Government-Produced Flood Maps May Have Underestimated Properties at Risk June 29, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman First Street Foundation, a nonprofit agency, is making accurate climate change-adjusted flood scores available for every property in the U.S....
District of Columbia Sues 4 Oil Majors for Misleading Consumers on Climate Change June 26, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron...
Global Institutional Investors, Including Insurers, Urge Brazil to Control Deforestation June 24, 2020 By Jake Spring A group of 29 global investment firms that manage $3.7 trillion are demanding meetings with Brazilian diplomats around the world...
Sustainable Recovery Plan Pitching Pandemic as Opportunity to Grow Greener June 18, 2020 By Don Jergler Economic growth can be boosted, jobs can be saved or even created and greenhouse gas emissions can be cut if...
Insurers Distance Themselves from Disputed Australia Coal Project as Backlash Grows June 12, 2020 By James Thornhill Global insurance companies linked to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Australia are distancing themselves from the controversial development, as pressure...
Climate Change Is Expected to Trigger Extreme Waves and Coastal Erosion June 11, 2020 By Ainslie Chandler Climate change is expected to cause stronger storm winds that trigger more extreme waves and increase coastal damage in Australia,...
Unprecedented Arctic Diesel Spill Angers Putin and Could Force Green Reform in Russia June 11, 2020 By Yuliya Fedorinova, Ilya Arkhipov and Olga Tanas The mishandling of the biggest Arctic oil spill ever infuriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and could give a boost to...
Major Fuel Spill in Russian Arctic Moves Closer to Arctic Ocean: Regional Official June 10, 2020 Diesel fuel from a major spill in Russia’s Arctic has reached a pristine lake which is the basin for a...
Germany’s Rhine River at Dangerously Low Levels, Which Could Disrupt Shipping June 9, 2020 By Jack Wittels and William Wilkes Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of...
Massive Fuel Spill in Siberia Blamed on Melting Permafrost – or Climate Change June 4, 2020 By Yuliya Fedorinova A massive fuel spill in Siberia prompted Russia to declare a state of emergency in the region as the mining...