Bears across the globe are waking up from hibernation early due to warm temperatures. Greta Thunberg listens to the coronavirus science — and moves climate-crisis strikes online. Phones, tablets, and laptops will be included in Europe’s “Right to Repair” law to cut waste. And more… Europe just had its warmest winter ever, the US has…

Social distancing doesn’t have to be boring — it can also help the planet. Here’s how. Coronavirus masks are clogging up Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails. It sounds more than a bit odd, but the coronavirus lockdown may save lives by reducing air pollution. And more… The coronavirus is a pandemic, so everybody needs…

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its third mass bleaching in five years. The Welsh government will plant a national forest that will span the length and breadth of the country. Vehicle emissions drop in March due to COVID-19, but what happens when driving returns? And more… The Great Barrier Reef in Australia has suffered…

A WHO climate change researcher explains how climate change and the coronavirus are linked. The crucial COP26 in Glasgow has now been postponed to mid-2021 due to the coronavirus. Sir David Attenborough: “The natural world produces the comfort that can come from nothing else.” And more… Arthur Wyns, a climate change researcher at the World…

New studies of our oceans see two potential pathways amid climate change — which will we take? India’s lockdown due to COVID-19 has resulted in some drastic pollution reductions. Bill Gates on the coronavirus and how learnings can help solve climate change. And more… Flattening the curve is a phrase we are all now extremely…

After its election, South Korea will be the first country in East Asia to pledge to reach net zero. High pressure caused a dramatic melting of Greenland’s ice sheet in the summer of 2019. Don’t want solar panels on your roof? Embed these cool recycled panels in your pavement instead. And more… After South Korea’s…

How did high-profile US politicians acknowledge Earth Day? Their responses are telling. The Florida Aquarium has reproduced coral, which may save the world’s third-largest coral reef. Climate change undercuts improvements in air quality, says the American Lung Association. And more… Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and people all over the world took…

A new poll found that those who are climate deniers also tend to dismiss coronavirus. Pakistan’s government creates more than 60,000 tree-planting jobs. US presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the climate crisis with Jay Inslee on his . And more… Global survey research data company Morning Consult took a poll and published the results, titled,…

The New York Times compiled a list of all the environmental policies Trump has killed. The League of Conservation Voters board chair on why the 2020 US election is vital for Earth. Montana fossil-fuel leases are set aside by a federal judge because the BLM did no environmental analysis. And more… Donald Trump promised to deregulate…

NASA science writer Alan Buis explains why sea-level rise is real, even though you can’t see it. Joe Biden names Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and John Kerry as co-chairs of his Climate Task Force. Australian scientists say they have figured out how to make coral heat-resistant. And more… NASA science writer Alan Buis published a blog on…