COVID-19 pushes Google Maps to get more bike-friendly
Jul 20, 2020, 2:34 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Turns out, all it takes is a little pandemic for Google Maps to get its cycling directions up to…To fight climate change, Democrats want to close the ‘digital divide’
Jul 20, 2020, 3:59 am By Maddie Stone
One of the starkest inequalities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic is the difference between the…Zac Efron is learning about climate change, but not quite enough
Jul 20, 2020, 3:58 am By Eve Andrews
There is a lot to be cynical about when it comes to a buddy-travel climate-awareness documentary…This makeup ingredient could destroy 99% of ‘forever chemicals’
Jul 20, 2020, 3:55 am By Joseph Winters
Since the 1940s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — more commonly known as PFAS — have been…From the lab to the field, agriculture seeks to adapt to a warming world
Jul 19, 2020, 3:50 am By Jim Robbins
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the…One year later, what has New York’s landmark climate law accomplished?
Jul 18, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
One year ago today, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community…Trump’s deregulatory agenda has ‘exacerbated’ the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 18, 2020, 3:50 am By Chris D'Angelo
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…The population bomb didn’t detonate. Turns out there’s a new problem.
3:58am By Nathanael Johnson
Ever since Thomas Mathus got it started in 1798, people have been warning that population growth,…Can tear gas mess with your period?
3:56am By Alexandria Herr
If you found yourself googling “Can tear gas mess with your period” in the last few months, it…‘A stunning betrayal:’ How Democrats voted to give part of a wildlife refuge to the military
3:55am By Zoya Teirstein
House Democrats recently introduced a long-awaited 538-page report chock-full of policy proposals to…This entrepreneur is reshaping the criminal justice system — with farmwork
3:50am By Claire Elise Thompson
This summer’s worldwide protests for racial justice have rocketed the call to defund police into…COVID ruined my travel dreams. What do I do with my life now?
Thu 3:58am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, A big part of how I think of myself is as a world traveler. My longtime goal has been…What if a ‘green’ economic recovery isn’t the best thing for the climate?
Thu 3:58am By Shannon Osaka
Back in February — what we might call, in the world of COVID-19, the “before times” —…3 unexpected ways Joe Biden plans to tackle climate change
Thu 3:55am By Zoya Teirstein
Joe Biden’s climate plan lagged behind the plans introduced by his presidential primary opponents…Can lemongrass and a catchy new song fix Burger King’s emissions problem?
Jul 15, 2020, 1:26 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
On Tuesday, Burger King announced that it was treating some of its cows to a new menu with a Thai…The world’s mayors want a pandemic recovery that takes cars off the streets
Jul 15, 2020, 11:59 am By Angely Mercado
Some have claimed that dense urban areas are exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic by their very…There’s no roadmap to the other side of the natural gas bridge. These states are making one.
Jul 15, 2020, 3:59 am By Emily Pontecorvo
In early June, the attorney general of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, filed a petition with state…Methane levels have hit a scary new high, two studies say
Jul 14, 2020, 5:50 pm By Shannon Osaka
While the world has been focused on a global pandemic and widespread protests, another crisis is…Is renewable natural gas a serious alternative to ‘electrify everything’?
Jul 14, 2020, 8:00 am By Emily Pontecorvo
While wind and solar power and electric vehicles tend to dominate the conversation around preventing…These scientists are using machine learning to listen to nature (literally)
Jul 14, 2020, 3:55 am By Alexandria Herr
The United Nations has called on the world to protect 30 percent of the planet from human activity…
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