Texas, keystone of the pro-life movement, sure is seeing a lot of maternal deaths
Aug 22, 2016, 6:47 pm By Eve Andrews
Texas’ maternal mortality rate nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014 — from 18.6 deaths per…Police are finally catching cars that veer too close to bicyclists
Aug 22, 2016, 6:14 pm By Kate Yoder
There’s nothing quite as alarming as an SUV veering into your personal space as you bike down a…Louisiana’s flood couldn’t have been stopped, but it didn’t have to be so devastating
Aug 22, 2016, 5:17 pm By Heather Smith
Louisiana’s Amite river basin, which flooded and destroyed 60,000 homes earlier this month, is…After 525 years, it’s time to actually listen to Native Americans
Aug 22, 2016, 3:54 pm By Bill McKibben
The center of the fight for our planet’s future shifts. But this week it’s on the Standing Rock…Teens remind NYC drivers: It’s illegal to idle your car for more than three minutes
Aug 22, 2016, 12:12 pm By Ben Adler
New York City is miserably hot and humid in August, so who can blame a driver for wanting to leave…Is my sparkling-water maker terrible for the environment?
Aug 22, 2016, 3:07 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, My family and I are enamored of our seltzer maker. We drink copious amounts of the…“Smoke waves” from wildfires are getting worse — and getting more people sick
Aug 21, 2016, 8:44 am By John Upton
Shrouded by smoke from a fire in California’s parched San Bernardino Mountains, schools in the…This California couple uses more water than all of the homes in Los Angeles
Aug 20, 2016, 5:05 am By Josh Harkinson
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Harley-Davidson is officially a clear air outlaw
Aug 19, 2016, 6:53 pm By Heather Smith
If you’ve ever wondered why a flock of motorcycles smells like a smog bomb made love to a…EPA scolded for failing to turn in its very important ethanol homework
Aug 19, 2016, 6:14 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to recalculate the environmental effects of ethanol…What happens to Rio’s stadiums after the Olympics end?
Aug 19, 2016, 4:36 pm By Katie Herzog
Long after the athletes have packed up their Speedos and the torch has gone out, the structures that…Exxon is looking for ways to slash carbon emissions
Aug 19, 2016, 3:57 pm By Katie Herzog
A new breakthrough in climate-change-fighting technology may come from, of all places … Exxon?…With a lot of money and time on your hands, you too can disturb the Arctic for fun
Aug 19, 2016, 10:49 am By Ben Adler
Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean has plenty of drawbacks, from rising sea levels to the polar vortex…McDonald’s feeble attempt to encourage walking is short-lived
Aug 18, 2016, 6:29 pm By Katie Herzog
McDonald’s recent attempt to encourage kids to get exercise beyond lifting fries to their mouths…Texas is still gunning for your reproductive rights
Aug 18, 2016, 6:08 pm By Eve Andrews
One might think that when the U.S. Supreme Court sends a clear message — like, “no,…We’ve only explored 0.0001 percent of the ocean, but that’s about to change.
Aug 18, 2016, 5:50 pm By Kate Yoder
Off the coast of Bermuda, tiny vessels are diving 1,000 feet to research something we know…Explain your latest award nomination, Grist
Aug 18, 2016, 5:11 pm By Grist staff
Have you ever been at a party where a friend said, “I just don’t understand the Clean Power…Understanding Louisiana’s big flood risks
Aug 18, 2016, 4:36 pm By Chelsea Leu
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Alaska Native village votes to relocate in the face of rising sea levels
Aug 17, 2016, 7:59 pm By Aura Bogado
Today, the coastal village of Shishmaref, Alaska, voted to relocate due to climate change–induced…Sorry, Beverly Hills: You get a subway now
Aug 17, 2016, 6:58 pm By Aura Bogado
Los Angeles Metro’s Purple Line is probably its least effective: Six of its eight subway stops are…
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