The first ‘negative emissions’ carbon-capture plant is up and running.
Oct 12, 2017, 4:56 pm By Amelia UrryOn Wednesday, Iceland flipped the switch on the first project that will remove more CO2 than it…Donald Trump is threatening to end federal relief to Puerto Rico — on Twitter, of course.
Oct 12, 2017, 4:28 pm By Zoya TeirsteinIn a memo leaked last week, Department of Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert recommended White…Puerto Ricans might be drinking Superfund-polluted water, the EPA says.
Oct 12, 2017, 4:07 pm By Kate Yoder
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, 36 percent of Puerto Ricans — more than a million people…Donald Trump is helping Puerto Rico with … more debt.
Oct 11, 2017, 4:43 pm By Eve Andrews
While we’re all talking about IQ tests, here’s a math problem: Imagine you’re a tree with 56…You’re probably going to be driving an electric car soon.
Oct 11, 2017, 4:08 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Volkswagen Group, the company behind VW, Audi, and Porsche, pledged to commit $1.7 billion to…California’s out-of-control wildfires are officially the worst in state history.
Oct 11, 2017, 4:03 pm By Eric HolthausHeartbreaking images are pouring in from wine country, north of San Francisco, where fires continue…Trump’s team plotted to repeal the Clean Power Plan for months. Now it begins.
Oct 10, 2017, 7:19 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…Wind energy over the oceans could power the world, geophysicists say.
Oct 10, 2017, 4:14 pm By Zoya TeirsteinA new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that wind farms over ocean…Wildfire smoke adds apocalyptic hellscape to Disneyland’s attractions.
Oct 10, 2017, 12:30 pm By Eric Holthaus
An out-of-control blaze in the Anaheim Hills east of Los Angeles cast a foreboding orange glow over…The High Price of Cheap Weed
Oct 9, 2017, 7:09 pm By Stett Holbrook
The drive to Casey and Amber O’Neill’s HappyDay Farms winds up a dirt track off Highway 101,…Trump administration to replace Clean Power Plan with ‘dirty power plan’
Oct 9, 2017, 5:29 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…FEMA director calls San Juan mayor’s concerns ‘political noise.’
Oct 9, 2017, 4:49 pm By Zoya Teirstein
In a tweet on Sunday, San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz requested help for San Juan’s hospitals…“Diablo Winds” spark historic wildfires in Wine Country
Oct 9, 2017, 4:17 pm By Nikhil Swaminathan
It’s peak wildfire season in California, and today is shaping up to be one of the worst days in…New Mexico’s anti-science education standards made “behind closed doors”
5:43pm By Andy Kroll
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…California plans to reject a controversial natural gas plant, embracing a cleaner future.
5:21pm By Kate YoderAfter a three-year battle over the proposed Puente Power Plant in Oxnard, California, a committee of…Elon Musk wants to help Puerto Rico go all-renewable.
3:05pm By Nathanael JohnsonThe CEO of Tesla, who owns a solar-power company, mused on Twitter that he could help remake the…Without Trump’s help, Puerto Rico’s poorest communities organize their own relief
Thu 6:53pm By AJ Vicens
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of…After the disaster comes disaster fatigue. Here’s how to fight it.
Thu 5:56pm By Ask Umbra®
Q. There have been so many disasters in one short month. I want to do my part to help, and I know…Eating grass-fed beef probably won’t save the planet, according to a new review.
Thu 5:40pm By Zoya Teirstein
Sorry to ruin the party, but a report from the Food Climate Research Network casts doubt on recent…Tropical Storm Nate could hit the Gulf Coast as a hurricane this weekend.
Thu 4:21pm By Kate Yoder
The storm is the latest reminder that this year’s devastating hurricane season is far from over.…
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