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Nearly 200 nations pass 'gigantic' HFC greenhouse gas agreement
The Kigali agreement is a plan that phases out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), gases used in air conditioners and refrigerators, which contribute to global warming.
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Policy The Politics of US: Climate change
Sixth in a 10-part weekly series. This installment examines why the partisan divide on climate change has widened in recent years.
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Climate Science 'Consensus' on climate change: what that does and doesn't mean
Agreement on basics of climate science is very strong, while there is much less certainty about specifics such as how fast temperatures or sea levels can be expected to rise.
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Policy HFC ban: Can world leaders find a fair path for both rich and poor nations?
At a meeting in Rwanda this week, world leaders will hash out a plan to ban hydrofluorocarbons. Small island states are leading the charge, but India, in particular, is concerned about the impacts of a phase-out.
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First Look Canada's new carbon tax: Too much government meddling, or not enough?
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unexpectedly announced a carbon tax Monday. The tax, which goes into force in 2018, will apply to all provinces that have not implemented their own carbon pricing scheme by that time.
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Environment How the Endangered Species Act sets species on paths to recovery
Plans set in motion decades ago to save US species are seeing results, with more delistings from the 1973 Endangered Species Act under the Obama administration than under all previous administrations since the act's inauguration.
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First Look With India's seal of approval, climate change deal on the brink of becoming binding
India ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nations on Sunday, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth. India accounts for about 4.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Environment Pollinators need a cultural ambassador. Are butterflies up for the assignment?
Some conservationists hope to use the monarch butterfly's signature charisma to rally public support for bees and other less-loved pollinators.
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Mark Trumbull
Mark Trumbull, editor (Washington), has reported for the Monitor from both US...
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Zack Colman
Zack Colman, deputy editor (Washington), was a Knight Science Journalism fell...
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Henry Gass
Henry Gass, writer (Boston/Washington), has been reporting for the Monitor si...
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Amanda Paulson
Amanda Paulson, writer (Boulder, Colo.), has been a staff writer for the Moni...
