Does your state want to cut carbon emissions? These old laws could be standing in the way.
Aug 10, 2020, 3:59 am By Emily PontecorvoLast fall, the town of Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, tried to solve a climate change…Parks combat summer heat. But not everyone has equal access.
Aug 10, 2020, 3:55 am By Joseph WintersTo beat summer heat — and escape indoor environments where COVID-19 is easily transmitted — city…Is the carbon tax dead? Not yet, says this senator.
Aug 10, 2020, 3:55 am By Shannon OsakaFor years, the idea of putting a price on carbon emissions seemed like a no-brainer — economists…In climate politics, she doesn’t see red or blue — only green
Aug 10, 2020, 3:50 am By Adrienne DayRialin Flores loves Idaho, and she does not fit the deeply white, deeply Republican, rancher…COVID-19 canceled mass protests. Here’s what youth climate activists are doing instead.
Aug 9, 2020, 3:55 am By Lauren ArataniThis story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Celery-brating summer’s bounty
Aug 8, 2020, 9:09 am By Chip Giller
Hey there, Pop quiz: How many edible delights can you get from one head of celery? Hint: The answer…The election could ultimately decide the Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate
Aug 8, 2020, 3:55 am By Alexander C. KaufmanThis story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming
Aug 7, 2020, 8:10 am By Nathanael JohnsonEnglish teenager Harriet Forster had a lot of free time this spring when the COVID-19 pandemic…The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?
Aug 7, 2020, 5:55 am By Joseph WintersEver since the COVID-19 pandemic began, medical first responders and health care workers have relied…NOAA is crowdsourcing a national urban heat map
Aug 7, 2020, 3:55 am By Angely MercadoSummers are getting hotter, but the heat is not being suffered equally. The urban heat island effect…Environmental groups sue to save the ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental laws
Aug 6, 2020, 6:04 pm By Alexandria HerrA coalition of environmental and environmental justice groups sued the Trump administration on…Are pesticides racist?
Aug 6, 2020, 2:58 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, I know there has to be a link between pesticide manufacturing and racial injustice…Europe is going all in on hydrogen power. Why isn’t the US?
Aug 6, 2020, 2:58 am By Shannon Osaka
Once upon a time, hydrogen was supposed to be the future of energy. In 1845, English scientist Sir…Green space improves cities. Can it benefit those who need it most?
Aug 5, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
It was a gray Tuesday morning in February, a few weeks before the COVID outbreak was declared a…Want to save lives? Name heat waves like hurricanes, experts say.
Aug 5, 2020, 3:58 am By Shannon Osaka
Last summer, a monstrous heat wave descended on the United States. It claimed four lives in…BP is dumping a ton of oil … from its energy portfolio
Aug 5, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Back in February, in the “before times,” oil giant BP announced a major new ambition: It would…Arctic fires released more carbon in two months than Scandinavia will all year
Aug 4, 2020, 12:27 pm By Maddie Stone
Almost exactly a year ago, we reported that June and July wildfires in the Arctic had released as…Extreme heat is worse in redlined neighborhoods
Aug 4, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
View the video in your browser As you move through a city, you probably notice summer heat can be a…Which states are making the most progress on emissions? Not the ones you think.
Aug 4, 2020, 3:56 am By Shannon Osaka
For over a decade, the U.S. federal government has failed to pursue major action on climate change,…New York is spending $1 billion to help residents conserve energy — and lower their bills
Aug 4, 2020, 3:55 am By Angely Mercado
As summer heat waves converge with a surging pandemic and an impending economic collapse,…
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