In their first chapters, many introductory econ texts list “challenges every economy must face.” “How does the economy adapt to change?” usually is on the list. That question confronts us now as we ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A little more than a year ago, there was a feeling among many editors and reporters that the climate-change story had, in a ...

Greenhouse gases get their name because they contribute to something called the greenhouse effect. When the sun’s rays penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere, these gases stop some of the heat from escaping ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has recently proposed a new standard to reduce power plant carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030. This rule is part of a larger effort by the Obama administration ...

About six-in-ten Americans say countries around the world, including the U.S., will not do enough to avoid the worst effects ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of climate change, the environment and related topics. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and ...

Catharine Schutzius said she joined Third Act Illinois, a nonprofit for elderly peoples for climate change action, after overhearing her son question whether he should have kids given the ...

Debra Javeline, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, spoke yesterday afternoon on the urgency with which social and political scientists should study responses ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the... Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate ...