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.

FED Report Assesses Western Water Deficits, Makes Recommendations

February 14, 2007–An extensive report on the growing threats posed to the Colorado River system by climate change, drought, and increasing population is scheduled to be released Feb. 21, 2007.

Human Development and Climate Change Suspected in Waterbird Declines

February 14, 2007–Although the evidence is not yet ironclad, two recent reports support fears that populations of hundreds of bird species strongly dependent on water bodies are declining in much of the world.

Scientists Evaluating U.S. Climate Change Efforts

February 14, 2007–The direction of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) likely will become clearer at the end of February 2007.

Climate: "Smoking Gun" is Laid on the Table-With a Thump

January 31, 2007–The latest update of scientific consensus on climate change - to be released Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, is said to present "smoking gun" evidence that global warming is happening now and that human emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are causing it.

Crop Pollinators Very Important, and in Trouble

January 31, 2007–Emerging evidence suggests another nemesis should be on the priority list of agricultural production threats - a significant decline in the animals that pollinate crops (bees, insects, birds, bats, etc.).

Homeowners Facing Financial Pressure to Reduce Wildfire Risk

January 31, 2007–The combination of tree-killing droughts, dense forests, and continued sprawl of residential areas into forests has captured the attention of insurance companies.