Climate

Hundreds of Tufted Puffin Deaths Suggest Dangers of Warming Seas
November 23, 2016 — The recent die-off is the latest in a string of mysterious seabird mortalities in the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Offshore Drilling Banned Along Arctic and Atlantic Coasts for Next Five Years
November 18, 2016 — A new federal leasing plan released today outlines where energy companies can look for oil while protecting vital bird habitat.
Future Ice Melt Enough to List Species as Threatened Now
November 16, 2016 — A federal court has ruled that two bearded seal populations are threatened—not because they're in decline, but because their habitat is disappearing.
Historic Climate Case Led By Kids Is Headed to Trial
November 11, 2016 — Twenty-one children want to hold the federal government accountable for climate change, potentially changing how we handle environmental law.
The Nation's First State-wide Carbon Tax Was Defeated at the Polls This Week
November 10, 2016 — To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, states need to push for carbon taxes like Washington's I-732—and they need them to pass.
Four Years After Hurricane Sandy, One Neighborhood Gives Itself Back to Nature
November 04, 2016 — A photographer captures a Staten Island coast in transition, as a mostly abandoned community returns to marshland.
The Paris Agreement, the World's Biggest Climate Treaty, Is Now Legally Binding
November 04, 2016 — The international treaty officially goes into effect today, providing an enforceable framework for fighting climate change globally.
A Vote for Washington State's I-732 Carbon Tax Proposal Is a Vote for a Safer Planet
November 03, 2016 — To help save birds and future generations, Audubon’s leaders are throwing their support behind what could be the nation’s first carbon tax.
Leonardo DiCaprio Seeks the Truth About Climate Change in New Documentary
October 28, 2016 — The actor sheds his tux to capture evidence of the most devastating environmental crisis in human history.
As a Vote on the Nation's First Carbon Tax Nears, Young Climate Leaders Show Frustration
October 24, 2016 — In an open letter, a group of millennial activists has demanded urgency from established conservation groups to help reduce carbon emissions in Washington State.