Don’t look now, but the Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” is the biggest yet.
Aug 3, 2017, 3:49 pm By Manola Secaira
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration broke news this week that the dead zone —…Scott Pruitt is going to enact an ozone rule he’d planned to push off.
Aug 3, 2017, 2:34 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Late Wednesday, the EPA administrator rescinded a previous decision to delay Obama-era regulations…Storing clean energy in salt isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Aug 3, 2017, 1:41 pm By Bobby Magill
Using giant vats of molten salt and antifreeze under the codename “Malta,” Google’s parent…Toyota says it’s on the cusp of a major electric vehicle breakthrough.
Aug 2, 2017, 6:06 pm By Amelia Urry
The automaker revealed last week that it had achieved a sought-after improvement in existing…A disappearing island’s mayor challenged Al Gore on climate change.
Aug 2, 2017, 5:25 pm By Kate YoderJames Eskridge, mayor of Virginia’s tiny Tangier Island, gave the climate change activist a piece…Trump’s border wall will circumvent a slew of environmental laws.
Aug 2, 2017, 2:47 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantDespite Trump’s idea to cover his border wall with solar panels, the administration’s whole…Climate change is a top security threat, and most of the world knows it
Aug 2, 2017, 6:00 am By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…‘Flash drought’ could devastate half the High Plains wheat harvest
Aug 1, 2017, 5:03 pm By Eric Holthaus
It’s peak hurricane season, but the nation’s worst weather disaster right now is raging on the…Trump told frackers they could fart off methane. A court said no.
Aug 1, 2017, 4:39 pm By Nathanael Johnson
On Monday night a federal appeals court ruled that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was overstepping…Fossil fuel execs to Texas: Don’t target trans people.
Aug 1, 2017, 3:18 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Leaders from over 50 companies including Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Shell, and…As the top state for solar power, California is not pumped for the eclipse.
Aug 1, 2017, 2:52 pm By Manola Secaira
Yes, we’re talking the solar eclipse, the first time the moon will entirely block out the sun over…Miami just had its hottest month ever
Aug 1, 2017, 2:16 pm By Andrea Thompson
Summers in Miami are always hot and humid, but this summer has been one for the record books. July…The lessons and limitations of using Facebook for good
Aug 1, 2017, 5:00 am By Eve AndrewsAt the end of January, I took a distressed call from my mother. She was overwhelmed, she said, by…The unexpected side effect of Trump’s war on science
Jul 31, 2017, 7:53 pm By Tim Murphy
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Trump officials want to add a coal display to the EPA museum, because of course.
Jul 31, 2017, 4:27 pm By Manola SecairaOh, and by the way, did you know there’s an EPA museum? The one-room exhibit opened in Washington…Two dire studies show the world is on the brink of locking in dangerous levels of climate change.
Jul 31, 2017, 4:27 pm By Eric Holthaus
In separate reports published Monday, researchers found that only a short window of opportunity…The Navajo Nation is transitioning from coal to solar.
Jul 31, 2017, 3:25 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station is slated to close at the end of 2019, another victim of…California’s water troubles didn’t end with the drought — they just went underground
Jul 30, 2017, 7:03 am By Mark Grossi
This story was originally published by Water Deeply. For important news about water issues and the…The Dutch are building bike lanes from used toilet paper.
Jul 29, 2017, 6:49 am By Abigail BechtelWhen it comes to crazy, world-saving initiatives, the Netherlands just can’t stop won’t stop.…Rome, once known for flowing water, is now running dry.
Jul 28, 2017, 6:11 pm By Kate Yoder
The Eternal City’s water utility, Acea, had proposed cutting off water to 1.5 million residents…
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