Puerto Rico wasn’t ready for earthquakes — especially not after Hurricane Maria
Jan 10, 2020, 3:52 am By Paola Rosa-AquinoIt was half-past 4 in the morning when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Tuesday,…Bernie Sanders inspired the Sunrise Movement, now has its endorsement
Jan 9, 2020, 3:18 pm By Zoya TeirsteinSunrise Movement, the group of young climate activists who helped catapult the Green New Deal onto…Gas and oil will save us all, say oil and gas companies
Jan 9, 2020, 3:58 am By Kate YoderIt’s supposedly the dawn of a new era for oil and gas. Oh wait, switch that to “natural gas and…Surprise! You already own the world’s most eco-friendly phone
Jan 9, 2020, 3:03 am By Eve AndrewsQ. Dear Umbra, I don’t buy many electronics, but what are the signs of a less wasteful product?…Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need Middle Eastern oil. For once, he’s right.
Jan 8, 2020, 5:16 pm By Emily PontecorvoPresident Trump addressed the nation Wednesday morning about the heightened conflict between the…Oil and gas emissions are reversing progress from coal’s decline
Jan 8, 2020, 2:23 pm By Naveena SadasivamArizona’s Navajo Generating Station, a gargantuan coal plant responsible for more than 16 million…It’s not just Australia — Indonesia is facing its own climate disaster
Jan 8, 2020, 11:36 am By Rachel RamirezIt’s not just Australia that’s having a rough start to the new year. Indonesia’s sinking…The climate policy milestone that was buried in the 2020 budget
Jan 8, 2020, 3:58 am By Emily PontecorvoWhen President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package in December to keep the government…The cost of Germany turning off nuclear power: Thousands of lives
Jan 8, 2020, 3:50 am By Nathanael JohnsonBack in 2011, Germany decided that it was done with nuclear power. The Fukushima Daiichi plant had…Impossible foods unveils its latest plant-based creation: fake pork
Jan 7, 2020, 5:31 pm By Emily PontecorvoThis week is the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual Las Vegas event where futurist nerds gather…Despite everything, US emissions dipped in 2019
Jan 7, 2020, 6:00 am By Nathanael JohnsonJust a week into the new year, and the first estimate of how much planet-cooking pollution the…To safeguard their future, Pacific Islanders look to the past
Jan 7, 2020, 3:55 am By Maria GallucciThe state of Yap is scattered across the Pacific Ocean, its coral atolls and volcanic islands…The biggest star at the Golden Globes this year was climate change
Jan 6, 2020, 3:44 pm By Zoya TeirsteinEarly during the Golden Globes on Sunday night, an emotional Jennifer Aniston read a statement from…New York’s ambitious climate and environmental justice laws are in effect. Here’s what’s next.
Jan 6, 2020, 12:42 pm By Rachel RamirezNew York state’s landmark climate legislation has finally reached the finish line after a…How Lebanese environmentalists helped spark a green revolution
Jan 5, 2020, 6:24 am By Alexandra TaltyThis story was originally published by Sierra Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on climate, workers say
Jan 4, 2020, 6:36 am By Oliver MilmanThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Red sky, flying embers: Australia’s fires are the first climate disaster of the decade
Jan 3, 2020, 4:56 pm By Rachel RamirezWildfires scorched almost every continent in 2019, but the ongoing wildfires in Australia have…What if we let the oceans into our cities?
Jan 3, 2020, 3:57 am By Nathanael JohnsonThe way we build our houses, roads, and cities reflects the great necessity of an era. Want to keep…Australians call their prime minister an ‘idiot’ for ignoring wildfire victims
Jan 2, 2020, 3:58 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe Land Down Under has been on fire for weeks. At least 17 people have been killed by wildfires in…Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes about pipelines. They often don’t.
Jan 2, 2020, 3:58 am By Naveena SadasivamIn Montana, the Keystone XL pipeline’s proposed path cuts underneath the Missouri River at the…
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