Here are 4 ways climate change is messing with our brains — for the worse.
Mar 1, 2017, 3:23 pm By Kate Yoder
We might think of climate change as purely physical: wildfires blazing through forests, rising seas…Trump has no clue what it takes to ensure clean air and water.
Feb 28, 2017, 11:43 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
In his address to Congress on Tuesday night, the president made some nice-sounding promises:…Here’s how the Standing Rock Sioux will keep fighting Dakota Access — in court
Feb 28, 2017, 5:08 pm By Sabrina Imbler
By some accounts, the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline now looks unwinnable. Standing Rock…The Standing Rock Sioux could still beat the Dakota Access Pipeline — in court
Feb 28, 2017, 5:08 pm By Sabrina Imbler
By some accounts, the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline now looks unwinnable. Standing Rock…Trump is coming for your clean water.
Feb 28, 2017, 2:30 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
On Tuesday, the president is signing an executive order directing the EPA to start the long process…Shell’s 1991 climate change film shows just how much it knew
Feb 28, 2017, 2:09 pm By Damian Carrington
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…It’s safe for scientists to raise some heck when it comes to climate change.
7:57pm By Amy McDermott
Researchers strive to be unbiased observers. For them, keeping opinions private comes as second…Robots are raising your kale now.
4:52pm By Kate Yoder
A New Jersey startup called Bowery grows leafy greens stacked in columns five high under the…Trump plans to slash EPA’s budget and boost the military’s.
3:24pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
The administration on Monday proposed an increase in defense spending of $54 billion a year, or…Mardi Gras beads make a much bigger mess than you’d imagine
Sun 7:33am By David Redmon
Shiny, colorful bead necklaces, also known as “throws,” are now synonymous with Mardi Gras. Even…States are trying to bring science denial to the classroom
Feb 25, 2017, 6:00 am By Rebecca Boyle
This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Transit ridership is slipping in some big cities.
Feb 24, 2017, 3:21 pm By Nathanael Johnson
And that’s surprising because many buses and trains seem more crowded than ever. In fact, a…Climate activists are rooting for Keith Ellison to head up the Democratic National Committee.
Feb 23, 2017, 7:49 pm By Lisa Hymas
Democratic Party insiders will vote for a new chair this weekend. The winner will get the tough job…Standing Rock is burning.
Feb 23, 2017, 4:49 pm By Sabrina Imbler
About 150 people voluntarily left the last occupied resistance camp by Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the…Exxon just decided to keep a big chunk of its tar sands in the ground.
Feb 23, 2017, 2:51 pm By Nathanael Johnson
In a press release, the company said that oil prices are so low that it’s simply not profitable to…Here’s what the world’s biggest solar farm looks like from space
Feb 23, 2017, 1:08 pm By Brian Kahn
On the Tibetan Plateau in eastern China, 4 million solar panels silently soak up the sun as part of…We explain Keystone XL, the pipeline that just won’t die
Feb 23, 2017, 5:51 am By Sabrina Imbler
original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfpszlrTN_4 When Obama rejected the permit for…Here are some of the most unnerving things we’ve read so far in those Pruitt emails.
Feb 22, 2017, 7:43 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Scott Pruitt, new EPA administrator, had cozy ties with energy companies while serving as…Congressional climate deniers are getting called on their BS at town halls this week.
Feb 22, 2017, 5:37 pm By Amelia UrryIt turns out plenty of their constituents DO care about climate change, clean water, and…Maybe this is the century that America erects giant Atlantic seawalls.
Feb 22, 2017, 5:26 pm By Nathanael JohnsonAnd Boston could get the building started, as city officials are considering a massive barrier…
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