Here’s why the “Climategate 2” scandal is bunk
Feb 6, 2017, 6:54 pm By Philip Newell
As a result of human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, the planet is warming. Those…Why is California building fossil-fuel power plants it doesn’t need?
Feb 6, 2017, 5:39 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A big piece in the Los Angeles Times asks that question. Californians have done a great job of…A South Dakota education bill has scientists wondering if we’re headed back to the Cretaceous.
Feb 6, 2017, 5:29 pm By Amy McDermott
Senate Bill 55 would let teachers present “the strengths and weaknesses of scientific…Watch out: Notorious climate denier Lamar Smith is fixated on “Making EPA Great Again.”
Feb 6, 2017, 3:52 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
That’s the title he’s given to a hearing that will happen on Tuesday in the House Science,…The plan to make the EPA “great again” isn’t so great for science
Feb 4, 2017, 6:00 am By Ari Phillips
This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Just one-quarter of Trump voters think climate change is caused by humans.
Feb 3, 2017, 6:33 pm By Kate Yoder
That’s compared to 90 percent of Clinton voters and 65 percent of the general public, a new survey…The Standing Rock Sioux will soon march on Washington.
Feb 3, 2017, 4:10 pm By Sabrina Imbler
On Wednesday, the tribe announced that the Rise With Standing Rock Native Nations March…The Resistance to Trump is real, and it’s been busy
Feb 3, 2017, 3:43 pm By Eve Andrews
Last week, Greenpeace activists strung a “Resist” banner from a construction crane towering over…Maryland lawmakers have pushed past their governor’s veto to embrace renewable power.
Feb 3, 2017, 3:05 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The state’s Republican governor, Larry Hogan, had vetoed a bill that would require utilities to…Week Two brings more enemies of the environment to Team Trump
Feb 3, 2017, 2:29 pm By Lisa Hymas
Did you miss Week One of Trump Tracker, our analysis of the new president’s environmental actions?…Sweden’s climate minister just trolled Trump in the most excellent way.
Feb 3, 2017, 2:05 pm By Cody Permenter
Isabella Lövin, who also serves as the country’s deputy prime minister, signed a new climate law…Gorsuch likely to be skeptical of environmental rules, but that could bite Trump too
Feb 3, 2017, 12:18 pm By Patrick Parenteau
In nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump…Uber’s CEO would like you to re-download the company’s app, please.
Feb 2, 2017, 8:18 pm By Cody Permenter
This weekend, a momentous online campaign against the ride-sharing company encouraged people to…Welcome to the new EPA website, overhauled by Trump’s team
Feb 2, 2017, 7:06 pm By Brian Kahn
The Environmental Protection Agency’s website has begun to transform under the Trump…There’s finally a tool for navigating cities that puts people before cars.
Feb 2, 2017, 5:22 pm By Kate Yoder
Have you ever found Google Maps leading you, a pedestrian, on the steepest possible route from…Innovation, not scarcity, could bring us peak oil as soon as 2020.
Feb 2, 2017, 2:18 pm By Nathanael Johnson
According to a new report from Grantham Institute at Imperial College London and the Carbon Tracker…What’s causing chaos at the EPA? Trump’s transition officials blame the media.
Feb 2, 2017, 1:57 pm By Tim Sohn
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…In a win for Standing Rock, Seattle just moved to dump Wells Fargo.
Feb 1, 2017, 6:14 pm By Sabrina Imbler
A Seattle City Council committee voted 8-0 to divest from the bank, which currently manages $3…Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer wants to supercharge the resistance.
Feb 1, 2017, 5:42 pm By Nathanael Johnson
On Sunday, Steyer joined protesters at the San Francisco airport. Now, he’s saying Trump’s…Mark your calendars! The March for Science is happening in D.C. on April 22.
Feb 1, 2017, 3:00 pm By Amelia Urry
(Yes, that is Earth Day.) After the wild success of the Women’s March and the equally wild threats…
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