By Ben Jealous When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for. You still have to rebuild your home. You still have to find a way to breathe clean air. You still have to keep your family safe. That is why what the Trump administration is […]
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Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science
By Ben Jealous It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as the previous hottest year, they leapt – for the first time – past the goal set in the Paris Climate Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Whether you turn on […]
Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis Sweeps the Nation as Non-Renewals and Premiums Skyrocket
Homeowners across the United States face an escalating crisis as insurance companies abandon high-risk areas driven by climate change.
Racial Disparities Highlighted as October Breaks Global Temperature Records
Weather officials and experts have confirmed that last month was the hottest October ever globally.
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It’s Getting Hot in Here! Ok, Everywhere!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor You would have had to have been under a rock to have missed all the news stories about unprecedented heat waves. Domestic and international life-threatening temperatures have consumed communities. Many climate scientists believe that July has been the hottest the Earth has experienced in 120,000 years! Let that […]
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Milwaukee has the Rare Chance to Address the Climate Crisis Let’s Not Blow it
Milwaukee has a once-in-a-generation window to think big and work with residents to increase opportunity in our central city neighborhoods.
President Signs Bill that Presents the Most Significant Action Taken to Address Climate Change
By Karen Stokes The President hailed the Inflation Reduction Act as he signed it on Tuesday as the “final piece” of his domestic agenda. It is projected to lower US emissions by up to 44% by 2030, compared with the current US trajectory, which would lower emissions by up to 35%, according to an analysis […]
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American Innovators, Not Regulators, Will Solve Climate Change
By Quill Robinson President Joe Biden has pledged to cut America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. He intends to meet this ambitious target through a wave of new federal spending and government programs. Yet, our best hope for reducing carbon emissions isn’t new government spending. It’s a technological sea-change – one that can […]
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Climate Change is Already Changing Wisconsin
By Alex Lasry Last week’s severe weather, that knocked out power for tens of thousands of people across Southeast Wisconsin, is just the latest proof that climate change is real, and we are already seeing its profound effects on the people of Wisconsin. This storm was just the latest in a series of severe weather […]
Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson Calls for Milwaukee County to Go Carbon Neutral, Battle Climate Change
By Hayley Crandall The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment has recommended adoption of two climate change combat proposals sponsored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, a press release announced earlier this week. The first resolution focuses on committing Milwaukee County to going carbon neutral by 2050. Additionally, it requests the Director of Sustainability develop a plan […]