Environment

What Lower Fertility Rates Mean for Climate Change

Carter Dillard and Phoebe Barnard Jun 5, 2023 Confronting how population growth contributes to the crisis could lead to necessary policy change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Census Bureau Site Goes Live as Counting Begins in Earnest

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The 2020 head count is the first in which most people are being encouraged to answer the questions online. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Most Americans Plan to Participate in Census, Poll Finds

HANNAH FINGERHUT and MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2020 Partisanship appears to override privacy concerns, as 7 in 10 say it's extremely or very likely they will take part, AP-NORC survey shows. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Want to Slow Global Climate Change? Don’t Have Kids, Study Suggests.

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 2, 2017 Lund University researchers also noticed how people's attitudes about climate change influenced their emotional responses to their findings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘No Más Bebés’: Documentary Highlights History of Forced Sterilizations in L.A. (Video)

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 22, 2016 A film by Renee Tajima-Peña revives the historical context for our ongoing mistreatment of undocumented immigrants—and reminds us why it shouldn’t be forgotten. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women’s Progress — Not the One-Child Policy — Is What Cut Births in China

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 2, 2015 The greatest driver of the drop in fertility rates in China over the decades was reasoned family decision-making led by the empowerment of Chinese women, writes Amartya Sen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greener Cities Are Best at Taming Urban Heat

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 3, 2015 Researchers find evidence that cities with more green space are best for human well-being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Extreme Weather Puts Africa’s Food Security at Risk

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 16, 2015 A British government scientific panel says increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather threaten more -- and more severe -- global food crises. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Added Gene Can Make Rice More Climate-Friendly

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 14, 2015 Scientists discover a way to boost production of the grain that billions rely on for food -- and reduce its damaging emissions of methane. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stress on Water Resources Threatens Lives and Livelihoods

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 29, 2015 Satellite data raise red flags about the draining of underground aquifers in California and elsewhere to meet the demands of expanding populations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The World We are Shaping Is Feeling the Strain

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jan 16, 2015 The world risks being destabilised by human activity, scientists report, most of it the work of a wealthy minority of us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Green Revolution Trebles Human Burden on Planet

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Nov 22, 2014 American researchers say seasonal swings in temperatures and CO2 levels are evidence of how agricultural advances and the population explosion have tilted nature’s balance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )