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On California’s Coast, Black Abalone, Already Vulnerable to Climate Change, are Increasingly Threatened by Wildfire

In Big Sur, scientists are rescuing the abalone from landslides caused by the Dolan Fire, and moving them to safety in new neighborhoods where “resident abalone” already thrive.

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

Wendy Bragg, a marine ecologist and doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, holds a black abalone just before it's resettled along the Big Sur coast. , Credit: Anne Marshall-Chalmers
Ellington Tardy, 9, enjoys the playground in his Orchard Valley neighborhood Nov. 5, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As Biden Eyes a Conservation Plan, Activists Fear Low-Income Communities and People of Color Could Be Left Out

By Sabrina Shankman

Rising global temperatures that are melting Greenland's ice at a faster pace have also altered the ways in which the local populace farm, fish, hunt and even travel across land. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

From Antarctica to Oceans, Climate Change Damage Is About to Get a Lot Worse, IPCC Warns

By Sabrina Shankman

What’s Worrying the Plastics Industry? Your Reaction to All That Waste, for One

By James Bruggers

Fishermen in the Maldives bring in a catch. Ocean warming is putting coastal fish under higher stress, particularly in the tropics. In the islands, coastal species have no few if any options to escape the heat. Credit: EyesWideOpen/Getty Images

No Place to Hide: Global Warming Hitting Ocean Species Harder than Land Animals

By Bob Berwyn

Crab fishermen bring in a haul of Dungeness crab in 2006. Warming ocean water has forced fishery closures over the past four seasons that have hurt the industry. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Crab Industry Latest to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change Damage

By David Hasemyer

IBM Launches Solar-Powered Desalination in Saudi Arabia

By Amy Westervelt

Climate Change Sends Species on the Move, Giving Invasives a Leg Up

By Matthew Berger

Increasing Ocean Acidification Is Tipping Fragile Balances within Marine Ecosystems

By Johanna Peace

The Shipping Industry’s Pollution Problem Part I: Low-Hanging Fruit

By Guest Writer

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