Climate change is a catastrophe. But is it an ‘existential threat’?
Mar 3, 2020, 3:59 am By Shannon Osaka
With the Doomsday Clock ticking closer to midnight, “existential” is becoming the word of our…Will future East Coast winters be freezing or balmy? Scientists can’t agree.
Mar 3, 2020, 3:50 am By Sierra Garcia
As climate activists and progressive politicians are fond of saying, climate change is settled…Fighting for the Soul of Little Haiti
Mar 2, 2020, 10:15 am By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: In the 1970s and 1980s, thousands of Haitian refugees…Fighting for the soul of Little Haiti
Mar 2, 2020, 10:15 am By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: In the 1970s and 1980s, thousands of Haitian refugees…NYC enlists Billy Idol to discourage drivers from idling. Will it work?
Mar 2, 2020, 3:59 am By L.V. Anderson
Cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles are the source of 11 percent of fine particulate air…Elizabeth Warren’s new climate plan can go the distance, even if her campaign can’t
Mar 1, 2020, 9:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
Elizabeth Warren once again trailed her top competitors in Saturday’s South Carolina primary.…What would it take to get more farmers fighting climate change?
Mar 1, 2020, 7:00 am By Tom Philpott
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg’s new public lands proposal is last but not least
Feb 29, 2020, 8:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
On Saturday, megabillionaire-turned-presidential-candidate Michael Bloomberg finally unveiled his…Ridesharing hurts the climate (if you aren’t actually sharing the ride)
Feb 29, 2020, 7:00 am By Delilah Friedler
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Politics got you down? We can fix that.
Feb 29, 2020, 3:55 am By Chip Giller
Howdy! It’s primary season, and you know what that means! It means we’re … still a 501(c)(3)…UK court ruling: Heathrow airport expansion doesn’t fly under Paris Agreement
Feb 28, 2020, 1:00 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
Terms like “flight shame” might be new to many of us, but environmental activists have been…For fire-traumatized Californians, the future looks battery powered
Feb 28, 2020, 3:58 am By Nathanael Johnson
Americans are so accustomed to reliable electricity that lives often depend on it. People with sleep…Don’t call it a climate bill: Senators unveil bipartisan energy package
Feb 28, 2020, 3:50 am By Zoya Teirstein
On Thursday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the chair of the Senate’s…For climate-friendly online shopping, think local
Feb 28, 2020, 3:49 am By Shannon Osaka
Can’t decide whether to do your weekly shopping online (and twiddle your thumbs while it’s…Major news networks devoted less than four hours to climate change in 2019. Total.
Feb 27, 2020, 11:01 am By Yvette Cabrera
When it comes to climate change, television news is covering little more than the tip of the…So should we just plant a bunch of trees everywhere, or what?
Feb 27, 2020, 3:59 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Would it help the planet for us to buy property and plant native trees? –Just One…Cities are starting to ban gas in buildings. Arizona’s not having it.
Feb 27, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Like many cities around the country, Phoenix, Arizona, has a plan to achieve an 80 percent reduction…Trump’s environmental rollbacks are deeply unpopular with swing voters
Feb 26, 2020, 12:48 pm By Zoya Teirstein
It may be hard to tell, but in between jabs at climate science, federal science agencies, and…Elizabeth Warren wants to ban mining on public lands — with one exception
Feb 26, 2020, 3:59 am By Maddie Stone
Most of the Democratic presidential candidates have made their views toward public lands quite…Want people to care about climate change? Skip the jargon.
Feb 26, 2020, 3:55 am By Kate Yoder
If you’re confused what the “circular economy” is, or what it means for a company to go…
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