In a cross-state aquifer spat, a view of a water-stressed future
Sep 20, 2020, 3:55 am By Leanna First-Arai
This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…What’s the plural of phoenix?
Sep 19, 2020, 9:00 am By Chip Giller
Hey there, “In order to rise from its own ashes,” science fiction writer Octavia Butler once…Election day is nearing, but there’s no end in sight to Trump’s attacks on science
Sep 19, 2020, 6:59 am By Derrick Z. Jackson
President Trump appears to be on a tear to play down, put down, and take down science in the last…Why some US cities are plotting a ‘green recovery’ after the pandemic
Sep 19, 2020, 3:55 am By Oliver Milman
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…In ‘Holy’ video, is Justin Bieber a convincing victim of fossil fuel industry collapse?
Sep 18, 2020, 4:59 pm By Eve Andrews
Sometimes, in life, we’re presented with impossible choices, and today we all awoke to this one:…This Oregon forest was supposed to store carbon for 100 years. Now it’s on fire.
Sep 18, 2020, 1:55 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
As fires ripped through the West this month, displacing families and releasing a thick, choking…After Wilfred, hurricanes will start sounding like fraternities. Here’s why.
Sep 18, 2020, 3:59 am By Kate Yoder
This year’s hurricanes are tearing through the alphabet so fast that we’re about to run out of…Seeing climate change firsthand? She’ll help you document it.
Sep 18, 2020, 3:50 am By Adrienne Day
A former archaeologist and journalist, Julia Kumari Drapkin has explored many careers (she’s also…Entrepreneurs lean in to stop the spread of COVID-19
Sep 17, 2020, 2:03 pm By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: On Friday, February 28, Sam Pardue heard the…The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
Sep 17, 2020, 3:59 am By Naveena Sadasivam
As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic descended upon the U.S. in mid-March, the head of the…Can we just drown our carbon emissions in the ocean?
Sep 17, 2020, 3:58 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Is there a maximum amount of CO2 that the ocean can absorb? What will be the effects…Meet the DIY firestarters trying to save California from itself
Sep 17, 2020, 3:58 am By Nathanael Johnson
When the group started their first fire, on a ranch in Northern California, there were no…What’s next for climate and racial justice? Four experts weigh in.
Sep 17, 2020, 3:56 am By Claire Elise Thompson
Months after George Floyd’s and Breonna Taylor’s murders sparked a wave of national protests…Hurricane Sally: Hundreds rescued from floods as storm batters Alabama and Florida
Sep 16, 2020, 7:31 pm By Matthew Teague
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Facebook launched a new climate information hub. Here’s how activists reacted.
Sep 16, 2020, 12:58 pm By Joseph Winters
Those of you still using Facebook (maybe your parents?) may have noticed a new feature when you…The phrase ‘natural disaster’ is going up in flames
Sep 16, 2020, 3:59 am By Kate Yoder
Wildfires recently turned the West Coast into a hazy orange hellscape, scorching a record-breaking…California inmates fight fires for pennies. Now they have a path to turn pro.
Sep 15, 2020, 1:13 pm By Joseph Winters
Inmate firefighters have battled some of California’s most destructive wildfires, including the…Right-wing conspiracists falsely linked antifa to wildfires. Then the Russian media gave them a boost.
Sep 15, 2020, 12:24 pm By Ali Breland
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…What oil executives say when they think no one’s listening
Sep 15, 2020, 3:56 am By Emily Pontecorvo
The oil and gas industry spent billions over decades on ad campaigns to misinform the public about…Google plans to power your searches with carbon-free energy by 2030
Sep 15, 2020, 3:55 am By Angely Mercado
Google announced a new plan on Monday to power all its offices and data centers with only…
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