Report points to a new culprit behind the Great Lakes’ big, green, poop problem
Jan 25, 2021, 3:23 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The Great Lakes are threatened by toxic, greenhouse-gas-emitting algae that thrive on phosphorus…38 countries have declared a ‘climate emergency.’ Should the US be next?
Jan 25, 2021, 6:45 am By Shannon Osaka
In April of 2019, thousands of protesters descended upon London. They blocked bridges, dragged a…This one number could change how the US handles climate change
Jan 25, 2021, 6:30 am By Emily Pontecorvo
President Joe Biden’s first environment-related executive order, signed on Inauguration Day,…Electric car batteries with 5-minute charging times produced
Jan 24, 2021, 6:30 am By Damian Carrington
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Here’s to a better 2021 — and an even better 2200
9:09am By Chip Giller
It wasn’t the fireworks. It wasn’t watching Donald Trump board a helicopter for the last time,…‘No more broken treaties’: Indigenous leaders urge Biden to shut down Dakota Access pipeline
6:30am By Nina Lakhani
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Why Paris isn’t enough
Fri 4:52pm By Shannon Osaka
The following is an excerpt from The First 100, a short-run weekly newsletter analyzing federal…We need to build a lot of wind turbines. Will Americans agree to live near them?
Fri 6:45am By Emily Pontecorvo
Late last year, Princeton researchers released a major study modeling different ways the U.S. could…One of the most biodiverse regions in the US is also its least protected
Fri 6:30am By Cameron Oglesby
Yosemite. Big Sur. The Grand Canyon. When one thinks “wilderness” in the United States, the mind…She’s filming ‘the soul of Austin’ to save it
Fri 5:40am By Eva Legge
Barton Springs is celebrated by many as the soul of Austin. The three-acre pool, rising from the…Young people can do more than organize. We can also help make climate policy.
Jan 21, 2021, 9:21 am By Piper Christian and Michelle D. Hernandez
At a virtual fundraiser last July, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden said, “I want young…Biden rejoining the Paris Agreement, explained
Jan 21, 2021, 6:45 am By Jesse Nichols
View the video in your browser Here’s what that means for the U.S., the world, and climate change.…What can I do to bring the Green New Deal to life?
Jan 21, 2021, 6:30 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, If I have some money to invest in the Green New Deal, where should I start? —…After a decade of struggle, Keystone XL may be sold for scrap
Jan 20, 2021, 5:38 pm By Alexandria Herr
After 12 embattled years of approval, cancellation, and re-approval, Keystone XL may be done for…Biden just put the US back in the Paris Agreement. Now the pressure is on.
Jan 20, 2021, 5:30 pm By Shannon Osaka
The United States is rejoining the Paris climate agreement, fulfilling one of President Joe…From doublespeak to alternative facts: How Trump made a mess of the language
Jan 20, 2021, 6:30 am By Kate Yoder
The 45th president of the United States lied about everything, even the weather. It started his…Trump made lying about the environment an art form, so we drew 10 of his biggest whoppers
Jan 20, 2021, 6:30 am By Joseph Winters
Trump’s stint in the White House is at an end, but his self-proclaimed legacy as America’s…Trump’s unintended legacy: A fiery climate resistance
Jan 19, 2021, 6:45 am By Shannon Osaka
When President Donald Trump moved into the White House in early 2017, those worried about the…What do Biden’s cabinet picks show about his plans to act on climate?
Jan 19, 2021, 5:45 am By Brianna Baker
Joe Biden will become our 46th president tomorrow with a scaled-down, masked-up inauguration, an…The president needs to hit the ground running on climate
Jan 18, 2021, 6:00 am By Michael E. Mann
This story was originally published by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here…
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