Robert S. Eshelman

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Climate

Earth & Conservation

Climate change contrarians have used many arguments to cast doubt on the scientific consensus that the atmosphere is warming and humans are to blame.

Despite Debate, Estimates of Humanity’s Impact on Climate Change Are Accurate

Conservation

Human rights advocates have long pushed for giving indigenous forest communities legal rights over the lands they inhabit.

Indigenous Groups Could Be the Key to Combating Global Deforestation

Health

Take a closer look at the medical news and discoveries impacting our health and wellbeing.

Health News, Headlines and Videos

Climate change is making us mentally unhinged — and not because of the stress we might endure when squabbling with a family member or co-worker about its causes or possible solutions.

The Mental Health Toll of Climate Change Could Be Dire

After the conservationist John Muir devotedly hiked the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the late 19th century, he penned some of the greatest American nature writing ever put to paper and launched the Sierra Club, which remains one of the most influential members of the nation's conservation movement.

Gobi Desert Dust Helps Sustain California's Sierra Nevada

Between 56 and 53 million years ago, Earth experienced a series of extreme global warming events that radically altered life on the planet.

Extreme Climate Change Millions of Years Ago Caused Mammals to Shrink

Energy

America's solar industry is booming, showing its biggest growth ever in 2016, and it appears set to break additional records in the years ahead, according to a new industry report.

The American Solar Industry Had a Historic Year

On the most basic level, there are two ways of heading off catastrophic levels of global warming.

A Supercharged Hunger for Carbon Pollution in Plants Could Fight Climate Change

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, bringing to a close one of the most contentious battles over President Donald Trump's appointments for Cabinet-level departments.

Senate Confirms Pruitt, Despite Questions Over His Fossil Fuel Ties

There's facts, and then there's hyperbole.

The Twilight of American Coal and the Rise of Renewables

Behavior

As Donald J. Trump ascended the steps of the US Capitol on Friday morning in anticipation of taking the oath of office and becoming the 45th president of the United States, protestors locked themselves arm-to-arm, forming human blockades of several entrances into the inauguration grounds.

Robert S. Eshelman

Latest Posts From Robert

Despite Debate, Estimates of Humanity’s Impact on Climate Change Are Accurate

A new study reconciles observed changes to the climate and computer model predictions, showing that they are more in agreement than they seem.

Indigenous Groups Could Be the Key to Combating Global Deforestation

A first-of-its-kind study shows that once indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon were granted titles to the land on which they lived, the amount of forest loss declined.

The Mental Health Toll of Climate Change Could Be Dire

Climate change isn't just causing extreme weather events, says a report co-authored by the American Psychological Association. It's also causing trauma and post-traumatic stress.

Gobi Desert Dust Helps Sustain California's Sierra Nevada

Climate change is expected to increase the amount of dust migrating in the atmosphere, which could have a significant nutritional impact on mountain ecosystems like the Sierra Nevada.

Extreme Climate Change Millions of Years Ago Caused Mammals to Shrink

Significant dwarfing in mammals occurred about 53 million years ago due to dramatic shifts in climate, which resemble what could occur in the next century if humans don't reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The American Solar Industry Had a Historic Year

The solar industry saw its biggest growth ever in 2016, and is expected to triple in size over the next five years.

A Supercharged Hunger for Carbon Pollution in Plants Could Fight Climate Change

Researchers have developed a method for dramatically boosting the capacity of plants to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Senate Confirms Pruitt, Despite Questions Over His Fossil Fuel Ties

Conservationists, scientists and EPA staff fear what's to come under the leadership of a man who built a career around suing the agency he now heads.

The Twilight of American Coal and the Rise of Renewables

Several reports this week point to tremendous growth in domestic wind and solar production and the continued decline of coal burning — a dynamic that one analyst calls "the new normal."

Here's Why Public Protests Matter

When people take to the streets, public officials take notice — especially when it happens in their district.