Is biking in the city worth breathing all the polluted air?
May 23, 2019, 6:06 am By Eve AndrewsQ. Dear Umbra, Do the health benefits of riding a bike outweigh the exposure to air pollution?…Climate crisis more politically polarizing than abortion for U.S. voters, study finds
May 22, 2019, 5:06 pm By Oliver MilmanThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…What’s next for Big Oil? A carbon tax for them and a whole lotta concessions from us.
May 22, 2019, 2:45 pm By Zoya TeirsteinIn case you haven’t heard, climate change is kind of having a moment right now. The Democratic…What does the Green New Deal mean for workers?
May 22, 2019, 2:21 pm By Annelise McGoughGrist recently partnered with the Peoples Climate Movement to host the second in a series of live…It’s National Bike Month. Don’t let a flat tire deflate your spirits
May 22, 2019, 6:00 am By Chip GillerMay is National Bike Month, and while there are certainly some legitimate excuses for not hitting…Louisiana has a new plan to prevent flood disasters
May 21, 2019, 4:45 pm By Leta DickinsonThe most flood-prone state in the U.S. is taking strides to stay dry. Louisiana recently came out…Texans could get a year in prison for protesting pipelines on their own land
May 21, 2019, 3:18 pm By Naveena SadasivamThe fight against a Texas pipeline just got a little more challenging. On Monday, the Texas Senate…The royal baby is cute and all, but hello, the planet is on fire
May 21, 2019, 2:15 pm By Lisa HymasHere’s a sign of how badly the big networks are blowing it: ABC’s World News Tonight spent more…How did Minneapolis and Seattle get people on board with contentious — yet dry — housing policy?
May 21, 2019, 6:00 am By Philip KieferOn a sunny Friday evening in early April, a group of Seattle activists met in a window-lined, trendy…With Game of Thrones finale, sewage finally gets the primetime treatment
May 20, 2019, 7:29 pm By Jesse NicholsGame of Thrones is a series known for its nearly 6,000 onscreen deaths. But in the finale, the…Feeling deflated on climate? This newsletter will get you rolling again
May 20, 2019, 12:47 pm By Chip GillerHey there, Climate change is just about the biggest, muckiest problem I can think of. Going it alone…The bad news about nudges: They might be backfiring
May 20, 2019, 7:07 am By Kate YoderNudges, those tweaks that use behavioral science to help people make smarter decisions, are popular…Rising seas threaten to swamp a rare firefly’s habitat
May 20, 2019, 6:30 am By Naveena SadasivamWhen’s the last time you saw a firefly? Chances are, not recently. And, if you did, you probably…Disney World’s literal nuclear option, explained
May 19, 2019, 7:00 am By Rebecca RennerThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…5G networks could throw weather forecasting into chaos
May 18, 2019, 8:00 am By Eric NiilerThis story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…This casino’s microgrid might be the future of energy
May 18, 2019, 7:00 am By Matt SimonThis story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Scientists are baffled by a giant spike in this greenhouse gas (it’s not CO2)
May 17, 2019, 7:00 am By Leta DickinsonThe unexpected culprit that could throw a wrench in the world’s efforts to stop climate change?…There are glimmers of a Green New Deal in Inslee’s big new climate plan
May 17, 2019, 6:00 am By Zoya TeirsteinThe little-known governor of Washington state just unveiled the ambitious second phase of his…New York’s Williams Pipeline is denied (but not dead)
May 16, 2019, 4:52 pm By Justine CalmaWhen Lee Ziesche heard that New York state regulators had denied the operator of the Williams…Houston teen: Why my oil-soaked city could be ground zero for a greener future
May 16, 2019, 3:00 pm By Shania HurtadoOn March 15, I organized the Youth Climate Rally in Houston, Texas, which brought 50 students to…
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