Kids are beginning to picture scientists as women.
Mar 21, 2018, 7:01 am By Zoya TeirsteinA third of the time, at least, according to a new analysis in the journal Child Development. The…Can’t bring yourself to say ‘climate change’? Try these Trump-ready phrases instead.
Mar 21, 2018, 6:03 am By Kate Yoder
Imagine you are Brock Long, the man President Trump appointed to run the Federal Emergency…After Supreme Court ruling, Flint residents will finally see officials in court.
Mar 20, 2018, 4:33 pm By Justine CalmaOn Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed two class-action lawsuits over contaminated water to go…Surprise! Cutting emissions doesn’t just help polar bears, it saves people, too.
Mar 20, 2018, 4:14 pm By Zoya TeirsteinMore stringent climate regulations could save as many as 153 million lives, according to a study…Cynthia Nixon is campaigning on fixing New York’s broke-ass subway.
Mar 20, 2018, 3:07 pm By Eve AndrewsYou may have heard that, in an extremely good Sex and the City plot development, the actress is…Six months after Maria, the hardest hit city in Puerto Rico is still being ignored
Mar 20, 2018, 6:00 am By AJ Vicens
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Abortion rights are headed back to the Supreme Court, this time as a First Amendment issue.
Mar 19, 2018, 4:36 pm By Eve AndrewsOn Tuesday, the court will hear arguments about a California law that tries to clarify the facts…After fatal crash, will people trust self-driving cars to steer us to a cleaner future?
Mar 19, 2018, 4:14 pm By Zoya Teirstein
A driverless car struck a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday night, the first time a self-driving…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
5:37pm 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
5:08pm 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.
3:04pm By Zoya TeirsteinIn an early morning tweet, President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and announced that…
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