Fracking harms the health of babies, study shows
Dec 14, 2017, 6:34 pm By Nathalie Baptiste
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Trump’s pick to head chemical safety at the EPA is no longer in the running.
Dec 14, 2017, 4:22 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Michael L. Dourson faced bipartisan opposition from senators because of his close ties to the…One-third of forests aren’t growing back after wildfires.
Dec 14, 2017, 4:15 pm By Kate YoderForests in the American West are having a harder time recovering from wildfires because of (what…The Republican tax bill could lead to major job losses across the U.S. renewable industry.
7:07pm By Zoya TeirsteinFederal tax credits are essential to driving growth in the United States’ wind and solar energy…2 independent studies say climate change worsened Hurricane Harvey’s rains.
3:54pm By Justine Calma
A new report by the World Weather Attribution consortium finds that warming boosted downpours…Coastal cities are in serious jeopardy, new sea-level rise study shows.
3:05pm By Eric Holthaus
As I wrote in a cover story last month, massive sheets of ice in Antarctica essentially hold…Here’s a $17 billion blueprint for how to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
2:50pm By Amelia UrryCalled “Build Back Better,” the plan focuses on providing immediate relief while also making…Trump’s lawyers tried (and probably failed) to throw out the kids’ climate lawsuit.
Tue 6:02pm By Eric HolthausOn Monday, a group of young people suing the U.S. government for willfully infringing on their…How should communities cope with the end of coal? Advice from the frontlines.
Tue 4:55pm By Amelia Urry
The Mon Valley in western Pennsylvania was once at the center of an industrial revolution that put…The warming Arctic could put a serious dent in wind energy production.
Tue 3:10pm By Zoya TeirsteinThere’s a pretty steep temperature difference between the North Pole and the equator. But that…Meat taxes are totally going to be a thing — someday.
Tue 12:56pm By Kate YoderTo the delight of vegans everywhere, the Guardian reported on Monday that a tax on meat products is…Farmworkers are risking their health to harvest produce near California wildfires.
Dec 11, 2017, 5:45 pm By Justine CalmaThe out-of-control fires have already burned up an area the size of New York City and Boston…Trump’s EPA eases off on the whole “environmental protection” thing.
Dec 11, 2017, 4:27 pm By Zoya Teirstein
The Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to defend human health and the environment, but…This House committee has clearly picked a side in the national monument debate.
Dec 8, 2017, 7:38 pm By Zoya TeirsteinIt’s not Patagonia’s. The public lands dispute heated up on Monday when outdoor clothing brand…Northern Alaska is warming so fast, it’s faking out computers.
Dec 8, 2017, 4:59 pm By Eric Holthaus
The loss of near-shore sea ice near Utqiaġvik (Barrow) has been so abrupt, it’s transformed the…A bill in Congress would require more scientific research … into geoengineering.
Dec 8, 2017, 4:49 pm By Amelia Urry
On 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 Yoder
Grad 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 Holthaus
In 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…
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