Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. They failed.
Jan 11, 2021, 6:45 am By Peter Fairley
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Jan 11, 2021, 6:30 am By Maddie Stone
Data centers — cavernous warehouses filled with computers and cables that keep websites and apps…Global heating could stabilize if countries go net-zero emissions, scientists say
Jan 10, 2021, 6:00 am By Oliver Milman
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…How Merrick Garland could figure into Biden’s climate plans as attorney general
Jan 9, 2021, 6:45 am By Emily Pontecorvo
President-elect Joe Biden announced his pick of Merrick Garland for attorney general on Thursday, a…In boost for renewables, grid-scale battery storage is on the rise
Jan 9, 2021, 6:00 am By Cheryl Katz
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the…Listen: Climate and fatherhood from a weather specialist
Jan 8, 2021, 1:21 pm By Grist staff
How do climate science and fatherhood relate to the racial-justice demonstrations of summer 2020? To…Can we really end our reliance on natural gas? These moms have a plan — and the ear of utilities.
Jan 8, 2021, 9:44 am By Brianna Baker
Natural gas infrastructure is akin to an enormous tree, its roots branching out across all 50…Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
Jan 8, 2021, 6:45 am By Maddie Stone
On December 16, three 40 foot-long wind turbine blades were delivered via truck from a wind farm in…FERC may finally help the public understand WTF it does
Jan 8, 2021, 6:30 am By Emily Pontecorvo
If you’ve heard of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, commonly referred to as FERC, but…Climate change could take weather patterns back to the Pliocene
Jan 7, 2021, 2:47 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from the Pacific Ocean into…How 100% clean energy could power our cities and towns
Jan 7, 2021, 6:45 am By Daniel Penner
View the video in your browser We built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we…What’s the bigger climate threat: Single-use plastic or long-haul shipping?
Jan 7, 2021, 6:33 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, I want to use less plastic, but have no bulk stores nearby. I’m considering using…Can a city truly be 100% renewable? It’s complicated.
Jan 7, 2021, 6:30 am By Shannon Osaka
In 2014, Burlington, Vermont, the birthplace of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and the stomping grounds…Democrats flip the Senate — illuminating a path forward on climate
Jan 6, 2021, 4:31 pm By Zoya Teirstein
The 2020 general election is finally over, more than two months after it began. The votes from two…Big businesses talk a big climate game — just not on Capitol Hill
Jan 6, 2021, 6:45 am By Nathanael Johnson
For nearly a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat of Rhode Island, has been beating the…From lab to plate: ‘Cultured meat’ finally hits the menu
Jan 6, 2021, 6:30 am By Cameron Oglesby
Lab-grown meat isn’t science fiction anymore. Last month, a restaurant in downtown Singapore…What the Georgia Senate candidates think about climate change
Jan 5, 2021, 6:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
It may be a new year, but the 2020 election isn’t over yet. All eyes are on Georgia, where four…Biden nominees signal cooperation with states on climate
Jan 5, 2021, 6:30 am By Chris D'Angelo
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Green groups have a racism problem. Waterkeepers are trying to solve it.
Jan 4, 2021, 6:45 am By Cameron Oglesby
In August, the Waterkeeper Alliance, a global network of grassroots leaders dedicated to the…How activists successfully shut down key pipeline projects in New York
Jan 4, 2021, 6:15 am By Greta Moran
If all had gone according to plan, the Constitution pipeline would be carrying fracked gas 124 miles…
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