Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout put polluted communities last
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Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood sits on a scant 4 square miles on the southwest side of the…A new plan to solve climate change’s ‘double black diamond’ problem
Feb 1, 2021, 6:30 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Molecules of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases are pouring into the atmosphere and…A Thin Green Line
Jan 31, 2021, 6:45 am By Robert McClure
This story was produced in collaboration with InvestigateWest. SEATTLE — At the corner of Third…Biden faces call to heal environmental and cultural scars of Trump’s border wall
Jan 31, 2021, 6:00 am By Nina Lakhani
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…The Doomsday Clock has been ticking for 70 years. It’s time to let it die.
6:45am By Shannon Osaka
Wondering how close the world is to total annihilation, existential doom, and the collapse of life…The first-ever Arctic Summer Olympics?
6:15am By Alexandria Herr
A tiny town in the Finnish Arctic — the self-proclaimed coldest town in Finland — is bidding to…The First 100 – Biden’s Sky-High Stack of Executive Orders
Fri 6:36pm By Nathanael Johnson
The following is an excerpt from The First 100, a short-run weekly newsletter analyzing federal…Why is science so polarizing? Blame the way we talk about it.
Fri 6:45am By Kate Yoder
“Listen to the science” isn’t just a bumper sticker anymore — it’s official White House…Biden’s cabinet picks are not afraid to talk about climate — so far
Fri 6:30am By Zoya Teirstein
The team of people President Joe Biden tapped to head up his agencies have significant roles to play…It’s time to reimagine our future. Here are 3 ways to begin.
Fri 6:15am By Fix staff
We live in a time of great turmoil, one marked by a pandemic, deepening economic inequality, and a…New charges over Flint’s water crisis offer only a trickle of justice
Fri 6:15am By Derrick Z. Jackson
No punishment has yet fit the crime of the Flint water crisis, complete with its child poisoning and…Biden is canceling fossil fuel subsidies. But he can’t end them all.
Jan 28, 2021, 6:45 am By Shannon Osaka
President Joe Biden signed an order directing federal agencies to eliminate subsidies for fossil…Big Tech says it wants to solve climate change. Its lobbying dollars say otherwise.
Jan 28, 2021, 6:30 am By Zoya Teirstein
It’s hard to quantify political power, but it’s safe to say that big tech companies wield a lot…Alright, someone had to say it: Is it time to get rid of the internet?
Jan 28, 2021, 6:15 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Cloud computing is a major emissions producer. Why is no one arguing for the…Everything you need to know about Biden’s climate policy spree
Jan 27, 2021, 4:06 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
Themes make everything more fun, according to that friend who was always making you put on a costume…25 states promised to stay in the Paris Agreement. Did they follow through?
Jan 27, 2021, 6:45 am By Shannon Osaka
Four years ago, just hours after former President Donald Trump promised to pull the United States…These flashcards will help you memorize Biden’s climate team
Jan 27, 2021, 6:30 am By Alexandria Herr
President Biden has only been in office for a week, but he’s already setting the tone for his new…‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
Jan 27, 2021, 6:15 am By Adam Mahoney
After a polluting scrapyard closed in a predominantly white and wealthy neighborhood on Chicago’s…He’s helping fishermen adapt to climate change and an economic crisis — by becoming kelp farmers
Jan 27, 2021, 5:45 am By Brianna Baker
Sean Barrett grew up fishing on the rocky shores of Montauk, a village on the eastern edge of Long…In a trash-filled pandemic, low-waste businesses are taking off
Jan 26, 2021, 1:01 pm By Maddie Stone
As the first round of coronavirus lockdowns swept the country last spring and Americans adapted to a…
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