Exclusive: EPA’s top official commits to doing right by communities of color
Oct 27, 2016, 10:00 am By Ben Adler
The fundamental facts of environmental justice — that communities of color face disproportionately…Put down that polar bear pic and back away slowly.
Oct 27, 2016, 5:53 am By Amy McDermott
Getting people to pay attention to climate change is a lot easier with the right image to illustrate…Here are some greener, healthier Halloween treats
Oct 27, 2016, 4:40 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I’m expecting a bunch of trick-or-treaters this year. Is there anything I can hand…Self-driving truck uses first shipment to deliver Budweiser. Sigh.
Oct 26, 2016, 5:27 pm By Heather SmithThe Otto truck transported 51,744 cans of Bud on the 120-mile trip from Fort Collins, Colorado, to…West Antarctic glaciers lost more than 1,000 feet of ice in just 7 years.
Oct 26, 2016, 3:58 pm By Amelia Urry
We’ve known for a long time that Antarctica’s glaciers are in trouble — and therefore, we are,…Junk food is a human rights issue, a U.N. expert warns.
Oct 26, 2016, 3:47 pm By Kate YoderBig corporations are swamping the global market with cheap, nutrient-poor grub, forcing people to…Did your smart thermostat contribute to last week’s big cyberattack?
Oct 26, 2016, 3:33 pm By Heather Smith
In the future, we will live and work in buildings where the heat, lighting, and appliances are…We’re building more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments.
Oct 26, 2016, 3:22 pm By Cody PermenterFor newly built single-family homes in 2015, 24 percent or 154,000 of them included a garage big…Here’s how Trump plans to scrap that Paris climate deal.
Oct 26, 2016, 2:51 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantIn a Tuesday debate between energy advisers for the two major presidential campaigns, Rep. Kevin…Meet the tiny towns taking on climate change
Oct 26, 2016, 6:47 am By Kate Yoder
Ugh! Everything is miserable, you might be thinking, plopping down on the couch. Climate change is…We fact-checked Donald Trump’s latest comments on renewable energy.
Oct 25, 2016, 6:08 pm By Katie HerzogTurns out, they’re not all true. The Republican presidential nominee appeared on Herman Cain’s…It’s a good day to be a seal, for once.
Oct 25, 2016, 2:44 pm By Sabrina ImblerA federal appeals court ruled Monday that the government can deem a species “threatened” due to…Half a million solar panels were installed every day in 2015.
Oct 25, 2016, 12:37 pm By Katie HerzogAccording to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy,…The best show on TV right now is about living carless in the suburbs
Oct 25, 2016, 11:35 am By Ben Adler
The first scene of Atlanta, Donald Glover’s hilarious, magic realist sitcom airing Tuesdays on…Miami’s sea-level troubles aren’t just hitting the rich.
Oct 24, 2016, 6:38 pm By Ben Adler
Miami Beach gets all the attention for its increased chronic flooding due to rising sea levels. But…The pope’s call for climate action backfired in conservative America.
Oct 24, 2016, 5:22 pm By Kate Yoder
Right-leaning Americans were actually less likely to be concerned about climate change after hearing…Sorry, California, it’s looking like another droughty winter.
Oct 24, 2016, 3:55 pm By Amy McDermott
After a disappointingly dry El Niño year, the southern United States is headed into another hot and…The Clinton campaign considered proposing a carbon tax.
Oct 24, 2016, 3:21 pm By Ben AdlerAccording to the WikiLeaks dump of emails from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, Hillary…At least state debates pay attention to climate change. Oh, wait.
Oct 24, 2016, 3:17 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantWe tracked questions on climate in all the presidential debates (meaning we waited with bated…There’s hope for you yet, coffee fiends.
Oct 24, 2016, 2:42 pm By Amelia UrryNo, not that you’ll wean yourself off the stuff someday — good luck with that. The better news…
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