Written by: YCC Team, Yale Climate Connections
Many landowners in rural parts of the southeastern U.S. have farmed on their land for decades.
But as they get older and worry about their family’s future, some feel a financial need to sell...
Written by: Gaye Taylor
Coming soon to a community near you: the opportunity to test drive an electric vehicle, courtesy of a Canada-wide tour aiming to prove that “EVs are for everyone”.
Toronto-based Plug’n Drive is going national with its EV...
Written by: Jay L. Zagorsky
With the Olympic torch extinguished in Paris, all eyes are turning to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics.
The host city has promised that the next Summer Games will be “car-free.”
For people who know Los Angeles, this seems...
Written by: Saidia Ali, Policy Options
In a time of rapid urbanization, cities and nature are often seen as incompatible: either biodiversity suffers as cities grow or cities are contained to protect nature.
There is no question that human activities impact...
Written by: YCC Team
The Pérez Art Museum Miami sits alongside Florida’s Biscayne Bay, where sea levels are rising fast.
Sirmans: “Our whole location is defined by its relationship to the water.”
So museum director Franklin Sirmans says the museum can help get people...
Written by: YCC Team
Neddy Astudillo, an ordained Presbyterian pastor based in Florida, says the scriptures of the Bible celebrate the Earth as God’s creation and call upon people to care for it.
So as a Christian, she feels called to...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Smokey Bear wildfire prevention campaign was launched in 1944 and is the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history. Smokey Bear has been protecting the forest community and teaching Americans wildfire prevention for generations with...
Written by: Erik Hoffner
January brought a pair of rough storms to the northeastern U.S. They hit when the tides were high and pushed higher than normal by rising sea levels, setting numerous high-water records and prompting Maine Governor Janet Mills to...
Written by: Sarah Derouin
American agroforestry initiatives got a big boost of funding in 2022 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which allocated $60 million to help farmers transition toward this style of climate-friendlier farming, as part of the Partnership for...
Written by: YCC Team
In the past few years, young people have made headlines with their fight against climate change.
The Arizona Youth Climate Coalition was created in 2019 during a global wave of school strikes.
The group still organizes protests, but members also...
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Written by: YCC Team, Yale Climate Connections
Many landowners in rural parts of the southeastern U.S. have farmed on their land for decades.
But as they...