Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times
Release Date:
10/21/2019
New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.
Environment and Climate Change
First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Release Date:
10/17/2019
The program focuses on lower income neighborhoods where residents tend to be more vulnerable to dirty air.
New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2019
The new initiative aims to empower nearly 200 students to explore the societal impact of technology through project-based learning and mentorship by industry leaders.
Michael Bloomberg, State of California and Planet Partner to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Satellites for Climate Action Brings Together Government, Technology, Philanthropy, and Environmental Groups to Use Satellite Data to Advance Climate Protection
Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative
Release Date:
08/12/2019
More than 80 marine scientists join together to identify key social-environmental pressures and human impacts on coral reefs. More than 2,500 reef systems across 44 countries were analyzed.
Riverside Park Conservancy Receives Grant for Park Management Technology from Booth Ferris Foundation
Release Date:
08/08/2019
The Riverside Park Conservancy has received a $200,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation for park management technology.
NYT Opinion: Rockefeller Family Fund Director, Lee Wasserman asks "Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas?"
Release Date:
07/25/2019
If an artist were to choose colors for portraits of public officials to represent their records on climate change, one color would suffice for Donald Trump: charcoal black. How better to capture the president’s efforts to increase the extraction of...
A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds
Release Date:
07/22/2019
Reactive oxygen species associated with cellular damage actually aid photosynthesis, according to study.
Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative
Release Date:
07/08/2019
New initiative commits an initial $8 Million to continue supporting global network of cities and chief resilience officers.
With Support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Nature Conservancy Invites Applications for Natural Climate Solutions Accelerator Grant
Release Date:
06/11/2019
Through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Nature Conservancy has issued a Request for Proposals for two additional rounds of grant funding.
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