An environmentalist argues that to avoid the 'environmental default' of climate change we need to assign a monetary value for the health of the planet.

A marine conservation biologist explains why so many beached whales are turning up on the New York and New Jersey coastlines.

The latest proposals from the Biden administration would cap carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants to virtually eliminate them by 2040.

Guinea has an abundant amount of bauxite, a metal needed to make the batteries that power electric vehicles. But residents say the rush to mine this resource is destroying communities.

Raymond Zhong unpacks a new study that locates where regional temperature records "are statistically likely to be exceeded". 

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis shares plans for a new climate solutions-focused center on Governors Island, just announced by the city.

How the Inflation Reduction Act spurred competition - and contempt - from European leaders. 

Senator Pete Harckham discusses the latest on New York's climate law and its fate in the state budget.

How human aerosols have partially mitigated the effects of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.