‘A threat multiplier’: The hidden factors contributing to New York City’s coronavirus disparities
Apr 21, 2020, 3:55 am By Rachel Ramirez
Earlier this month, the New York City health department released a map showing confirmed COVID-19…10 years after Deepwater Horizon, the U.S. is even more at risk of a major oil spill
Apr 20, 2020, 1:08 pm By Chris D'Angelo
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…The real reason why coronavirus models can get it ‘wrong’
Apr 20, 2020, 3:59 am By Shannon Osaka
Just a few weeks ago, researchers at Imperial College London released a model of the coronavirus…The government is forcing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to get bailout money
Apr 20, 2020, 3:55 am By Shannon Osaka
“Sorry for the long wait,” the TSA agent joked from behind his surgical mask. It was March 28,…How will farms and restaurants emerge from COVID-19? We asked the experts.
Apr 20, 2020, 3:50 am By Claire Elise Thompson
From restaurant closures to empty grocery-store shelves, it’s obvious that the food system has…How will Earth Day celebrate its 50th birthday? Not as planned.
Apr 19, 2020, 4:02 am By Kate Yoder
Picture the biggest protest you’ve ever seen. Crowds stretch on for miles between downtown…Can ‘carbon-smart’ farming play a key role in taking on climate change?
Apr 19, 2020, 3:58 am By Gabriel Popkin
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the…Oakland opened up 74 miles of city streets to pedestrians and cyclists
Apr 18, 2020, 7:00 am By Mario Koran
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…From New York to Saipan, one family weathers coronavirus
Apr 18, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
This essay was first published in our semi-weekly newsletter, Climate in the Time of Coronavirus,…What Do You Trust? Climate, Science, and COVID-19 Uncertainty
Apr 17, 2020, 11:04 am By Annelise McGough
What’s the connection between climate change denial and coronavirus denial? How can we stay…Coronavirus has wiped out 106,000 clean energy jobs so far. Can the US get them back?
Apr 17, 2020, 3:59 am By Emily Pontecorvo
In early March, when COVID-19 cases began popping up across the U.S., the Philadelphia-based company…Meet five artists creating new responses to climate change
Apr 17, 2020, 3:50 am By Claire Elise Thompson
In the quest to build a better tomorrow, artists and performers are stealth change agents. Their…Environmental groups sue EPA over ‘reckless’ response to coronavirus
Apr 16, 2020, 5:52 pm By Yvette Cabrera
Shortly after the EPA’s March 26 announcement that it would relax enforcement of the country’s…How can I avoid wasting food during quarantine?
Apr 16, 2020, 3:59 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, I’ve never cooked at home much before this coronavirus stay-at-home order, and I…This team of former campaign staffers has a plan to save the economy — and the planet
Apr 16, 2020, 3:55 am By Zoya Teirstein
Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington state, distinguished himself as a presidential…Brought to you by nature: Death, destruction, and pandemics
Apr 15, 2020, 3:59 am By Nathanael Johnson
The natural world can be wonderful, but it’s often terrible. It tortures the creatures within it,…“We will disappear as an industry”: Texas considers a last-ditch effort to save oil producers
Apr 15, 2020, 3:55 am By Naveena Sadasivam
Texas just did something that only recently might have been unthinkable. The state whose name is…Is waging ‘war’ the only way to take on the coronavirus?
Apr 15, 2020, 3:55 am By Kate Yoder
What do climate change, drugs, and Christmas have in common? The United States has supposedly been…How an outstretched hand launched a career in conservation
Apr 15, 2020, 3:50 am By Grist staff
These days, we all could use a little good news — so we’re presenting a few of this year’s…Amazon fires employees who spoke out about coronavirus and climate change
Apr 14, 2020, 4:05 am By Zoya Teirstein
Amazon is trying to establish itself as the most essential of essential businesses during the…
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