Trimmel Gomes Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – The northeastern states are treasured for their four seasons and have built economies around them, but the new National Climate Assessment says the region is in for higher temperatures and bigger environmental swings than the rest of the country. States from Virginia northward...
  • Good News for Kids Suing Over Climate Change

    Supreme Court Allows Case to Move Forward Suzanne Potter California News Service SAN FRANCISCO – The trial is back on in the lawsuit brought by a group of 21 young people who are suing the federal government over global warming – after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a request from the...
  • Are there any realistic geoengineering solutions to our climate woes?

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Geoengineering our way out of the climate crisis is something so drastic that no one really wants to admit it might be our only hope. But while cutting down on our air miles and switching over to a Prius can’t hurt, at least...
  • The Pope & the Trump

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Concern for the health and well-being of the planet has always been part of the biblical tradition. “Sacred Scripture calls believers to care for God’s creation and all of God’s children,” reports the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), an assembly of church...
  • What exactly is the “Myth of the Climate Change 97%”

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The so-called “Myth of the Climate Change 97%” refers to the argument made by climate skeptics who dispute the notion that 97% of climate scientists have achieved consensus that global warming is occurring and is caused by human activities. Oklahoma Republican Senator James...
  • Statement on Confirmation Hearing for EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt

    SACRAMENTO – California Senate President Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement reacting to the Wednesday January 18th U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for the nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, today threatened to roll...
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