That ocean breeze may be full of tiny bits of plastic
May 28, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Want to know how much plastic is entering the ocean every year? I regret to inform you that nobody…A landmark lawsuit against Big Oil is back from the dead
May 28, 2020, 3:55 am By Shannon Osaka
Zombies can rise from the dead and apparently climate lawsuits can, too. On Tuesday, a federal court…We need more than a coronavirus lockdown to solve climate change
May 27, 2020, 3:59 am By Daniel Penner
View the video in your browser We rigged up this bucket to show how 2020’s carbon emissions can…How fast will you need to flee from the heat? There’s a word for that.
May 27, 2020, 3:55 am By Kate Yoder
Ocean creatures are finding themselves in hot water as the world warms. To stay cool, they’re…World health leaders are calling for a green recovery from coronavirus
May 27, 2020, 3:50 am By Fiona Harvey
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…How do we make better (and greener) homes and gardens?
May 27, 2020, 3:50 am By Jesse Nichols
This lesson is part of our Climate 101 educational series for parents and K-12 educators. Homes are…Pennsylvania regulators promised to keep an eye on polluters during the pandemic. They’re struggling.
May 26, 2020, 3:59 am By Naveena Sadasivam
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in late March that it would substantially relax…Why are we waiting for billionaires like Jeff Bezos to save us?
May 26, 2020, 3:58 am By Kate Yoder
What if the government actually met society’s needs? Instead of pulling out of the Paris climate…Coronavirus canceled my favorite sports. Here’s why we need them more than ever.
May 25, 2020, 3:50 am By Andrew Simon
This essay was first published in our semi-weekly newsletter, Climate in the Time of Coronavirus,…Bidet sales are on the rise. Is America ready?
May 24, 2020, 7:00 am By Jackie Flynn Mogensen
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Why local food matters — especially during a pandemic
May 23, 2020, 9:09 am By Chip Giller
Hey there, A few years ago, our local land trust scraped together the money to buy 12 acres of a…Coronavirus is accelerating the rise of alternative meat
May 23, 2020, 7:00 am By Matt Simon
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…It’s official: The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is going to be bad
May 23, 2020, 6:59 am By Zoya Teirstein
A hurricane is the last thing the country needs right now as tens of millions of Americans stay at…Forget planting trees. This company is funding 4 far-out carbon removal projects
May 22, 2020, 3:59 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Last August, a San Francisco–based tech startup called Stripe made a bold climate promise. The…Forget planting trees. This company is funding 4 far-out carbon removal projects.
May 22, 2020, 3:59 am By Emily Pontecorvo
Last August, a San Francisco–based tech startup called Stripe made a bold climate promise. The…As ‘normal’ crumbles, young people are turning their grief into action
May 22, 2020, 3:55 am By Margaret Klein Salamon
The coronavirus pandemic is transforming our political reality and our lives. Unnerving images of…What’s the more climate-conscious diet: Plant-based or place-based?
May 21, 2020, 3:59 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, When it comes down to tangible impacts, which is more environmentally responsible:…Coronavirus is coming for wildland firefighters. They’re not ready.
May 21, 2020, 3:59 am By Zoya TeirsteinAs you read this, thousands of wildland firefighters, the young men (and some women) who protect…What’s the more climate-conscious diet: plant-based or place-based?
May 21, 2020, 3:59 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, When it comes down to tangible impacts, which is more environmentally responsible:…Microsoft’s ambitious climate goal forgets about its oil contracts
May 21, 2020, 3:55 am By Maddie Stone
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced a bold new climate goal: By 2030, the company aims to be…
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