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Cold Octobers May Be Gone Forever in Alaska’s Arctic

TakePart – Most of Alaska just sweated through the hottest October on record, according to new figures released today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Overall temperatures in the state were 4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20-century average, with the Arctic communities of Nome, Kotzebue, and Barrow seeing record-setting highs, said Rich Thoman, a climate scientist with the Alaska Region of NOAA's National Weather Service.

Arctic, Climate, ScienceEmily J GertzNovember 17, 2016TakePart

President Trump Could Trash the Paris Agreement, but Why Would He Want To?

TakePart – Candidate Donald Trump promised supporters that he would "cancel" the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off catastrophic climate change. President Donald Trump will be able to make good on that vow, although only in terms of United States participation in the accord.

EnvironmentEmily J GertzNovember 10, 2016TakePart

California Voters Saved the First Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

TakePart — The nation’s first statewide ban on those flimsy plastic grocery bags will take effect in California, thanks to the defeat of an industry-backed ballot measure to overturn it.

Environment, WildlifeEmily J GertzNovember 9, 2016TakePart

Fine Print: Florida's 'Pro-Solar' Ballot Measure is Anything But

TakePart – A Florida ballot initiative backed by energy utilities and an array of right-leaning organizations could damage efforts to expand solar power in the state. Now an eleventh-hour attempt by opponents to get it removed from the ballot has failed.

Energy, EnvironmentEmily J GertzNovember 5, 2016TakePart

Mass Consumption Is Causing Mass Extinction. Can We Stop Ourselves?

TakePart — Populations of wild animals have plummeted 58 percent in the past four decades as humans have pushed them into ever-smaller habitats or killed them for food and financial gain, according to a new report from a leading environmental group.

WildlifeEmily J GertzOctober 26, 2016TakePart

This Technology Revealed Just How Scarily Fast Antarctica Is Melting

TakePart – Warming ocean waters have been destabilizing some of the massive ice shelves around Antarctica for years. Now scientists have figured out that some of this ice is melting far more quickly than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday. That has implications for how much sea levels will rise over the next several decades and centuries.

Technology, EnvironmentEmily J GertzOctober 25, 2016TakePart

Water for Millions Is Vanishing as Bolivia’s Glaciers Melt

TakePart — Glaciers in the Bolivian Andes have shrunk 43 percent since 1986 as a result of rising global temperatures, putting millions of people at risk for shortages of drinking water, irrigation, and hydropower.

Wildlife, Water, ClimateEmily J GertzOctober 22, 2016TakePart

Locals Are Saving an Enormous Tropical Fish From Extinction

TakePart – Three decades ago, commercial overfishing decimated populations of the arapaima-the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world-in the meandering Juruá River in a remote area of Brazil's western Amazon.

Wildlife, EnvironmentEmily J GertzOctober 20, 2016TakePart

How the West Was Lost: Ranchers Devastated by Fossil Fuel Boom

How the West Was Lost: Ranchers Devastated by Fossil Fuel Boom

TakePart – WRIGHT, Wyoming-Standing under the vast blue dome of the Wyoming sky on an August morning, rancher L.J. Turner gazes at a puddle of brown water at the bottom of a grass-ringed pit covered in thick mud.

Environment, Energy, ClimateEmily J GertzSeptember 30, 2016TakePart

New Solar Device Removes Carbon Dioxide From the Atmosphere

TakePart — A new type of solar-powered technology has the potential to play a big role in the fight against climate change if its inventors can take it from the laboratory to industrial-scale use.

Environment, TechnologyEmily J GertzJuly 28, 2016TakePart

A Vast Arctic Marine Wilderness Moves One Step Closer to Protection

TakePart—A 40,000-square-mile marine wilderness will be off limits to oil and gas drilling.

Arctic, Indigenous Peoples, Oceans, WildlifeEmily J GertzJune 10, 2016TakePart

Fatal Thaw: The Sámi Fight to Preserve an Ancient Culture as the Arctic Warms

TakePart — The indigenous Scandinavian people are taking matters into their own hands to save the salmon and reindeer integral to their traditions.

Climate, Science, Arctic, Indigenous Peoples, Wildlife, FoodEmily J GertzNovember 30, 2015TakePart

A Toxic Threat Reaches a Remote Arctic Island

TakePart—Norwegian scientists find a landlocked population of Arctic char carries some of the highest levels of toxic persistent organic pollutants found above the Arctic Circle.

Arctic, Science, WildlifeEmily J GertzOctober 20, 2015TakePart

Shell May Be Leaving the Arctic, but Norway's High North Is Open for Business

TakePart—Off the north coast of Norway, Arctic oil may soon start flowing at the Statoil/Eni Goliat drilling platform, despite the project's ongoing technical problems and delays.

Arctic, Climate, EnergyEmily J GertzOctober 6, 2015TakePart

The U.S. and Russia Team Up to Save the Polar Bear

TakePart—Thanks to a 1973 treaty to preserve polar bears, several nations are cooperating on stopping climate change from decimating the iconic predator.

Arctic, Climate, Science, WildlifeEmily J GertzSeptember 4, 2015TakePart

See How Close Oil Drilling Will Get to Arctic Whales This Summer

TakePart—Environmental advocates say no safety requirements can measure up to the tough weather conditions in this remote area or prevent a potential oil spill from harming wildlife.

Arctic, Climate, Energy, Oceans, WildlifeEmily J GertzMay 13, 2015TakePart

Sea-Level Rise Poses Hard Choice for Two Neighborhoods: Rebuild or Retreat?

Sea-Level Rise Poses Hard Choice for Two Neighborhoods: Rebuild or Retreat?

TakePart — New York City is figuring out how to respond to a major climate disaster—and when to give up trying.

ClimateEmily J GertzApril 24, 2015TakePart

Obama’s Arctic Wilderness Move Would Protect Endangered Polar Bears and Wolves

TakePart—Opening the Arctic Refuge oil and gas drilling is a cherished goal of powerful GOP lawmakers, but President Obama has asked Congress to keep the land wild.

Arctic, Climate, Energy, WildlifeEmily J GertzJanuary 26, 2015TakePart