Insurance and Climate Change: Where Can We Afford to Live?

March 14, 2007–You may never have thought it possible, but thanks to climate change insurance has become an exciting - even compelling - story.

La Nina's Return May Lead to More Hurricanes and Drought

March 14, 2007–The short-lived El Nino pattern of 2006-2007 is likely already transitioning to a La Nina pattern, NOAA officials said Feb. 28, 2007.

Opencongress.Org Simplifies Following Congress, Bills

March 14, 2007–Often, the workings of the federal legislature appear to be "hiding in plain sight," obscured by arcane, cumbersome language and information systems.

Scramble Is on To Cope With Honeybee Decimation

March 14, 2007– During the past two years, and especially since last fall, strong hints of far greater than normal die-offs (of honeybees) have been appearing all over the country, in at least 24 states (map of affected states).

Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon

February 28, 2007–The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.

Reports and Studies Map Hazards Posed by Tsunamis, Hurricanes

February 28, 2007–Spurred by recent tsunami and hurricane disasters in the US and around the world, NOAA, USGS, and other government agencies are taking a closer look at the hazards lurking on US shores.

STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress

February 28, 2007–A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.

Gloom And Doom? SEJ's Climate Is Anything But

February 15, 2007–

Climate Change & Banking: Follow the Money

February 14, 2007–When covering the climate change implications of specific major deals: Who funds these projects, and how does climate change factor into their calculations, projections, and decisions?

Defective Levees Found in More Than Half U.S. States

February 14, 2007–In the wake of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, the US Army Corps of Engineers has increased its investigations of the safety of thousands of levees around the country.