As storm surge and gradual erosion eat away at the Louisiana coastline, one archaeologist is doing all he can to document archaeological treasures before they are lost to the sea forever.
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In the absence of broad federal support, state managers in Louisiana have had to go it alone in the quest to save the state’s eroding coastline.
Read moreAs rising seas encroach on the Louisiana coast with increasing regularity, state managers face difficult choices about whom to relocate – and how.
Read moreAmerica has a history of funding basic science at the federal level, on the notion that it pays off for society. The Trump budget challenges that view – including on climate research.
Read moreAs climate change raises the prospect of more open Arctic waters, Maine is hoping to take advantage, economically and culturally.
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Donald Trump won’t be the first person to lead a Western democracy after a campaign dismissive of climate change. Canada and Australia have been there before.
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Opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline has unified tribes from across America. Some here believe this protest is becoming something bigger – a turning point for both native Americans and the climate movement.
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The protests are about water, fossil fuels, and questions of tribal sovereignty. But beneath all that, tribes from across the US say they’re unifying around revitalized Indian traditions and religion.
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Torrential rains are swelling the banks of rivers from central Manitoba down to St. Louis. As a result, flooding threatens much of the North American heartland, and climate change is seen by many as a key culprit
Read moreHouse Republicans slammed the process behind a landmark international climate change science report, which forms the scientific foundation for the emissions regulations for U.S. coal plants that President Obama is expected to announce Monday
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