From clean energy to racial justice, the Carolinas are tackling environmental challenges.
May 4, 2018, 5:04 pm By Greta JochemSweet Carolina, the good times never seemed so good! Let’s review: Yesterday, the South Carolina…FEMA has the worst excuse for leaving climate change out of its strategy.
May 4, 2018, 3:43 pm By Kate YoderIn March, after a year of record-shattering natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management…As the U.S. turns its back, poor countries can expect more volatile temperature swings
May 4, 2018, 1:20 pm By Greta Jochem
The effects of climate change are already hitting hardest in the parts of the world that have…Hawaii’s coral reefs may be safe from sunscreen — but not climate change.
May 3, 2018, 4:47 pm By Greta JochemHawaiians and beach tourists alike could soon say goodbye to 3,500 sunscreen products. Aloha State…This EPA spokesperson is done defending Scott Pruitt.
May 3, 2018, 4:15 pm By Kate YoderAs the agency’s top public affairs official, Liz Bowman faced a difficult job. Pruitt is now the…Humans didn’t exist the last time there was this much CO2 in the air
May 3, 2018, 4:05 pm By Eric Holthaus
The last time atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were this high, millions of years ago, the planet…Race matters in the crackdown on environmental protests
May 3, 2018, 2:14 pm By Justine Calma
As she strode into the Kirkwood Mall in Bismarck, North Dakota, on the day after Thanksgiving 2016,…Ticks are making us sicker. The CDC blames warmer weather, not climate change.
May 2, 2018, 5:54 pm By Greta JochemIllnesses spread by ticks more than doubled between 2004 and 2016, a new report from the Centers…California, D.C., and 16 other states are suing the EPA over its attempt to weaken auto rules.
May 2, 2018, 4:03 pm By Nathanael JohnsonIn a news conference on Tuesday announcing the lawsuit, California Governor Jerry Brown took aim at…The water war that will decide the fate of 1 in 8 Americans
May 2, 2018, 3:22 pm By Eric Holthaus
Lake Mead is the country’s biggest reservoir of water. Think of it as the savings account for the…Our air is worse than the EPA says.
May 1, 2018, 4:50 pm By Justine CalmaThe prevailing wisdom is that U.S. air pollution has been on a steady decline since the 1970s.…These bloodthirsty ticks are a carnivore’s nightmare — and they’re just waking up
May 1, 2018, 4:16 pm By Zoya TeirsteinWhen Peter Coughlin was in his sophomore year at James Madison University in northern Virginia, he…Boaty McBoatface is back to study a remote glacier with apocalyptic potential.
May 1, 2018, 3:10 pm By Greta JochemIn the ship’s recent call to duty, the U.S. and Britain are teaming up in a massive five-year…The Bering Sea’s ice has never melted this early before
May 1, 2018, 1:29 pm By Eric Holthaus
On Alaska’s West Coast, the feeble April sun is shining this week on a fresh spot of open water.…Scott Pruitt can’t hold these cities back from a cleaner future.
Apr 30, 2018, 5:25 pm By Greta JochemDespite the never-ending stream of environmental inaction at the EPA, local governments across the…The fallout from Hurricane Maria is reigniting old conflicts in Puerto Rico.
Apr 30, 2018, 5:15 pm By Justine CalmaFirst: Toxic coal ash, which was a problem on the territory well before Maria’s landfall. A…An oil refinery exploded in Wisconsin, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Apr 27, 2018, 4:58 pm By Justine CalmaThe Husky Energy refinery in the city of Superior was in the process of stopping operations for…Who asks Paul Ryan the tough climate question? The seven-year old.
Apr 27, 2018, 3:49 pm By Greta JochemMidway through the House speaker’s weekly briefing on Thursday, a young voice from the audience…My boyfriend only wants one kid because of climate change. Is he being ridiculous?
Apr 26, 2018, 6:02 pm By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, My boyfriend and I have been talking about (eventually) having kids. I want two, but…Pruitt blames everyone but himself for EPA controversies.
Apr 26, 2018, 5:03 pm By Greta JochemThe EPA administrator has racked up more than 40 scandals and 10 federal investigations since he…
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