Climate change will have its Scopes Monkey Trial this week
Mar 19, 2018, 1:35 pm By Zoya Teirstein
In 1925, a Tennessee substitute teacher was indicted by a grand jury for teaching evolution to his…The Department of Interior had a no good, very embarrassing week.
Mar 16, 2018, 5:00 pm By Justine CalmaInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke insulted Japanese Americans, people with disabilities, veterans, and…Blame the Arctic for your wild winter weather, New Yorkers.
Mar 15, 2018, 5:46 pm By Eric HolthausThere’s new evidence out this week that disruptions in the Arctic linked to climate change are…EPA’s new environmental justice adviser is not down with its coal ash plan.
Mar 15, 2018, 4:24 pm By Justine CalmaJeremy Orr was appointed to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council last week. He also…Humor can get young people fired up about climate change.
Mar 15, 2018, 4:00 pm By Kate YoderA study published in the Journal of Communication aimed to find out whether humor, fear, or…Meteorologists have a new strategy for bringing climate change down to earth
Mar 15, 2018, 3:05 pm By Jim O'Donnell
This story was originally published by Ensia. KOLR10 News TV meteorologist Elisa Raffa wanted to…The physicist who dreamed of other universes wanted us to save the one we’ve already got.
Mar 14, 2018, 4:51 pm By Justine Calma
The legendary Stephen Hawking passed away early Wednesday in his Cambridge home. Later in his life,…Zinke may not allow oil drilling off the West Coast after all.
Mar 14, 2018, 3:47 pm By Kate Yoder
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appears to have realized the obvious: The iconic Oregon coast would be…The Koch bros preached the fossil fuel gospel in Virginia. Then, black churches fought back.
Mar 14, 2018, 7:00 am By Kenya Downs
Rev. Paul Wilson fastens enough buttons on his jacket to stay warm on a chilly fall afternoon but…Lack of snowpack leaves the West hung out to dry
Mar 13, 2018, 5:37 pm By Eric Holthaus
The lack of snow across the West this winter points to a parched summer ahead. In California,…Scientists won’t debate climate science on a national stage, but cities and oil companies will
Mar 13, 2018, 5:08 pm By Kate Yoder
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had a vision: Scientists would clash onstage in a televised debate…Rex Tillerson is out, and the Koch brothers are in.
Mar 13, 2018, 3:04 pm By Zoya TeirsteinIn an early morning tweet, President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and announced that…Judge to Trump: You can’t just ignore pollution rules.
Mar 13, 2018, 2:52 pm By Nathanael JohnsonBack in 2015, the Obama administration tightened the rules governing ozone, a pollutant formed by…Science gives first responders a leg up on catastrophes.
Mar 12, 2018, 4:13 pm By Justine CalmaThe Red Cross is working with meteorologists and academics to better understand how climate change…Former Governator Schwarzenegger wants to sue oil companies for “murder.”
Mar 12, 2018, 3:35 pm By Nathanael JohnsonDuring an interview with Politico’s “Off Message” podcast at the South by Southwest festival,…Nothing is certain but death and (maybe?) carbon taxes
Mar 12, 2018, 5:58 am By Jesse Nichols
Support for slapping a tax on carbon emissions is about as widespread as an environmental measure…There’s a lot of confusion at the Department of the Interior, and it’s not just about doors.
Mar 9, 2018, 5:22 pm By Kate YoderWhen the Associated Press reported that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s department had spent…MIT just had a nuclear fusion breakthrough.
Mar 9, 2018, 5:06 pm By Nathanael JohnsonSince the 1950s, we’ve been hearing that fusion was just 20 years away. But there is something…The EPA is riddled with conflicts of interest, according to new analysis.
Mar 9, 2018, 3:14 pm By Zoya TeirsteinPresident Trump has a rule for former lobbyists and lawyers in his administration: They’re…Genetically engineered salmon may be coming to a store near you
Mar 9, 2018, 2:16 pm By Richard Martin
This story originally appeared in bioGraphic, an online magazine about nature and sustainability…
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