Gigantic water tunnels won’t save Houston from the next Harvey
Apr 10, 2018, 7:36 pm By Eric Holthaus
Houston is just seven months removed from the worst flooding disaster in U.S. history. With this…Flint’s free bottled water is ending, but locals aren’t convinced the tap water is safe.
Apr 10, 2018, 4:57 pm By Greta JochemIn a statement about the decision, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said that the city’s water has…John Oliver just tore into Scott Pruitt’s latest scandals.
Apr 10, 2018, 3:12 pm By Annelise McGoughThe Last Week Tonight host plainly laid out the tale of the EPA administrator this week, in all its…If Pruitt gets fired, the EPA is stuck with this coal lobbyist
Apr 10, 2018, 2:28 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Company halts controversial Canadian pipeline expansion after fierce opposition.
Apr 9, 2018, 5:06 pm By Justine CalmaKinder Morgan announced Sunday that it would stop all non-essential spending on the Trans Mountain…A growing number of Republicans say Scott Pruitt is the wrong guy for the job.
Apr 9, 2018, 4:37 pm By Zoya Teirstein
“Scott is doing a great job!” President Trump tweeted on Saturday. But others in the GOP have…Can a tantrum save the world? We asked a class of first graders
Apr 9, 2018, 7:07 am By Jesse Nicholsoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzEuzeW52MQ It’s a pretty safe bet that climate…Engineers tried to tame the Mississippi River. They only made flooding worse.
Apr 7, 2018, 7:00 am By Adam Rogers
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Puerto Rico is closing a quarter of its schools and blaming it on Hurricane Maria, but teachers aren’t buying it.
4:44pm By Justine CalmaIn the wake of the storm, 1 in 11 students (some 26,000 kids) have left the territory. Citing a…The real fear behind climate conspiracy theories
1:12pm By Eve Andrews
When I was 18, Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth shaped my ideas about sex, attractiveness, and life as…Rich countries invested less money in renewables last year. In the U.S., cities are picking up the slack.
7:00am By Zoya Teirstein
Here’s some bad news: A new report shows that U.S. investment in renewable energy fell by 6…Zinke says the Interior isn’t censoring science. The evidence begs to differ.
7:00am By Elizabeth Shogren
This story was originally published by Reveal and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Another reason climate change is a public health nightmare: Allergies.
6:15am By Greta Jochem
If you’re feeling particularly sneezy this spring, you may have climate change to thank.…We’re not ready for hurricane season, and it’s 8 weeks away
Thu 7:32pm By Eric Holthaus
Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico are still recovering from last year’s devastating hurricane season,…Shell predicted it would get sued over climate change back in ’98.
Thu 5:01pm By Justine CalmaNow, those lawsuits are here, and that prediction could bite the multinational oil company in the…How to escape traffic hell? Seattle has an idea.
Thu 3:54pm By Jesse NicholsIt’s called congestion pricing, what many economists consider a two-for-one solution for bad…The Department of Interior is a hostile place to work if you’re Native American.
Apr 4, 2018, 5:35 pm By Justine CalmaDOI head Ryan Zinke has been facing heat for telling employees he doesn’t care about diversity.…Meet 5 people fixing the food system.
Apr 4, 2018, 4:33 pm By Grist staffBy 2050, the world’s population could hit 9 billion. That’s a lot of mouths to feed! The…Cities need a new approach to water bills. Philadelphia’s got one.
Apr 4, 2018, 1:24 pm By Angela Fichter
original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfrSvWopRI0 Water is life, right? We need it to…6 tricks Scott Pruitt uses to manipulate the media
Apr 3, 2018, 6:06 pm By Lisa Hymas
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt might just be the most ruthlessly effective…
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