Paris Climate Agreement

Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, located 6.1 km (3.8 miles) from Block Island, Rhode Island, in the Atlantic Ocean.

7 August 2022

How the new climate bill will shift U.S. climate policy

Republican obstructionism forces Senate Democrats into conflicting climate-impact compromise with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

The 1974 holiday classic "The Year Without a Santa Claus" introduced us to Mother Nature's incorrigible son, Heat Miser, who controlled hot weather on Earth. But the rapidly increasing heating resulting from ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions is no laughing matter, as humanity careens toward more extreme weather events faster than expected.

9 May 2022

Global scorching ahead of schedule. Well done, humanity.

Earth’s average global temperature has 50-50 chance of crossing the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold as early as 2023.

The nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 27, 2022

27 February 2022

Climate-related regulation at risk as Supreme Court considers case lacking facts

Note: Updated Feb. 28 with links summarizing oral arguments and the threat to separation of powers. The U.S. Supreme Court Feb. 28 will hear arguments…

Mother Nature attempts to ease tensions between rival siblings Snow Miser and Heat Miser in 1974's "The Year Without a Santa Clause."

1 January 2021

2020: The year without a climate conference

The classic holiday movie “The Year Without a Santa Claus” introduced us to two unforgettable bickering siblings: Snow Miser and Heat Miser. While their subplot…