A bill in Congress would require more scientific research … into geoengineering.
Dec 8, 2017, 4:49 pm By Amelia UrryOn the one hand, supporting science is good! On the other hand, geoengineering — the modification…Is Ryan Zinke pretending to be Christian Grey?
Dec 8, 2017, 3:35 pm By Eve AndrewsNot in a sexy way! Maybe kind of in a sexy way. According to Politico, the interior…The GOP tax bill could cost us the next generation of climate scientists
Dec 8, 2017, 3:04 pm By Kate YoderGrad students around the country are protesting the so-called grad student tax. Of course they are!…The first wintertime megafire in California history is here
Dec 8, 2017, 1:42 pm By Eric HolthausIn the hills above the Pacific Ocean, the world crossed a terrifying threshold this week. As holiday…People of color and low-income residents still haven’t gotten the help they need after Hurricane Harvey.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:14 pm By Justine CalmaA new report by Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation found economic and…Inmates are risking their lives to fight California’s raging fires.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:02 pm By Kate YoderAs wildfires tear through the greater Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes, officials have…A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee finally got to grill Scott Pruitt on Thursday.
Dec 7, 2017, 4:51 pm By Zoya TeirsteinIt was the EPA chief’s first appearance on Capitol Hill in six months. Republicans and Democrats…New York City’s watchdog sets her sights on climate change
Dec 7, 2017, 2:09 pm By Justine CalmaAs New York City’s public advocate, Letitia James is first in line to succeed Mayor Bill de…Republicans are using some very shaky math to justify drilling in the Arctic refuge
Dec 6, 2017, 6:10 pm By Jackie Flynn MogensenThis story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Southern California is burning, and so is Rupert Murdoch’s house.
Dec 6, 2017, 4:53 pm By Eve AndrewsFor your consideration, a series of facts: 1. There are five (five!) wildfires currently…Ryan Zinke wants Trump to downsize even more national monuments.
Dec 6, 2017, 4:22 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe interior secretary, once a Prius-driving proponent of environmental conservation, recommended…Let’s check in on some of the brands increasingly running your life.
Dec 5, 2017, 5:40 pm By Eve AndrewsConsumerism drives climate change — sorry! — and there have been plenty of developments in the…A federal panel helped cities cope with climate change. Trump killed it.
Dec 5, 2017, 3:45 pm By Zoya TeirsteinAfter President Trump announced that he intended to withdraw the United States from the Paris…Energy Transfer Partners has until April to develop an oil-spill response plan for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Dec 5, 2017, 3:45 pm By Justine CalmaA federal judge ruled Monday that the pipeline developer must create a scheme to address potential…Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future
Dec 5, 2017, 1:32 pm By Eric HolthausIf you’re like me, you’ve probably been ignoring the bitcoin phenomenon for years — because it…Five Native American tribes are gearing up for a legal battle with Trump on national monuments.
Dec 4, 2017, 6:00 pm By Justine CalmaToday, the president signed two proclamations drastically cutting land from two federal monuments,…Transforming metals could make planes lighter and more fuel-efficient.
Dec 4, 2017, 4:53 pm By Amelia UrryThe tech is called “shape memory alloy” and it lets metal objects assume different shapes…Most Democrats and Republicans agree: Arctic drilling is a bad idea.
Dec 4, 2017, 4:15 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe sweeping Republican tax bill the Senate passed over the weekend (which is supposed to deal…Ricardo Lara grew up in L.A.’s dumping grounds. Now he’s cleaning them up.
Dec 4, 2017, 1:31 pm By Nathanael JohnsonFor years environmental-justice advocates have been saying it’s time to shift the focus of the…How Trump’s EPA is like your worst college roommate
Dec 4, 2017, 7:22 am By Eve Andrewsoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWfMHthR89s In the year of our Lord 2017, the EPA is…
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