The Nature Record, a sweeping assessment of the state of nature in the U.S., was published in draft form for public comment and review in March. The report explores the impact of human development, including biodiversity loss, as well as the resilience of nature.
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Finding My Place in Climate Work Beyond the Lab
By Angelina Durbin
Climate Health Risk Tool Communications Intern, Summer 2025
For the majority of my life, I believed that climate work had a single entry point. If I wanted to make a meaningful contribution, I needed to be an engineer or a researcher who spent hours in the lab each day. This belief was instilled in me early on due to my educational background.
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