DDT’s toxic legacy could span three generations
Mar 18, 2020, 3:17 pm By Jesse Nichols
More than 50 years ago, scientists at the Kaiser hospital in Oakland started a simple experiment:…‘A common germ pool’: The frightening origins of the coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020, 3:59 am By Shannon Osaka
In November 2002, a 46-year-old man from the Chinese coastal province of Guangdong developed a fever…For pandemics and climate change, voluntary measures aren’t enough
Mar 18, 2020, 3:55 am By L.V. Anderson
“I’m waiting for the government to tell me I should be more concerned, if I’m being honest.”…Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?
Mar 18, 2020, 3:50 am By Jesse Nichols
View the video in your browser These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no…Utilities face pressure to stop shutting off services amid coronavirus pandemic
Mar 17, 2020, 1:33 pm By Alexander C. Kaufman
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Marooned by that virus? Save New York with this board game
Mar 17, 2020, 3:55 am By Nathanael Johnson
The clean energy revolution came to New York under Governor Etosha Cave, when a group of…Most lithium batteries end up in a landfill. A new bill aims to change that.
Mar 17, 2020, 3:55 am By Maddie Stone
Lithium-ion batteries are expected to play a critical role in the green energy transition, but…Coronavirus postpones major climate plan in Congress
Mar 16, 2020, 3:39 pm By Zoya Teirstein
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, a bipartisan group formed at the direction of…Why don’t we treat climate change like an infectious disease?
Mar 16, 2020, 3:59 am By Shannon Osaka
Schools are closed. Entire regions are on lockdown. President Trump has declared a national…Solar power has been growing for decades. Then coronavirus rocked the market.
Mar 16, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
As the coronavirus outbreak rages on, renewable energy is taking a hit. Factory shutdowns in China…Who’s your climate champion? Sanders and Biden vied for the title at Sunday’s debate
Mar 16, 2020, 12:37 am By Shannon Osaka
It only took 10 debates, a worldwide pandemic, and the winnowing of the Democratic field down to two…The U.K.’s lost seagrass meadows to be resurrected in climate fight
Mar 15, 2020, 7:00 am By Damian Carrington
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…1,000 reasons not to lose every shred of hope
Mar 14, 2020, 7:07 am By Chip Giller
Hey there, With all the bad news in the headlines, it’s easy to overlook the good stuff. But this…Coronavirus and climate change: 6 ways the Trump administration has botched responses to both
Mar 14, 2020, 7:00 am By Dawn Stover
This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and is reproduced here…Jair Bolsonaro refutes reports that he tested positive for coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020, 3:04 pm By Rachel Ramirez
This is a developing news story. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro — known for his strong…Coronavirus has caused a bicycling boom in New York City
Mar 13, 2020, 11:59 am By L.V. Anderson
If there’s a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic — and let’s be real: we could all really…Coronavirus fallout could be the ‘nail in the coffin’ for smaller oil companies
Mar 13, 2020, 3:59 am By Naveena Sadasivam
At the State of the Union in February, President Trump boasted that his administration’s…Revolution or steady progress? The Bernie-Biden climate split
Mar 13, 2020, 3:55 am By Nathanael Johnson
Is it better to take on climate change with bold, revolutionary action, or compromise and tinkering?…Biden and Sanders’ one-liners speak volumes about their approaches to climate change
Mar 13, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Over the last nine months, despite more than one Democratic primary debate where moderators didn’t…Help! Coronavirus prevention is aggravating my single-use shame
Mar 12, 2020, 3:59 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Should I feel guilty about buying so much plastic-wrapped and single-use stuff for…
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