Cities are shutting down bikeshares during curfews, stranding their own residents
Jun 3, 2020, 4:11 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Over the past several days, hundreds of thousands of Americans have hit the streets to protest the…‘Ring down the curtain’: What protests mean for a nation already in crisis
Jun 3, 2020, 3:59 am By Yvette Cabrera
I was a college student living in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles when the 1992 riots…How the internet transformed climate activism
Jun 3, 2020, 3:58 am By Kate Yoder
It all started with the Albany Pine Bush. The sand dunes in upstate New York, dotted with scraggly…On top of everything, hurricane season is here and most Americans don’t have flood insurance
Jun 3, 2020, 3:55 am By Zoya Teirstein
Monday was the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, though the season unofficially…#BlackBirdersWeek takes on systemic racism
Jun 2, 2020, 3:38 pm By Emily Benson
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the…Grist has acquired Pacific Standard
Jun 2, 2020, 10:30 am By Brady Piñero Walkinshaw
Dear Grist community: The past week has been extraordinarily painful in the midst of what was…6 tips for becoming a youth activist (as told by a youth activist)
Jun 2, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
Back in 2017, Jamie Margolin, a Seattle high school student, founded an organization called Future…Climate change threatens the economy. Here’s what regulators can do right now.
Jun 2, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Many of the economic risks of climate change are already crystal clear, and yet financial markets…Responding to protests, green groups reckon with a racist past
Jun 2, 2020, 3:50 am By Shannon Osaka
Already stressed by the threat of coronavirus and widespread unemployment, the United States has…Protests are bringing attention to the ‘everyday violence’ faced by black Americans
Jun 1, 2020, 5:14 pm By Rachel Ramirez
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer early last week, cities…Obama’s Recovery Act breathed life into renewables. Now they need rescuing.
Jun 1, 2020, 3:59 am By Shannon Osaka
It was the beginning of 2009, and the U.S. economy was hemorrhaging more than half a million jobs…Shareholders to Big Oil: Do more on climate change
Jun 1, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
‘Tis the season for so-called annual general meetings — typically the only time of year when…In Canada, Inuit communities are shaping research priorities
May 31, 2020, 3:55 am By Matthew Halliday
This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…How renewable energy could emerge on top after the pandemic
May 30, 2020, 5:52 pm By Beth Gardiner
This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Social distancing while black? Let your community lift you up.
May 30, 2020, 3:39 am By Adrienne Hollis
This essay was first published in our semi-weekly newsletter, Climate in the Time of Coronavirus,…What is up with Uber destroying tens of thousands of perfectly good e-bikes?
May 29, 2020, 10:09 am By L.V. Anderson
Jump, the dockless bike- and scooter-sharing company, has had an eventful few years. In 2018, it…Deforestation, oil spills, and coronavirus: Crises converge in the Amazon
May 29, 2020, 3:59 am By Rachel Ramirez
Brazil recently became the country with the second highest number of documented COVID-19 cases in…Coronavirus put millions out of work. A 21st-century climate corps could be the answer.
May 29, 2020, 3:55 am By Sierra Garcia
The graduation speeches have been broadcast over Zoom, the final papers submitted digitally, and the…Planning for my grandkids’ future
May 28, 2020, 2:50 pm By Gina McCarthy
Gina McCarthy is the president and chief executive officer of NRDC and 13th administrator of the…National parks are starting to reopen. Does that mean I should go?
May 28, 2020, 3:58 am By Eve AndrewsQ. Dear Umbra Should I go visit national parks now that they’re starting to reopen? –So, Can One…
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