Published

1 year ago

January 20, 2025

Alice Rush

As LA looks to rebuild from its most destructive conflagration, Colorado communities impacted by the 2021 Marshall Fire offer insights into how to rebuild with climate and wildfire in mind, and how to reduce concerns over costs and delays.

By Wyatt Myskow

After Colorado’s most costly wildfire, hundreds of residents in Louisville—one of the communities that burned—protested in front of city hall over building codes meant to make new homes more green and sustainable, arguing they would make the rebuilding process longer and more expensive.

Wildfire Rebuilds Are an Opportunity to Build More Resilient and Sustainable Homes. But That Comes With Controversy

Climate Change

Report Shows Earth’s Climate is Out of Balance, as Indicators Hit New Extremes

Published

12 hours ago

March 23, 2026

Alice Rush

As warning lights flash, U.N. Secretary Gen. António Guterres calls out a global climate emergency.

By Bob Berwyn

The world is in a state of climate emergency, the head of the United Nations declared Sunday, following the release of the latest State of the Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization.

Report Shows Earth’s Climate is Out of Balance, as Indicators Hit New Extremes

Climate Change

Scientists See Converging Evidence of Antarctic Ice Retreat

Published

12 hours ago

March 23, 2026

Alice Rush

A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures similar to today.

By Bob Berwyn

Drilling through 500 feet of floating ice into the Antarctic Ocean floor, climate scientists have retrieved a rare 23-million-year record of sediments that helps demonstrate why the planet’s southern ice shield could determine the fate of distant low-lying coastal areas.