There’s a new EPA air sheriff in town, and she’s got a shaky grasp on climate
Jun 28, 2019, 3:06 pm By Naveena Sadasivam
Out with one EPA official with close ties to big polluters, in with Anne Idsal, a little-known,…Philadelphia refinery will close after fire. Now who will clean up the mess?
Jun 28, 2019, 6:11 am By Rachel Ramirez
In the wake of last week’s intense fire and loud series of explosions, Philadelphia Energy…Move over, Sunrise. NBC’s weak climate questions help make the case for a climate debate.
Jun 28, 2019, 1:47 am By Molly Enking
View the video in your browser As members of the Sunrise Movement camped out in front of the…Watch out, Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This ocean cleanup device MIGHT work this time
Jun 27, 2019, 6:57 pm By Molly Enking
It’s try, try again for the Ocean Cleanup, an ambitious project designed to remove plastic from…Why is bus ridership falling almost everywhere except Pittsburgh?
Jun 27, 2019, 6:06 am By Eve AndrewsQ. Dear Umbra, Buses seem like a really obvious way to make cities more climate-forward. Why don’t…Those honeybees you’re so worried about? They’re killing off wild bee species.
Jun 27, 2019, 5:59 am By Nathanael Johnson
Those honeybees you’ve been fretting over are getting native bumblebees sick. A new study shows…The Democratic debates heated up all the way to lukewarm on climate
11:38pm By Zoya TeirsteinThis post has been updated to reflect the events of the second portion of the first primary debate.…The first Democratic debate revealed who the real climate candidates are
11:38pm By Zoya Teirstein
What is the greatest geopolitical threat to the United States? That was the question NBC’s Chuck…Fire hydrant fountains, streaking Germans, and water shortages: It’s wicked hot in Europe
7:28pm By Miyo McGinn
Wednesday marked the start of a major heat across Western Europe, with hot air moving north from the…Climate activists protest at the DNC headquarters ahead of the first primary debate
7:20pm By Zoya Teirstein
Ten candidates will take the stage at the first official Democratic National Committee debate…Democrats say Oregon climate bill is dead. Republicans don’t believe them.
12:40pm By Kate Yoder
Oregon was thiiiiiiis close to passing a sweeping climate bill, which would have made it the second…Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Buy clean energy
11:24am By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: Green energy is making headlines. From California to…Trump officials are on a tear with silly climate comments
Tue 6:11pm By Miyo McGinn
Another day, another top Trump administration official denying climate change. In a sequel to…What truths can we learn from Big Little Lies’ climate change episode?
Tue 5:46pm By Annelise McGough
HBO is done with Game of Thrones — finally!!! Don’t @ me! — which means we can all get back to…The fight for a climate debate, explained
Tue 5:35pm By Jesse Nichols
View the video in your browser Candidates and activists are pushing for a Democratic presidential…Clean energy requires rare metals. Should we mine the ocean floor to get them?
Tue 6:10am By Leta Dickinson
Our need for metals runs deep. How deep, you might ask? Why, up to 16,000 feet deep, in the form of…Dozens of public health groups call for urgent climate action
Tue 6:01am By Paola Rosa-Aquino
Over 70 medical and public health organizations called on elected (and hoping-to-be-elected)…As Democrats prep for debate in Florida, a 17,000-acre fire burns in the Everglades
Jun 24, 2019, 7:20 pm By Zoya Teirstein
On Wednesday, the first Democratic debate will take place in Miami, Florida. The candidates will…Residents say they’ve already had enough as investigation starts into Philadelphia refinery fire
Jun 24, 2019, 7:11 pm By Rachel Ramirez
When a loud blast awakened Irene Russell at 4 a.m. Friday morning, she thought someone was trying to…Watch this cringe-worthy clip of Vice President Mike Pence dodging a climate question
Jun 24, 2019, 4:44 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Vice President Mike Pence was on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, and things got … heated.…
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