Twenty-three years ago, “Sesame Street” aired a remarkable series of episodes during which the iconic puppets and their human friends must recover from a hurricane. One focus is Big Bird’s struggle to ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

Climate change isn’t some abstract or faraway issue. It’s happening now, and it has serious short- and long-term ramifications for our health, our children’s health, and the planet at large. The ...

Late last month, Hurricane Melissa pummeled Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. It was one of the strongest Category 5 storms on record, and yet it’s just one among many severe and devastating ...

As summer gets underway, climate scientists have a warning: The season could be a scorcher, and children could be particularly at risk to the dangers that presents. Summer has become hotter in most ...

Some of the kids who attend Earth Charter Indiana's summer camps do so because they want to learn more about animals, sustainability or the environment. More than a few are also anxious about the ...

Editor’s Note: Laura Schifter is a senior fellow with the Aspen Institute and leads This Is Planet Ed, the institute’s initiative on climate change information. She is also a lecturer at Harvard ...

Climate change threatens sweltering global temperatures, rising seas, catastrophic storms and disappearing wildlife. Many of us worry about the data climate scientists generate—about the future we are ...

The Globe talks with the 'Today' show weather anchor about the inspiration behind his new show and sharing an appreciation of ...

Sixteen young Montanans are fighting their state for embracing fossil fuels and worsening climate change. These are their stories. HELENA, Mont. — The 16 young people behind the first U.S. youth-led ...