The Fourth of July is next week, making this the perfect time to reflect on the framing and evolution of our identity as a nation. The Declaration of Independence famously promises that every person has the right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Most...
The summer season was kicked off last week with World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This seems especially relevant in 2021, as the United States was just hit with a brutal heatwave in the southwest region, and we are expecting another heatwave that will...
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a joint workshop report about the many connections between biodiversity and climate change. This report is the...
