Category «Climate Change»

Bird conservation groups use data from birdwatchers to fill critical information gaps for declining species

PHYS.Org: “A study published in the journal Ornithological Applications shows how conservation organizations are using data from birdwatchers to pinpoint opportunities to reverse population declines. The study, led by researchers from nine different Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (cooperative, regional partnerships of federal and state agencies, Tribes, and nongovernmental organizations who work together to support avian …

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Subjects: Climate Change, E-Records, Education, Environmental Law

New Climate Policy Database maps mitigation policies across the 60 IFCMA countries

The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) has released the first edition of its Climate Policy Database, providing unprecedented detail on how governments are tackling climate change through policy action. With validated data covering 38 out of 60 countries so far, and around 1 600 carbon mitigation policy instruments, the Database offers granular insights …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Longest Suicide Note in American History

Anne Applebaum – “I needed several days to absorb the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, to re-read it, to listen to reactions, to compare it to the first Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, published in 2017. My conclusion, published in the Atlantic (gift link here), is that it isn’t really a strategy document at all: …

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

Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

The New York Times (Gift Article): Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center. “The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions. The center, founded in 1960, is responsible for many of the biggest …

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

Mapping Global Oil Reserves

“The New York Times has created a map showing where the planet’s proven oil reserves are located [no paywall] using data from the Oil & Gas Journal. The visualization sizes each country’s circle according to the number of barrels it holds. The smallest circles represent about 10 billion barrels, while the largest exceed 300 billion. …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Defense, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System

How Congress Is Wiring Its Data for the AI Era

The First Branch Protocol: “The Government Publishing Office grabbed the spotlight at the final Congressional Data Task Force meeting of 2025 last Wednesday by announcing that it is launching a Model Context Protocol server for artificial intelligence tools to access official GPO publication information. The MCP server lets AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini pull …

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Subjects: AI, Climate Change, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

COLD.DC.GOV

Welcome to COLD.DC.GOV, the District’s one-stop resource for hypothermia season. The District is committed to ensuring that people experiencing homelessness have access to shelter from November through March when unsheltered residents are at greatest risk of hypothermia and other cold-weather injuries. During hypothermia season, the District issues alerts, increases shelter capacity, and extends outreach and …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Health Care

The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind

bioGraphic: “Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees. The symptoms were strange. They were the same across multiple oak species—white, swamp white, black, red, post, shingle, chinkapin, blackjack, and pin. Leaves thickened, elongated, and contorted into grotesque shapes—cupping, puckering, curling, and …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Health Care

Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year

The Atlantic no paywall – “A collection of winners and selected images from the competition’s “Top 101” group, chosen from more than 3,600 entries by professional and amateur photographers around the world…” 2025 ILPOTY Awards – The Results – To see the flipbook with the Top 101 entries, see the bottom of this article. To …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

The Economic Consequences of the Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment

Center for Economic Policy Research: The Economic Consequences of the Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment, 2nd Edition 315 pages. See John Coates [Harvard Law School] chapter, The Rule of Law, begins on page 33 and includes an addendum on rule of law developments from April to September, starting at page 46. …At the President’s direction, …

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Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, Courts, Economy, Financial System, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

The New York Times Gift Article: “Zillow, the country’s largest real estate listings site, has quietly removed a feature that showed the risks from extreme weather for more than one million home sale listings on its site. The website began publishing climate risk ratings last year using data from the risk-modeling company First Street. The …

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Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Environmental Law, Housing, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research
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