Off-roading, chopped Joshua Trees, overflowing toilets: Our national parks during a shutdown
Jan 11, 2019, 4:02 am By Annelise McGough
Ever wanted to cut down an iconic Joshua tree in order to create space for some off-roading? No?…Minnesota youth demand Green New Deal in meeting with governor
Jan 10, 2019, 6:29 pm By Eric Holthaus
On Wednesday, more than 100 youth from across the state ascended the snow-free steps of the…600+ environmental orgs say this is what they want in a Green New Deal
Jan 10, 2019, 6:11 pm By Justine Calma
The urgency to get to a fossil fuel-free future is growing. Now comes the discussion over just how…Texas scientists want to school Governor Greg Abbott on climate
Jan 10, 2019, 5:30 pm By Claire Elise Thompson
A group of scientists affiliated with universities throughout Texas has offered to tutor the…Jay Inslee raises the stakes for 2020 presidential candidates
Jan 10, 2019, 3:54 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee is considering running for president and he’s got one issue…Doomsday in Antarctica just got postponed a little
Jan 10, 2019, 1:40 pm By Eric Holthaus
There are a lot of daunting aspects of climate change, but few are more frightening than what’s…Marie Kondo and the life-changing magic of just buying less
Jan 10, 2019, 7:00 am By Eve Andrews
Got a question for Umbra? Submit a question here. In this week’s Ask Umbra, the call is coming…It was a bad year for carbon emissions, even in California
Jan 9, 2019, 6:10 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Carbon emissions are rising in the the United States, and it looks like the golden green state of…North Carolina to Trump: end the shutdown so we can use our hurricane aid
Jan 9, 2019, 6:05 pm By Justine Calma
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper addressed the president in a letter today, explaining that the…Historically black community could face a toxic facility for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Jan 9, 2019, 2:21 pm By Paola Rosa-Aquino
The saga continues for the embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline. On Tuesday, a Virginia board approved…Bernie Sanders calls out Trump for ignoring the real crisis: climate change
Jan 9, 2019, 12:45 pm By Zoya Teirstein
President Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday night about an issue he thinks…Here’s the Green New Deal debate you haven’t heard yet
Jan 9, 2019, 7:00 am By Justine Calma
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Elizabeth Warren. Beto O’Rourke. Those are just a few of the…Democrats send Trump a literal trash pile to protest government shutdown
Jan 8, 2019, 8:21 pm By Zoya Teirstein
The U.S. government has been partially shut down for 18 days and counting. Thousands of government…Feeling burned out by climate? You’re not alone.
Jan 8, 2019, 5:27 pm By eholthaus
This post is the latest from our weekly Climate of Courage newsletter. Sign up to get more of this…The shutdown shows just how vital government scientists are
Jan 8, 2019, 4:40 pm By Eric Niiler
This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…The government is shut down, but oil development is (mostly) open for business
Jan 8, 2019, 3:41 pm By Greta Moran
The trash pileup in our national parks could cause long-term damage. Texas is begging for funding…The EPA hired GOP oppo firm because it was sick of ‘fake news’
Jan 7, 2019, 6:22 pm By Russ Choma
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…This GIF shows how far the 100th Meridian has shifted since 1980
Jan 7, 2019, 5:18 pm By Zoya TeirsteinClimate change works in mysterious ways; it isn’t limited to wildfires and melting ice. Today’s…Ocasio-Cortez: 70 percent tax on mega-rich could pay for Green New Deal
Jan 6, 2019, 11:05 pm By Zoya TeirsteinNew York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a lot of big ideas, including the Green New…It’s time to start eating roadkill
Jan 6, 2019, 7:00 am By Ella Jacobson
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the…
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