How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
June 10, 2025 ~10 min

Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

Park and forest managers can’t rely on the past any longer to understand future risks. Fires, pests and climate change are changing the game.

Imtiaz Rangwala, Research Scientist in Climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 27, 2025 ~10 min


Overshooting 1.5°C: even temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequences

Even allowing warming to exceed 1.5°C for a few decades could trigger irreversible damage.

Paul Dodds, Professor of Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
May 19, 2025 ~9 min

Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways

Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

Courtney McGinnis, Professor of Biology, Medical Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Quinnipiac University • conversation
April 30, 2025 ~7 min

Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences

The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~9 min

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason

During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.

Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont • conversation
March 17, 2025 ~11 min

Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

Human-driven ocean warming is increasingly overwhelming El Niño, La Niña, and other natural climate patterns.

Richard P. Allan, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading • conversation
Feb. 7, 2025 ~6 min

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

The oceans have been much warmer than average for the past two years, and the planet just set another global heat record. What’s going on?

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~7 min


2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve

The global ocean saw its hottest year on record by far for the second year in a row. What’s going on?

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~6 min

That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

The answer depends on how you define ‘normal.’ The baseline has been creeping up as the planet warms.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~6 min

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