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It’s shaping up to be the hottest summer ever, according to the World Meteorological Organization, which released data last week showing that June and July 2019 set new heat records. The … more

By CAROL ROIG | 8/7/19

Capable of sustaining human life

In “Juliana versus United States,” 21 young people sued the federal government, alleging that their constitutional rights of life, liberty and property are being violated by the … more

CAROL ROIG | 6/12/19

What’s in the bag?

Last month, New York enacted a new law that bans those single-use plastic-carryout bags we use to get our groceries and other purchases home from the store. Smaller plastic bags will still be … more

CAROL ROIG | 5/8/19

The tipping point and the cost of delay

Time is of the essence for climate action. The 2018 Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that we have a limited window of opportunity—about 12 … more

CAROL ROIG | 4/10/19

What's not to like

The small but noisy cohort of climate reactionaries responding to the Green New Deal has reached new heights of apocalyptic fear-mongering. But, while the “usual suspects” have annoyed me … more

CAROL ROIG | 3/13/19

View of the&nbsp;Delaware River Viaduct, a reinforced concrete railroad bridge across the Delaware River about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Delaware Water Gap. Built in 1908-10 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/&nbsp;Chuck Walsh

'Where are the snows of yesteryear?'

As I await our next snowfall along the Delaware, that poetic invocation of inevitable change drifts through my mind. I am thinking of another great American river 2,000 miles away, where life and … more

Carol Roig | 2/13/19

Our biophilic impulse

It’s official: I have now lived in Sullivan County longer than I have lived anywhere else. Celebrating this happy milestone, I remember how forlorn but full of promise our derelict little house … more

CAROL ROIG | 1/23/19

Visions of sugarplums

Remember the marshmallow test? In a landmark 1960s study, Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel presented each of his three-year old participants with a marshmallow, telling them they could have a … more

CAROL ROIG | 12/12/18

Roots, branches and leaves

Working through my anger and sadness about the obscene attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, I couldn’t help being struck and even comforted by the constant invocation of the … more

CAROL ROIG | 11/6/18

The hand over their mouths

The Kavanaugh controversy has unleashed a tsunami of memories—the tearful revelations of a college friend, the baby-faced preppie neighbor who beat his girlfriend, the employer who used … more

CAROL ROIG | 10/10/18

A modest proposal

There’s been no shortage of irony and hypocrisy in the environmental policy news of late. For example, readers might have thought the news site The Hill was stating the obvious in its September … more

CAROL ROIG | 9/12/18

Fever pitch

The news has focused on the deadly heat-waves across Europe, Asia and North America this summer, and the catastrophic heat, as well as drought-fueled wildfires in California. In Englewood, CO last … more

CAROL ROIG | 8/8/18

Changing the model for climate action

Some time ago I took to heart some words of Buckminster Fuller: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model … more

CAROL ROIG | 7/11/18

The best and the worst

Some famous words come to mind as I follow ongoing research and policy relating to climate change: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age … more

CAROL ROIG | 6/12/18

Defending science

Apparently I am not alone in feeling deep concern about what’s happening at the EPA under Administrator Scott Pruitt. In recent months there’s been a flood of news describing how the … more

CAROL ROIG | 5/9/18

A few grains of sense

The March 2 snowstorm and week-long power outage left my household stressed and disheveled, digging out from two feet of snow and numerous downed trees. While we were lucky compared to the … more

CAROL ROIG | 4/11/18

Dyed in the wool

Color delights us in nature, in fashion, food, design, and in its metaphorical and spiritual meanings. But the history of color is also a story of technological discovery, gruesome manufacturing … more

CAROL ROIG | 3/7/18

Design for living

I have a not-so-secret vice: I love interior design, and I have tear sheets going back decades. I am addicted to home improvement shows. I thrill to see those neglected houses brought back to life … more

CAROL ROIG | 2/7/18

The vulnerabilities we share

As we were coping with a third weekend of deep freeze, my inner optimist searched for things to be grateful for. First, I am grateful that we’ve had a good share of brilliant sunshine on many … more

CAROL ROIG | 1/10/18

The season for photophilia

At this time of year I savor the efforts of my fellow residents to brighten the winter landscape with holiday lighting—the more excessive the better. Maybe it’s a touch of seasonal … more

CAROL ROIG | 12/13/17

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