Series

Solving the Climate Crisis

Solving the Climate Crisis

Geoengineering and other technologies are increasingly being seen as necessary for tackling climate change.

  1. Geoengineer the Planet? More Scientists Now Say It Must Be an Option

  2. Interview

    Climate Solutions: Is It Feasible to Remove Enough CO2 from the Air?

  3. Analysis

    How Far Can Technology Go to Stave Off Climate Change?

  4. Can Artificial Intelligence Help Build Better, Smarter Climate Models?

Last-Ditch Conservation

Last-Ditch Conservation

Unconventional efforts to save endangered species.

  1. Extreme Botany: The Precarious Science of Endangered Rare Plants

  2. After a 400-Year Absence, A Rare Ibis Returns to European Skies

  3. Basement Preservationists: Can Hobbyists Save Rare Fish from Extinction?

  4. Conservation

    For Endangered Florida Tree, How Far to Go to Save a Species?

Tackling the Climate Challenge

Tackling the Climate Challenge

On various fronts, the search is on for innovative ways to ease global warming and its impacts.

  1. Interview

    Climate Solutions: Is It Feasible to Remove Enough CO2 from the Air?

  2. How Eating Seaweed Can Help Cows to Belch Less Methane

  3. Analysis

    Can Citizen Lawsuits Force Governments to Act on Climate Change?

  4. Waste Heat: Innovators Turn to an Overlooked Renewable Resource

Crisis on the Colorado

E360 Series

Crisis on the Colorado

 
  1. Crisis on the Colorado: Part I

    The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?

  2. Crisis on the Colorado: Part II

    On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal

  3. Crisis on the Colorado: Part III

    Running Dry: New Strategies for Conserving Water on the Colorado

  4. CRISIS ON THE COLORADO: PART IV

    In Era of Drought, Phoenix Prepares for a Future Without Colorado River Water

  5. CRISIS ON THE COLORADO: PART V

    Restoring the Colorado: Bringing New Life to a Stressed River

A New Era of Wildfires

A New Era of Wildfires

As fires rage on the U.S. West Coast, here are articles from the e360 archives examining the impacts of wildfires and ways to try to control them.

  1. Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

  2. Fire-Induced Storms: A New Danger from the Rise in Wildfires

  3. Fighting Fire with Fire: California Turns to Prescribed Burning

  4. How Wildfires Are Polluting Rivers and Threatening Water Supplies

2018 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest

2018 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest

The winners of our annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.

  1. E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER

    In Sicily, A Plague of Cancer Overwhelms an Oil Refinery Town

  2. E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - SECOND PLACE

    For Iranian Villagers, A Dam Uproots a Rural Way of Life

  3. E360 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - THIRD PLACE

    Off the African Coast, a Struggle to Revive a Battered Fishery

From the E360 Archives

Our 10th Anniversary

From the E360 Archives

As part of the 10th anniversary celebration of Yale Environment 360, we are highlighting some of our most popular and favorite content.

  1. Vanishing Act

    What’s Causing the Sharp Decline in Insects, and Why It Matters

  2. The Global Impacts of Rapidly Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice

  3. Colorado River: Running Near Empty

  4. Rising Waters: Can a Massive Barrier Save Venice from Drowning?

  5. In Aeolus Cave, A Search for the Vanishing Bats of the Northeast

The Future of Transportation

The Future of Transportation

New technologies have the potential to green the world’s transit systems — but will they be adopted? 

  1. Transportation

    End of the Road: Are Diesel Cars on the Way Out in Europe?

  2. Europe Takes First Steps in Electrifying World’s Shipping Fleets

  3. Analysis

    Will Self-Driving Cars Usher in a Transportation Utopia or Dystopia?

  4. In Drive to Cut Emissions, Germany Confronts Its Car Culture

The Urban Challenge

The Urban Challenge

Cities are increasingly becoming the source of both environmental challenges and solutions.

  1. As Mass Timber Takes Off, How Green Is This New Building Material?

  2. Can We Turn Down the Temperature on Urban Heat Islands?

  3. An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses

  4. Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities

2014 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest

2014 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest

An annual contest honoring the year's best environmental videos.

  1. VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - 1ST PLACE

    Badru’s Story: Early Warnings From Inside an Impenetrable African Forest

  2. VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - RUNNER UP

    A Red Dirt Town: An Enduring Legacy Of Toxic Pollution in Southern Waters

  3. VIDEO CONTEST WINNER - RUNNER UP

    Peak to Peak: An Intimate Look at The Bighorn Sheep of the Rockies