climate change

Tucson’s Mayor Commits to Planting A Million Trees for Climate Change

June 10, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Tucson’s mayor Regina Romero has committed to planting a million trees by 2030. In February Romero joined the U.S chapter of the 1.t.org Stakeholder Council, a group of leaders committed to the restoration of one trillion trees around the world.… [read]

Research Shows the Effects of Climate Change on Animals

June 6, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Chemicals in our environment are a major cause of infertility problems in both humans and animals, but recent data shows that climate change is another looming threat to fertility. Males of some species can become infertile at temperatures much lower… [read]

Climate Change is Negatively Affecting the Monarch Butterfly Population

March 8, 2021 by Sage Edwards

A new report by the World Wildfire Fund, as well as Mexico’s government shows that the Monarch butterfly population is plummeting. The current population has decreased 26% in December compared to the population in December of 2019. Previously Monarchs occupied… [read]

25 States Promised to Stay in the Paris Agreement, but Most are Behind Schedule for Emissions Cuts

February 2, 2021 by Sage Edwards

After President Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement four years ago, 24 states and one territory agreed to follow through with the Paris Agreement, forming the U.S Climate Alliance. The U.S Climate Alliance has vowed to collectively cut emissions… [read]

New Study Links Fatal Skin Disease in Dolphins to Climate Change

January 6, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Fatal freshwater skin disease in bottlenose dolphins is now said to be caused by the increase in devastating storms. A team from the Marine Mammal center worked with Australian researchers to conduct their findings. The results were published in Scientific… [read]

New Jersey is the First State to Require Climate Change Education

June 8, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 10, 2020

New Jersey has become the first state to mandate climate change education in its kindergarten through 12th-grade curriculum. The state will implement that requirement in September of 2021. New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy partnered with 130 educators and led… [read]

CO2 Emissions Reach All-Time High Despite Recent COVID Emissions Drop

June 5, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 9, 2020

At the start of the pandemic, scientists were widely talking about a silver lining in a shut down of the economy: the massive drop in emissions. Emission decreases peaked in early April, showing a 17% decline in global greenhouse gas… [read]