James Hansen’s legacy: Scientists reflect on climate change in 1988, 2018, and 2048
Jun 22, 2018, 12:52 pm By Eric Holthaus
Thirty years ago this week, NASA scientist James Hansen testified to Congress that the age of…As coral reefs suffer from climate change, researchers aim at a new target: snails
Jun 22, 2018, 7:01 am By Shannon Osaka
It seems like it’s always bad news for coral reefs. The ocean is acidifying, the Great Barrier…The water crisis the Trump administration didn’t want you to know about
Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
The government just released a huge study about chemicals. Mazel tov! You made it through the most…Republicans are backing a ‘carbon dividend.’ What the heck is that?
Jun 21, 2018, 7:00 am By Kate Yoder
Federal climate action may seem like a far-off prospect, but that’s not stopping a new group of…The Koch brothers hate public transit. But they can’t always stop projects in their tracks.
Jun 20, 2018, 3:14 pm By Shannon Osaka
The infamous Koch brothers have bankrolled climate deniers, propped up polluting industries, and…The government has been separating children from parents at the border. Now the border is flooding.
Jun 20, 2018, 2:11 pm By Eric Holthaus
Torrential rains flooded south Texas on Wednesday morning, the latest danger in an escalating crisis…San Francisco residents were sure nearby industry was harming their health. They were right.
Jun 20, 2018, 9:58 am By Greta Jochem
For decades, the residents of San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood have sounded the…Why it’s OK to change your mind, from a former anti-GMO activist
Jun 20, 2018, 7:40 am By Nathanael Johnson
Once upon a time, shortly after the age of bloodletting, people thought that facts could change…Woman, scientist, climate advocate: Can you be all three?
Jun 19, 2018, 12:57 pm By Eve Andrews
In 2015, a University of California, Davis researcher named Sarah Moffit appeared in a…Despite Trump, Wall Street is breaking up with fossil fuels
Jun 19, 2018, 9:00 am By Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, and…Exxon says climate lawsuits violate its right to free speech. Seriously.
Jun 19, 2018, 6:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
Just a short time ago, it seemed like Exxon might finally be forced to reckon with the harm it had…How to disrupt Keystone XL? Solar panels, lawsuits, and ancestral land
Jun 18, 2018, 3:55 pm By Shannon Osaka
Remember Keystone XL, America’s favorite zombie pipeline? TransCanada’s long-resisted pipeline,…Even Scott Pruitt’s friends have given up on him
Jun 18, 2018, 2:49 pm By Rebecca Leber
EPA chief Scott Pruitt may still be clinging to his job despite his ever-expanding list of…Rising seas could wipe out $1 trillion worth of U.S. homes and businesses
Jun 18, 2018, 10:01 am By Eric Holthaus
Some 2.4 million American homes and businesses worth more than $1 trillion are at risk of “chronic…Here are the carbon pricing battles to watch right now
Jun 18, 2018, 8:04 am By Kate Yoder
Massachusetts, Washington state, and the District of Columbia have a decent shot this year at…Leaked letter: Kinder Morgan broke rules for months during Trans Mountain Pipeline construction
Jun 16, 2018, 8:00 am By Mike De Souza
This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as…Did evangelical Christianity create Scott Pruitt?
Jun 15, 2018, 3:34 pm By Brian Palmer
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Here’s how many people Pruitt’s environmental policies could kill
Jun 15, 2018, 1:34 pm By Greta Jochem
If the Trump administration is good at anything, it’s proposing rollbacks to environmental…Senator: Climate is a winning issue, and Dems are missing out
Jun 15, 2018, 6:28 am By Chip Giller
Sheldon Whitehouse, a two-term senator from Rhode Island, is among the fiercest climate hawks…The fight for the right to be cremated by water
Jun 14, 2018, 7:34 pm By Emily Atkin
This story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part of…
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