Underpaid, overworked farmworkers set to get liberal labor protections. Farmers grumble.
Sep 2, 2016, 4:30 am By Nathanael Johnson
California’s legislature just passed a bill that’s a big win for farmworkers but a big defeat…Nashville has big transit plans. Can they succeed in a conservative state?
Sep 1, 2016, 4:47 pm By Ben Adler
Nashville: the name brings to mind country music, Tennessee whiskey, country fried steak, and light…Dozens more arrested fighting massive Midwestern oil pipeline.
Sep 1, 2016, 2:57 pm By Xian Chiang-WarenThe 37 arrests in Iowa and North Dakota came during non-violent direct actions on Wednesday.…Heads up, Catholics: Pope Francis says caring for the environment is your Christian duty.
Sep 1, 2016, 1:55 pm By Katie HerzogThursday marks World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, an occasion designated by Pope Francis…“Climate change doesn’t exist,” they said, teeth chattering and blue thumbs gamely tweeting.
Sep 1, 2016, 9:00 am By Amelia Urry“Look at all this snow.” Well, a new study from Stanford confirms that those hell-frozen-over…Turns out “toxic masculinity” isn’t just a threat to your dating life, but also the planet.
Sep 1, 2016, 8:20 am By Eve Andrews
Men won’t spring for the Seventh Generation detergent because, scientifically…Florida tries to reclaim its identity as the Sunshine State.
Sep 1, 2016, 7:14 am By Emma Foehringer MerchantThe state may rank third in the U.S. for rooftop solar potential and have as many as 128 sunny…Can you stop global warming AND get spoon-fed mayonnaise until your heart stops?
Sep 1, 2016, 6:06 am By Katie HerzogYes, you can, according to SNL’s Cecily Strong in a new campaign for Years of Living…Should you always turn the lights out when leaving a room?
Sep 1, 2016, 3:08 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, We have fluorescent lights in our garage that we turn on to put our boots on for our…Natural gas is passing coal as a source of CO2 emissions in the United States.
Aug 31, 2016, 4:22 pm By Ben Adler
“Emissions from burning natural gas are expected to be 10 percent greater than those from coal in…Seth Meyers: Eco-warrior?
Aug 31, 2016, 3:07 pm By Cody PermenterSince we can’t get our politicians to talk about climate change, late-night TV hosts might just be…A GOP senator had strong words for Donald Trump’s wind smears.
Aug 31, 2016, 3:01 pm By Katie HerzogIf Trump wants to do away with wind power, Chuck Grassley of Iowa told Yahoo News on Tuesday,…Beautiful map shows the future of animal migration
Aug 31, 2016, 2:44 pm By Brian KahnThe natural world is under siege by climate change. Rising temperatures are pushing plants and…Siberia might as well be where the world begins to end.
Aug 31, 2016, 6:47 am By Kate YoderAlready a bleak place, the northern Russian region is looking much bleaker of late. It is warming…We’re not officially in the Anthropocene yet, because geologists move almost as slowly as geology.
Aug 31, 2016, 6:06 am By Amelia UrryIt’s taking the international geological community a really long time to formally acknowledge the…As if running weren’t awful enough, a 5k has an added layer of misery: coal dust.
Aug 31, 2016, 5:25 am By Katie HerzogThe 5th-annual Williamson, W.V. Coal Dust Run is sort of a color run where participants end up…Forest fires may be natural, but that doesn’t make them popular
Aug 30, 2016, 6:36 pm By Rachel Monroe
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…This playground encourages kids to use tools, get dirty, and let their imaginations run wild
Aug 30, 2016, 4:13 pm By Ben Adler
The newly opened play:groundNYC on New York City’s Governors Island is well-hidden. On my first…California has a lot of kinks to work out on its ambitious new climate goal.
Aug 30, 2016, 3:07 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantLast week, the state passed SB 32, new climate change legislation that’s a win…Surprise! Creating barriers to the abortion pill actually just ends up hurting women.
Aug 30, 2016, 2:02 pm By Eve AndrewsIn 2011, the Ohio Supreme Court implemented FDA rules that made it more difficult for doctors to…
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