Kyla Mandel
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Past articles by Kyla:
Is Your Grocery List Sustainable? We Asked Climate Experts How They Shop.
Here's what scientists refuse to buy when shopping for food. → Read More
Coronavirus Crisis Workers Need Child Care Help. These States Are Stepping Up.
“This is amazingly challenging,” one expert said. → Read More
We Just Lived Through The Hottest Decade On Record
“We are experiencing the impacts of global warming unfolding literally in real time," one climate expert said. → Read More
Trump moves to allow logging in the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest
Meanwhile, the Amazon burns. → Read More
It’s official: July was the hottest month ever
July 2019 has broken all records for the hottest month in human history, according to new data just released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). → Read More
Trump administration to weaken protections for endangered species in favor of fossil fuels
Before joining the administration Interior Department, David Bernhardt lobbied against the Endangered Species Act. → Read More
Number of people killed for defending the environment has doubled in past 15 years
These deaths "represent the 'tip of the iceberg' of the violence that environmental defenders face." → Read More
Interior secretary will be allowed to meet with former fossil fuel clients starting this weekend
Secretary David Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist, previously recused himself from all decisions involving his former firm's clients. → Read More
2020 Democrats put climate justice front and center ahead of debates
Candidates head to Michigan, a state reeling from water contamination and air pollution. → Read More
Trump’s Cummings tweets attack a majority-black city as a ‘rodent infested mess’
The president's comments are reminiscent of his prior “shithole countries” remark. → Read More
Former Rick Perry staffer raises six-figures for Trump’s reelection campaign
The fossil fuel industry is pushing hard for President Trump to win the 2020 election. Jeff Miller's fundraising efforts prove it. → Read More
Worst-case sea level rise scenarios more likely if Antartica’s ice sheet collapses
Sea level rise projections are complicated and difficult to calculate. This is largely because the potential collapse of the Antarctic ice sheet remains the “largest single source of uncertainty” for scientists working to understand future sea level rise, according to a new study which seeks to change that. In a study released July 8 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),… → Read More
Six shocking climate events that happened around the world this week
Heat waves, melting glaciers, and wasp "super nests." → Read More
A US insurance company has just announced it will stop supporting coal
"Chubb recognizes the reality of climate change and the substantial impact of human activity on our planet." → Read More
Trump’s agriculture secretary dismisses climate change as ‘weather patterns’
President Trump's Agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, dismissed climate change as a mere weather problem on Tuesday, a common refrain among deniers of climate science. → Read More
Trump, Pence falsely blame Democrats for detained children suffering at the border
In a terrible week for immigration policy, the administration also threatened deportation raids and argued that kids in detention don't deserve toothbrushes. → Read More
Renewable industry employed 11 million people in 2018
Renewable jobs keep increasing. In 2018, at least 11 million people around the world were employed by the renewable industry, including wind, solar, and hydropower jobs. → Read More
Trump International Hotel will host a climate denial conference
The fossil fuel industry has spent a lot of money at Trump's hotel during his presidency. → Read More
EPA chief attacks the media in speech to agency science advisers
The head of the Trump administration's EPA, Andrew Wheeler, chose to go "off script" Wednesday morning when he warned the agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) against trusting the media. → Read More
Scale of landmark youth climate case compared to Brown v. Board as judges weigh trial
"When our great-grandchildren look back… they will see government sanctioned climate destruction was the constitutional question of this century." → Read More