Florida’s algae-infested lakes are a sign of things to come
Jul 18, 2016, 7:27 pm By Andrea Thompson
Nearly 240 square miles of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, are covered in a…If you want fact-free speeches, Cleveland is the perfect place to go
Jul 18, 2016, 6:11 pm By Katie Herzog
Finally! The week we’ve all been waiting for all year has arrived. No, not the world premiere…We’re here to make sense of an election that doesn’t
Jul 18, 2016, 4:56 pm By Scott Dodd
In the United States, presidential elections get all the attention (especially when reality TV stars…He gave them a raise. They gave him a Tesla.
Jul 18, 2016, 1:21 pm By Katie Herzog
A CEO of a credit card processing company made waves last year by raising the minimum wage at his…How can I protect myself from a pesticide-spraying neighbor?
Jul 18, 2016, 8:13 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Our neighbor two doors over has his newly planted peach orchard sprayed using an…Most Republicans who care about climate change are skipping the convention
Jul 18, 2016, 6:16 am By Ben Adler
Most congressional Republicans with even a hint of moderation on climate change are distancing…From field to fridge, food waste is everywhere
Jul 17, 2016, 6:56 am By Sarah Jampel
It’s frightening to think about just how much edible food is wasted in the United States each…Fox News rejects ads making fun of Fox News
Jul 16, 2016, 7:07 am By Katie HerzogThis summer, the Partnership for Responsible Growth — a bipartisan organization advocating for…Lake Mead, we’ll be honest: You’ve looked better.
Jul 15, 2016, 4:20 pm By Katie Herzog
Lake Mead, the body of water formed by the Hoover Dam, is the United States’ largest reservoir,…Playing Pokémon Go? The internet has some advice for you.
Jul 15, 2016, 1:58 pm By Katie Herzog
Soon after Pokemon Go hit the App Store, reports started rolling in of the dumb lengths people…Solar tower generates electricity from molten salt, even when it’s dark
Jul 15, 2016, 1:22 pm By Samantha Lee
It’s a bird (igniting in mid-air), it’s a (solar-powered) plane, it’s a new innovation in the…Mike Pence’s loose grip on reality is almost as bad as Trump’s
Jul 15, 2016, 11:01 am By Rebecca Leber
In an uncharacteristically straight-faced manner, Donald Trump has announced Indiana Gov. Mike…Pollution from power plants in two states killed thousands of people last year
Jul 15, 2016, 6:03 am By Aura Bogado
How poisonous are power plants? An estimated 2,300 people in the United States died prematurely…The Republican vision for the environment is not a pretty sight
Jul 15, 2016, 5:16 am By Ben Adler
With their party’s national convention just days away, Republicans in the House of Representatives…Here’s what a conservative climate-action agenda would look like
Jul 15, 2016, 4:02 am By Ben Adler
You won’t be hearing anything about combatting climate change at the Republican National…Britain’s new leader just replaced the climate department with a business department
Jul 14, 2016, 6:01 pm By Katie Herzog
After the Brexit vote, climate hawks voiced concern that a new British government…People will pay for clean air, but only if they can afford it
Jul 14, 2016, 5:32 pm By Katie Herzog
Just how much are people willing to pay for clean air? By analyzing census data and purchases of…Mike Pence has almost as loose a grip on reality as Trump himself
Jul 14, 2016, 4:28 pm By Rebecca Leber
A number of media outlets, including the New York Times, are reporting that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence…Congress sends GMO-labeling bill to Obama’s desk
Jul 14, 2016, 3:50 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The United States took another step toward requiring food makers to label genetically modified…Just how unhealthy are farm subsidies?
Jul 14, 2016, 2:08 pm By Nathanael Johnson
There’s a new study out, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, drawing a link between farm…
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