Scientists created a new sponge that could clean up oil spills
Dec 20, 2019, 3:58 am By Emily Pontecorvo
The secret to cleaning up contaminated water may lie in the cheap, common polyurethane foam used in…Climate gets a prime spot in the sixth Democratic debate
Dec 20, 2019, 12:03 am By Emily Pontecorvo
After five Democratic debates where candidates were often asked superficial questions about climate…Booker’s plan for black colleges would tap those on climate change’s frontlines to fight it
Dec 19, 2019, 10:52 am By Yvette Cabrera
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker won’t be on the stage Thursday night at the sixth Democratic…Is it more climate-conscious to shop online or in person?
Dec 19, 2019, 3:03 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Is it more Earth-friendly to go shopping online or to get things in person? Which…Oil money has fueled the arts for ages. Can museums survive without it?
Dec 18, 2019, 3:58 am By Kate Yoder
The Getty Center in Los Angeles is a white-walled fortress. The charred trees and ash-gray soil…Time is running out for Cuomo to make New York’s ambitious climate law a reality
Dec 17, 2019, 3:51 pm By Rachel Ramirez
Five months ago, a crowd of climate activists gathered at the New York State Capitol, cheering as…Coal isn’t dying. It moved to Asia.
Dec 16, 2019, 7:01 pm By Nathanael Johnson
In the United States, coal, that supervillain of fossil-fuels, is in a death spiral. But on a global…Watchdog report: Agencies bungled air-pollution response during Hurricane Harvey
Dec 16, 2019, 6:20 pm By Naveena Sadasivam
As Hurricane Harvey barreled toward Houston in 2017, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,…Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them
Dec 16, 2019, 2:42 pm By Yvette Cabrera
Last month, as a wildfire roared through the foothills above Santa Barbara, California,…The U.N. climate negotiations are over, and they were a disaster
Dec 16, 2019, 2:35 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…For Caribbean nations, climate change means shrinking populations
Dec 16, 2019, 3:55 am By Kenya Downs
To visitors, Vieques, the small island community off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, looks much…In Colorado coal towns, the next generation is turning to solar
Dec 15, 2019, 6:00 am By Nick Bowlin
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the…Executives at Flint’s utility knew the water might be poisoned
Dec 14, 2019, 6:00 am By Emily Holden
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Europe’s ‘Green Deal’ doesn’t live up to its name, critics say
Dec 13, 2019, 12:03 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
The European Union is the world’s third-largest polluter after China and the United States. On…At COP25, indigenous groups are making sure their voices are heard
Dec 13, 2019, 3:58 am By Rachel Ramirez
Global leaders and delegates from all manner of public and private organizations have spent the last…What Exxon’s win in New York means for other climate lawsuits
Dec 12, 2019, 4:42 pm By Miyo McGinn
On Wednesday, the New York Supreme Court ruled that the state’s attorney general, Letitia James,…‘Hurricane truthers’: Bonkers conspiracies are putting lives in danger
Dec 12, 2019, 3:58 am By Kate Yoder
First it was the moon landing, vaccines, and New Coke. Now nutty conspiracies are surrounding the…How do I defy my gift-loving family?
Dec 12, 2019, 3:03 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, My husband and I disagree about how to handle holiday gifts. He grew up in a family…The results are in from the Arctic’s annual checkup
Dec 11, 2019, 5:12 pm By Nick Visser
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Is the tide turning in favor of a Blue New Deal?
Dec 11, 2019, 3:58 am By Zoya Teirstein
Oceans are having a moment in climate science. On Saturday, the International Union for Conservation…
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