Daniel is a reporter covering climate adaptation for Climatewire. He joined E&E in 2003 and has held reporting and editing positions with several E&E News publications. His beat is focused on the intersection of climate change and business activity, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy, clean technology and smart grid applications. Before joining E&E, he worked as a newspaper, wire service and magazine journalist in Alabama and Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Alabama, and was a Knight Fellow in Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.
Nearly half of U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states are failing to address the effects of climate change on their beaches, according to a nonprofit group that has tracked coastal zone health for nearly two decades.
Climate science tells us the world's coastal zones are in trouble from storm surges and sea-level rise. Food-producing regions are at risk of drought, disease and climate-hardy pests.
So much for managed retreat. Hurricanes have cleared the way for even bigger houses along the nation's battered coastlines.
Christmas isn't Christmas without Christmas trees.
As President Trump announced his decision to exit the Paris climate agreement in June 2017, he famously tried to co-opt Pittsburgh.