As climate impacts intensify, so does the legal push to hold polluters accountable, protect vulnerable communities, and enforce environmental laws. And in these legal cases, science is key. Because science can’t present itself on the stand, scientists are essential to give scientific results a voice. But in courts, scientists must be able to communicate their
Climate change litigation must climb many mountains to advance justice and reshape human behaviors for the well-being of people and our planet. On this long, arduous journey, litigants, lawyers, scientific witnesses, and judges face challenges of communicating across disciplines. UCS’s new resource Climate Science in Legal Contexts: A Glossary of Key Terms for Lawyers makes
GARNER, NC—Audubon North Carolina is pleased to welcome John DeLuca as our new Director of Conservation. From coastal habitat protection to urban forestry campaigns, DeLuca will ensure our...
A new report finds 325 migratory fish species in urgent need of help, including some of the world’s most iconic freshwater giants.
Last year, the Audubon Photography Awards expanded to include the South American countries of Colombia and Chile. The additions proved an immediate boon for everyone: Not only were the awards...
Nations’ stores of petroleum can dampen price shocks in the short term, but as reserve supplies dwindle, economic pain may continue.
When you’re inside a vortex, your body experiences things the news cameras can’t capture.
Florida Scrub-Jays are birds of strong opinions. They live only in Florida, they breed only in the Florida scrub habitat, and they can survive only in habitat that has been kept open by fire (or...
Co-authored with the Southern Adirondack Audubon Society, this opinion piece appeared in print in the Times Union on March 15, 2026.As New York advances its transition to clean energy, we face...
If passed and sustained, President Trump’s new defense budget could become the largest discretionary spending increase in modern US history.
This piece was originally published in Climate Home News. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently agreed to hear arguments in Boulder v. Exxon and Suncor a case that could decide whether communities harmed by climate change can hold polluters accountable in state court. Originally brought against the fossil fuel giants in 2018
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