California wildfires torch the legalization hopes of pot growers
Oct 20, 2017, 9:08 am By Stett Holbrook
The wildfires that swept across Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa counties in Northern California last…One month later, most of Puerto Rico is still utterly destroyed.
Oct 20, 2017, 4:00 am By Eric HolthausSince Hurricane Maria made landfall, the humanitarian crisis has devolved into one of the worst in…Europe’s hurricane-fueled wildfires might become a recurring nightmare
Oct 19, 2017, 6:37 pm By Eric Holthaus
This week, a hurricane broadsided Europe – a rare event considering most of the continent is…Old reefs hold the tale of past sea-level rise, and … it’s dramatic.
Oct 19, 2017, 6:16 pm By Amelia UrryToward the end of the last ice age, about 19,000 years ago, the sea rose in several large spurts,…Old reefs hold the tale of past sea level rise, and … it’s dramatic.
Oct 19, 2017, 6:16 pm By Amelia UrryToward the end of the last ice age, about 19,000 years ago, the sea rose in several large spurts,…The first floating wind turbines just came online, which is very good news, indeed.
Oct 19, 2017, 3:41 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Five giant turbines bobbing in the North Sea, 15 miles off the Scottish coast, are now producing…The first floating wind turbines just came online, which is very good news indeed.
Oct 19, 2017, 3:41 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Five giant turbines bobbing in the North Sea, 15 miles off the Scottish coast, are now producing…New Mexico: OK, fine, we’ll put science back in science standards.
Oct 19, 2017, 2:55 pm By Kate YoderLast month, the state’s public education agency proposed science standards with a few substantial…How to stamp out sexual harassment when it’s reached the ends of the Earth
Oct 18, 2017, 7:27 pm By Eve Andrews
On Oct. 6, the day after The New York Times broke the story that Harvey Weinstein had serially…A town hit hard by Hurricane Harvey may never fully recover.
Oct 18, 2017, 5:58 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe mayor of the coastal town of Rockport, Texas said on Tuesday that the community will likely…Half of all rides on Uber and Lyft didn’t have to happen.
Oct 18, 2017, 4:06 pm By Amelia Urry
Those trips — 49 to 61 percent of all rides in metro areas — would otherwise have been made on…Nearly half of the country thinks Donald Trump is handling hurricane season well.
Oct 18, 2017, 2:43 pm By Eve AndrewsA new poll from CNN shows that public opinion of President Donald Trump’s approach to hurricane…California wildfires could cost ‘wine country’ its immigrant population.
Oct 18, 2017, 2:29 pm By Justine Calma
While many homeowners in Sonoma and Napa Counties are returning to pick up the pieces after the…Trump abandons Obama-era plan to help climate refugees
Oct 17, 2017, 6:52 pm By Kyla Mandel
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…Photos show Portugal and Spain in flames.
Oct 17, 2017, 4:59 pm By Zoya Teirstein
A series of fires in both countries this week killed more than 40 people and injured at least 63…A judge lets pipeline protesters mount an unusual defense.
Oct 17, 2017, 4:26 pm By Kate Yoder
Last year, protesters were arrested and charged with felonies after turning off valves that control…The National Park Service has both a sexual harassment and a discrimination problem.
Oct 17, 2017, 3:14 pm By Justine CalmaA recent internal study reveals that within the past year more than one in six female employees have…6 threats to the Arctic Refuge
Oct 16, 2017, 5:43 pm By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: You already know that a changing climate is bad news…The environmental injustice of the Arctic refuge
Oct 16, 2017, 5:43 pm By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: Spend enough time in climate circles and you’re…Ophelia is the strongest storm to hit Ireland in at least 50 years.
Oct 16, 2017, 5:16 pm By Eric Holthaus
With winds approaching 100 mph, storm surge has breached coastal defenses, pushing the Atlantic…
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