Did the oil industry help to discover a whole new fault line in Oklahoma?
Sep 13, 2016, 1:48 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantSure looks like it. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake — the largest in state history — hit near Pawnee,…Trump’s new adviser says climate change is a huge security threat
Sep 13, 2016, 1:28 pm By Pema Levy
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Trump says, “Science is science and facts are facts,” and explains his “facts” on climate change.
Sep 13, 2016, 11:25 am By Rebecca LeberScienceDebate.org gave Trump, Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein a 20-question survey on…One city is making a good start at tackling its homelessness problems — thanks to a lawsuit.
Sep 13, 2016, 6:59 am By Aura BogadoUnder the terms of a settlement, Pomona, California, will stop arresting people for sleeping outside…Introducing your giant windmill overlords.
Sep 13, 2016, 6:59 am By Heather SmithAmerica’s first offshore wind installation, three miles off the coast of Block Island, Rhode…How do we get off fossil fuels when we’ve always feared change?
Sep 13, 2016, 6:18 am By Nathanael Johnson
If we are going to escape our climate crisis, we will need to embrace new things. We’ll need a…Meet SLOSH, NOAA’s most self-aware acronym yet.
Sep 13, 2016, 6:06 am By Eve AndrewsThe Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes tool was developed by the National Weather…There’s a warrant out for the journalist who captured dogs attacking Dakota Access activists
Sep 12, 2016, 6:48 pm By Sam Levin
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Is it us or is it getting hotter in here?
Sep 12, 2016, 2:21 pm By Katie Herzog
NASA announced Monday that this past August and July tied for the hottest months in recorded…Shell has started pumping from the world’s deepest underwater oil field.
Sep 12, 2016, 2:19 pm By Katie HerzogWhat could go wrong? The Stones field, 200 miles south of New Orleans and 1.8 miles beneath the…We’re getting more major hurricanes in the Atlantic than we used to.
Sep 12, 2016, 11:34 am By Amelia Urry
They may not be hitting the U.S. as often, but it doesn’t mean the hurricanes aren’t out there.…A clear contrast of sustainable and unsustainable farming practices — in 20 seconds!
Sep 12, 2016, 6:09 am By Nathanael Johnson
Of course, there are scores of variables when it comes to sustainable farming, but this little video…Should you avoid walking if the air is polluted?
Sep 12, 2016, 5:54 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, My walk to work is 25 to 30 minutes through a pollution-laden, heavy-traffic downtown…Scientists store glacier chunks in an Antarctic vault for safekeeping
Sep 11, 2016, 7:05 am By Chelsea Leu
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Obama administration’s offshore wind plan would power 23 million homes
Sep 10, 2016, 8:25 am By Bobby Magill
The federal government on Friday unveiled its vision for wind farms off of nearly every U.S.…Pipeline construction is on hold as Standing Rock Sioux Tribe loses one battle, wins another.
Sep 9, 2016, 4:53 pm By Rebecca LeberThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lost its big case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which was…Got an hour to curl up with a good screen this weekend?
Sep 9, 2016, 4:16 pm By Grist staffWe know, we know. But these longreads are worth the extra screen time: New York Times explores how…As the Potomac River rises, cherry trees planted along the sloped bank will drown, row by row.
Sep 9, 2016, 2:12 pm By Katie Herzog
At least, that’s the concept behind Climate Chronograph, winner of the National Park Service’s…A top environmental activist isn’t so sure about the Green Party presidential candidate’s green cred.
Sep 9, 2016, 10:10 am By Rebecca LeberJane Kleeb was one of the most prominent leaders in the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, and…Undocumented immigrants still face unique obstacles in Flint’s water crisis.
Sep 9, 2016, 6:55 am By Aura BogadoBack in January, Grist wrote about how people without papers in Flint weren’t getting tested or…
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