Ever since I can remember, when I have come to the “What is your race and/or ethnicity?” question on a government form or survey, I’ve paused. As an Iranian American, I always wondered why there wasn’t a “Middle Eastern” option, as I have never felt

NOAA lays the unbiased, scientific bedrock of data and information for decision- and policy-making that can deliver for us a climate-resilient future.

The release of Project 2025 sent ripples through the climate and environmental community—and for good reason. With Donald Trump now our President-elect and Lee Zeldin poised to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, I finally took the time to dive

Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Many states have established targets or goals for deploying increased amounts of storage on the grid.  Illinois is

Abolishing the Department of Education has been a major promise of President-elect Donald Trump’s  campaign. It’s also a key plank in the far-right wing Project 2025 agenda. The Project 2025 manual, coauthored by leading right-wing activists includin

The potential collapse of one powerful ocean system--and indicators of its likelihood--are raising alarms among climate scientists.

Climate disinformation was a crucial component of the Trump/Vance campaign and victory. The lies will continue into their administration.

There is much advocates in the United States can do in the coming four years amid what might be chaotic nuclear policy.

In his first administration, Trump’s USDA sidelined science, undermined key public health and safety protections, and prioritized the interests of large agribusiness companies. We are ready for the second administration.

We are headed into a perilous time. But that just means it is more important than ever to do what we can to protect science, scientists, and democracy.  

California will have to look for new funding sources and creative solutions for the climate action and pollution reduction our communities desperately need.

If past is prologue, we can expect the upcoming Trump administration to be as hostile to clean transportation and electric vehicles as it was in its first incarnation.

We expect the new administration to attempt a long list of harmful actions to undermine climate progress, many of them outlined in the Project 2025 manifesto.

The Trump agenda is a threat to democracy, to equity and justice, to public health and the climate. We must work tirelessly to counter these threats.

Election “results” reported by the media on Election Night and in the subsequent days are always unofficial projections. We won’t officially know who won the election until days after Election Day itself—and that is how it has always been.

2024 will be a year to remember. As a result of fossil fuel-driven climate change, it’s on track to be the warmest year in recorded history. This heat fueled extreme weather events across the world, with most having significant impacts on human life

At a mid-October voter registration block party in West Philadelphia, there was a conundrum of enthusiasm and uncertainty for voting in the presidential election. The enthusiasm was symbolized by Zyoum Brothers, a 28-year-old who was previously incar

After spending a week in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, I’m now gearing up to attend the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22. I am grateful t

How does climate change exacerbate the US housing shortage--and how can low-income renters find relief?

The annual UN climate talks, COP29, will kick off on November 11, just days after the US elections and in a year of numerous consequential elections around the world. Coming at the end of what is certain to be the hottest year on record, with million

Truck manufacturers are playing a dangerous game by pushing for delays in emissions standards, risking public health for profit.

In 2021, a record-breaking heat dome enveloped Oregon, tragically claiming the lives of 72 people. In response, Multnomah County, which includes Portland,  filed a lawsuit for over $51 billion against major fossil fuel entities–one of the largest cla

It has been 36 years since the UN last studied the effects of nuclear war. Given changes in our world and our scientific abilities, it is time for the UN to update these findings and fill in important knowledge gaps.

Election Day 2024 is now less than two weeks away, and if this campaign has felt never-ending to you, that’s for good reason—it has been extremely long. While both primary campaigns were concluded relatively quickly, with the nominees settled on Supe

Millions of agricultural workers continue to experience injustices stemming from both historical racism in the US food system and the trend toward corporate consolidation of farms.

Election deniers are at work spreading lies to divide and distract us and undermine democracy.

The nation is grappling with yet another year of climate change-fueled disasters with billion-dollar price tags, from the extreme heat and wildfires out west and back-to-back hurricanes. At this moment, the last thing federal, state and local governm

It is mind-bog-gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court. A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science said the range of

As the Biden administration draws to a close, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a new report recapping progress on scientific integrity and highlighting areas where more work is needed. The many government empl

In August, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its updated forecast for the 2024 hurricane season. It was to be above normal in every regard: more named storms and stronger hurricanes than usual. One of the main reasons