Asbestos abatement is one of America’s deadliest jobs. Does it have to be?
Sep 8, 2020, 3:59 am By Sofia Quaglia
It was just before dawn as seven bulky men in T-shirts and sweatpants gathered in front of a…Nuclear power’s big new idea is really … small
Sep 8, 2020, 3:57 am By Nathanael Johnson
Nuclear power, as a rule, is big. Big structures. Big budgets. Producing a big stream of electrons.…How SUVs conquered the world — at the expense of its climate
Sep 7, 2020, 3:59 am By Oliver Milman
This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate…Portuguese youth are suing 33 countries over the climate crisis
Sep 6, 2020, 3:59 am By Jonathan Watts
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…House Democrats demand climate be ‘centerpiece’ of 2020 presidential debates
Sep 5, 2020, 3:59 am By Chris D'AngeloThis story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Too many Americans live in ‘sacrifice zones.’ Let’s fix that.
Sep 4, 2020, 2:21 pm By Dieynabou Barry
Coronavirus transmission rates may be down in New York City, but in the Bronx, my community is still…Emissions from airplanes nearly doubled in two decades
Sep 4, 2020, 11:10 am By Zoya Teirstein
Five months ago, as COVID-19 cases were rising for the first time across the United States and the…New York’s plastic bag ban has survived the pandemic
Sep 4, 2020, 3:55 am By Angely Mercado
It’s a great time for New Yorkers to start investing in reusable grocery bags. Late last month, a…A plan to commemorate EPA’s 50th anniversary with a Boy Scout award has no merit
Sep 4, 2020, 3:54 am By Derrick Z. Jackson
In more sane times, it would be natural for the Boy Scouts of America to share its do-gooder image…Who’s advising Joe Biden on climate? His former rivals.
3:59am By Zoya Teirstein
Over the past several months, Biden has assumed the herculean task of bringing the progressive left…I care about the climate. That makes me a good person, right?
3:58am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, What is the relationship between being eco-conscious and being a good person? — My…Environmentalists to Biden: Say no to fossil fuel advisers
3:55am By Angely Mercado
Earlier this summer, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a climate plan that calls…This 74-year-old senator has a secret weapon: Climate activists
Wed 5:15pm By Zoya Teirstein
Something historic happened in Massachusetts on Tuesday night: A Kennedy lost an election.…Why won’t Biden promise to ban fracking?
Wed 3:59am By Shannon Osaka
At a campaign event in Pittsburgh on Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden once again…Wildfires are getting worse. Will forests start to burn themselves out?
Wed 3:55am By Emily Pontecorvo
Thousands of lightning strikes have put California under a “fire siege” since mid-August,…In Nebraska, he’s working to break up meat monopolies
Wed 3:50am By Brianna Baker
While most of us have recently witnessed empty shelves and higher price tags from the aisles of our…How air conditioning could keep everyone cool without cooking the planet
Sep 1, 2020, 3:59 am By Maddie Stone
Last month, as a record heat wave roasted California, statewide energy consumption skyrocketed,…How climate change fuels California’s biggest fires
Sep 1, 2020, 3:58 am By Alexandria Herr
If it seems like the wildfire season is getting worse and worse with each passing year, that’s not…The sun is ‘glorious’ and rain is ’nasty.’ Could weather bias be killing us?
Sep 1, 2020, 3:57 am By Kate YoderWho isn’t mourning the waning weeks of summer? It’s the season most people look forward to all…Erin Brockovich’s new book looks at the upstream causes of America’s water crisis
Sep 1, 2020, 3:55 am By Angely Mercado
Longtime activist Erin Brockovich believes that many water contamination incidents might never come…
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