News items for December 2, 2020

An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020, creating an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods, droughts and ice melt, the United Nations’ weather agency reported Wednesday.

To build a bridge to a net zero carbon economy, we must preserve forests from Amazonia to America as the planet’s “lungs” and “water towers.”

After the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision last week to reject a key permit for Alaska’s proposed Pebble Mine, it’s clear that federal protection is now needed to permanently preserve this uniquely valuable resource.

The B.C. government has announced two new programs to help B.C. farmers and food producers in a move the province says will help improve food security and build a stronger economy.

Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that’s a key source of food for some grizzly bears and found across the West.

Better management of dry rangelands east of the Cascades is key to slowing catastrophic fires.

In the wake of a historic wildfire season blamed in part on downed power lines, Oregon’s two U.S. senators introduced legislation that would help fund fire safety equipment installation and proper vegetation management.

When it comes to solving our transportation challenges, outdoor markets often punch far above their weight class. Farmer’s markets in Seattle alone shrunk the farm-to-table distance to just 55 miles, compared to the average 1,500 mile journey taken by each produce item in the average American grocery store.

Taxpayers are backing more than a trillion dollars in home mortgages, but the agencies buying them are neglecting to consider climate risks.

Only government intervention can keep millions of Americans housed.