Category «Climate Change»

Two brothers travel across US in used minivan on mission to find as many bird species as they can in a single year.

Field Guide of All the Birds We Found One Year in the United States Paperback – August 6, 2025, by Quentin Reiser (Author, Illustrator), Owen Reiser (Contributor) Two brothers learn about competitive birdwatching by becoming birdwatchers—spending a year living in a used minivan, traveling the country to compete in a ‘Big Year’. find the field …

Subjects: Climate Change

Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump

Guardian: “Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but …

Subjects: Climate Change, E-Government, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

NASA Heat Product Guide

“This practical guide introduces NASA satellite-derived surface temperature datasets that can aid local communities in assessing heat impacts at the state and local scales. Following a brief introduction to several sources of satellite data, reliability and appropriate uses of the data are addressed. For heat assessments, land use change and in situ data are also …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

Trusted news sites may benefit in an internet full of AI-generated fakes, a new study finds

NeimanLab: “An economics paper found subscriber retention and daily visits both increased after readers were confronted with a difficult quiz with AI-generated images. Fake books. Made-up sources. Bogus trampoline bunnies. We’re all getting a lot of AI-generated content in our feeds these days. But a new working paper suggests there’s a silver lining for trusted …

Subjects: AI, Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Best Wildlife Photography of the Year

YaleEnvironment 360: “Every year the Natural History Museum in London honors the best wildlife photographers from around the world, highlighting 100 extraordinary photos of nature. This year, the finalists were selected from more than 60,000 entries and feature dynamic portraits of wildlife alongside haunting images of humanity’s impact on the natural world. The photos are …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

Study shows which vehicles pollute the least in every US county

Ars Technica: “Greenhouse gas reduction is no longer a priority for the US government, but if you’re looking for a new vehicle and want to buy something with the lowest life cycle carbon emissions, you’re best off looking for a compact with a small battery. That’s one of the findings from a group at the …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Environmental Law, Health Care, Transportation

Preserving At-Risk Public Data

An Interview with the Data Rescue Project Steering Committee – “Federal data are an essential public good, enabling cutting-edge research and underpinning decision making by governments, businesses, and individuals. However, continued public access to these data is no longer assured as federal agencies have removed datasets from government websites. Librarians, archivists, and other information professionals …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, E-Records, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions

The New York Times [no paywall] – “In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

FracTracker

“FracTracker, the project, was originally developed to investigate health concerns and data gaps surrounding western PA fracking. Today, as a non-profit organization, FracTracker Alliance supports groups across the United States, addressing pressing extraction-related concerns with a lens toward health effects and exposure risks on communities from oil and gas development. We provide timely and provocative …

Subjects: Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Legal Research