Yale Climate Connections

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Can states and cities lead on climate under Trump? » Yale Climate Connections

2 days ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Sarah Wesseler

In its first few months in office, the Trump administration has rolled out more than 100 actions aimed at halting federal climate initiatives. With new examples being announced almost every day, many people looking for climate policy wins are turning their attention to states and cities. Although the volatility of the political environment makes it impossible to predict how state and local climate efforts will play out in the coming years, their potential is enormous.
The virus that stalks urban neighborhoods » Yale Climate Connections

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis |Erika Street Hopman

Each summer, as mosquitoes begin to buzz, the risk of West Nile virus quietly rises — and cities aren’t immune. In 2012, it burned through the Park Cities, two wealthy municipalities surrounded by the city of Dallas, causing 225 cases of West Nile fever, 173 cases of the more serious neuroinvasive form of the disease, and 19 deaths. In the U.S., the West Nile virus is most frequently spread by Culex mosquito species, such as Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus.
New children’s book helps kids explain climate science to adults » Yale Climate Connections

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org

‘How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up’ breaks down global warming in a kid-friendly way.
How to reduce microplastic exposure and protect your health » Yale Climate Connections

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Neha Pathak

Microplastics have been found everywhere on Earth and in every part of the human body where scientists have looked. Even organs that have additional protective barriers – think the blood-brain barrier or the blood-testis barrier – have proved no match for keeping out these tiny particles, which form as larger plastic objects break down or shed into our air, water, and food. Even newborns taking their first breath have already been doused in many plastic-related chemicals.
What are the health impacts of plastic? » Yale Climate Connections

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Neha Pathak

I was shuttling between patients, carrying my reusable water bottle from room to room to stay hydrated. “You shouldn’t drink out of that plastic bottle while you’re pregnant,” a kind social worker – grandmother to five – warned me gently. I smiled, reassured her: “I checked – it’s BPA-free.”It was my first pregnancy, over 13 years ago.
Las lenguas indígenas son fuentes de conocimiento ambiental » Yale Climate Connections

1 week ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Katarina Zimmer

Se suele decir que el lenguaje es una ventana a la mente humana. David Harrison lo experimentó de primera mano cuando era un joven lingüista en los años noventa y viajó a la república rusa de Tuvá para pasar un año con un grupo de pastores nómadas. Durante el tiempo que pasó con los tuvanos fue testigo de la estrecha relación entre estos indígenas y los animales, la naturaleza y los paisajes con los que coexisten.
Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise » Yale Climate Connections

2 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Jude Coleman

Like giant bones planted in the earth, clusters of tree trunks, stripped clean of bark, are appearing along the Chesapeake Bay on the United States’ mid-Atlantic coast. They are ghost forests: the haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever-widening swath of these trees have died along the shore. And they won’t be growing back.
World’s cargo ships to pay more for dirty fuel under new rules » Yale Climate Connections

2 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Bob Henson

A landmark policy crafted in April by members of the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization, or IMO, will tax international shippers based on the carbon content of their fuels. The draft policy is due to be finalized in late 2025. The agreement that emerged from the 83rd meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was undeniably a compromise – critiqued by activists and oil-rich nations alike. Yet it’s also undeniably historic.
12 books to commemorate the diverse legacy of Earth Month » Yale Climate Connections

2 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Michael Svoboda

From the seeds planted by the first Earth Day celebrated over 50 years ago, an astonishing variety of environmental shoots have sprouted and spread. As a result, an eclectic mix of titles is required to celebrate Earth Month in 2025. This month’s bookshelf offers four different but related takes on the environmental holiday. The first take updates readers on the top priorities of the first Earth Day: clean air, clean water, and clean, as in litter-free, land.
Forest managers and public health experts hope to save lives by working together » Yale Climate Connections

3 weeks ago | yaleclimateconnections.org | Savannah D'Evelyn |Kaitlin Sullivan

Early January usually falls smack in the middle of Los Angeles County’s rainy season. The moisture coaxes the browned landscape into hues of green, but that was not the case in 2024. Just 0.16 inches of rain fell downtown during the last six months of the year, nearly four inches below normal for the area. From July to October, no measurable rain fell at all. Conditions were ripe for ignition. Parched sagebrush provided tinder for fires large enough to engulf trees, homes, and entire communities.