Our planet’s carbon dioxide levels are rising at “record-breaking speed.”
Oct 30, 2017, 4:41 pm By Eric Holthaus
A new report from the United Nations World Meteorological Organization warns that global carbon…Puerto Rico’s shady Whitefish deal is canceled, but it’s one more recovery setback.
Oct 30, 2017, 4:36 pm By Kate Yoder
After outcry from Congress and Puerto Rico officials, the island’s utility is canceling its $300…We will never know how many people died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria.
Oct 30, 2017, 3:48 pm By Justine CalmaAlthough the official death toll stands at 51, that number fails to account for more than 900 people…Museums are better prepared than most Americans to survive the next natural disaster
Fri 6:57pm By Eleanor Cummins
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…St. Louis just became the biggest Midwestern city to commit to clean energy.
Fri 6:02pm By Zoya TeirsteinOn Friday, Missouri’s most populous city voted to obtain 100 percent of its energy from renewable…5 years after Sandy, this woman still worries about being left behind because of her disability
Fri 5:31pm By Justine Calma
When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City five years ago this Sunday, Melba Torres was prepared to…Trump wants to to keep the largest coal plant in the West, built on Navajo land, open.
Fri 5:02pm By Justine CalmaSure, the Arizona facility has been a significant source of funding for schools, infrastructure, and…A leaked contract shows shady details of Whitefish Energy’s Puerto Rico deal.
Fri 4:28pm By Kate YoderThe tiny Montana electric company was awarded a surprising $300-million deal last week to rebuild…Overworked and understaffed, the National Weather Service is “on the brink.”
Fri 4:11pm By Eric Holthaus
You’d think that, in an era of increasingly extreme weather and disasters that can render whole…My high school throws out a stupid amount of food. What can I do?
Oct 26, 2017, 6:55 pm By Eve Andrews
The questions that land in the Ask Umbra inbox are, by turns, incredibly vague, hyper-specific,…Water bills are skyrocketing, and people of color are being hit hard.
Oct 26, 2017, 5:17 pm By Justine Calma
A new Chicago Tribune investigation found that residents in black and Latino communities are…A tiny energy company got in a big feud with San Juan’s mayor.
Oct 26, 2017, 4:45 pm By Kate YoderThat didn’t take long. The government-owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority gave $300…Watch Samantha Bee’s haunted house of climate hell.
Oct 26, 2017, 4:09 pm By Zoya Teirstein
In Wednesday’s episode of Full Frontal, the late-night host invites eight climate change deniers…When stories about drought spike, people use less water.
Oct 25, 2017, 8:05 pm By Nathanael Johnson
During California’s devastating drought, people started cutting water use even before water…100-degree October temperatures? Welcome to ‘hotumn.’
Oct 25, 2017, 5:00 pm By Kate YoderWe’re in the middle of a new, climate-changed kind of fall — one where you ask for that pumpkin…National parks could get a lot more expensive in 2018.
Oct 25, 2017, 4:11 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe cost of admission to 17 of America’s most popular national parks could more than double, from…Tesla and solar groups put Puerto Rico back on the grid
Oct 24, 2017, 8:16 pm By Amelia Urry
It was a transaction concocted on Twitter — and in a few short weeks, declared official: Tesla is…Tesla’s solar vision gets its first big test in Puerto Rico
Oct 24, 2017, 8:16 pm By Amelia UrryIt was a transaction concocted on Twitter — and in a few short weeks, declared official: Tesla is…Video captures Hurricane Maria’s terrible impact on Puerto Rico.
Oct 24, 2017, 6:57 pm By Eric Holthaus
On Tuesday afternoon, 34 days after the hurricane made landfall in Puerto Rico, the National Weather…Hurricane Maria crushed Puerto Rico farms. This activist wants to grow resilience through food.
Oct 24, 2017, 5:39 pm By Kate Yoder
Puerto Rico’s local food movement was in revival mode. While the island struggled with an ongoing…
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