For environmental activists, 2015 was the deadliest year yet
Jun 20, 2016, 9:41 am By Xian Chiang-Waren
As we continue to mine the Earth for its resources, global corporate interests are fighting to get…When I travel, is bottled water the best option?
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Q. Dear Umbra, I’m moving abroad for work to a less-developed country where I will have no option…Can we finally make gasoline out of corncobs?
Jun 20, 2016, 5:59 am By Nathanael Johnson
Unless you’re an energy analyst or a farmer, you’ve likely never heard the term “cellulosic…Fracking produces tons of radioactive waste. What should we do with it?
Jun 20, 2016, 5:03 am By Jie Jenny Zou
The Marcellus Shale has transformed the Appalachian Basin into an energy juggernaut. Even amid a…No peaches or apricots? Blame the Northeast’s warm, wacky winter.
Jun 19, 2016, 7:06 am By Dan Nosowitz
In the Northeast, lovers of stone fruits — peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, and cherries —…Is this giant chasm in Siberia a portal to the underworld? You decide!
Jun 18, 2016, 7:05 am By Katie Herzog
Ever wondered what the underworld looks like? Well get yourself to Siberia, and quick. According to…One-fifth of the country is about to get broiled
Jun 17, 2016, 6:46 pm By Katie Herzog
Take a deep breath, western United States: You’re about to be on fire. Parts of Arizona, Nevada,…Can the Hulk convince the DNC to call for a fracking ban?
Jun 17, 2016, 5:25 pm By Katie Herzog
Environmentalists had a chance to make their case for the Democratic party’s official stance on…Conservatives try out bizarre energy attack ad
Jun 17, 2016, 4:43 pm By Melissa Croninoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMAw0MWrTs Welcome to 2016, where “run, Jimmy,…Plants have an immune system, too. It’s called soil.
Jun 17, 2016, 3:54 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Organic agriculture has long focused on fortifying soils to provide a sort of immune system for…Fight over Grand Canyon pits Native Americans against John McCain
Jun 17, 2016, 3:45 pm By Katie Herzog
President Obama has already protected over 265 million acres of land and water in the U.S. —…Antarctica, most remote place on Earth, just hit a scary CO2 milestone
Jun 17, 2016, 3:38 pm By Brian Kahn
We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of…Fancy streetlights save a lot of energy but steal your sleep
Jun 17, 2016, 3:29 pm By Heather Smith
Getting politicians to agree on climate-change policy is usually about as easy as settling a bar…California’s trees are thirstier than a college kid with a hangover
Jun 17, 2016, 2:08 pm By Madison Kotack
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Meet the activist getting sued for complaining about a coal-ash dump
Jun 17, 2016, 11:01 am By Aura Bogado
Esther Calhoun lives in Uniontown, a small town in Alabama where more than nine out of ten residents…Our clean energy future, brought to you by loofahs
Jun 17, 2016, 6:09 am By Clayton Aldern
Good news for environmental sustainability, the cost of batteries, and the loofah market:…That massive methane leak in L.A. was visible from space
Jun 16, 2016, 6:23 pm By Katie Herzog
The massive methane leak in California’s Alisio Canyon may have been invisible to the human eye,…Norway talks a big game, promises to go carbon neutral by 2030
Jun 16, 2016, 4:18 pm By Katie Herzog
Norway may be best known as the birthplace of the cheese slicer, but now the country can claim…The next U.S. president could save or destroy the Arctic
Jun 16, 2016, 2:43 pm By Melissa Cronin
The next president will decide the fate of pristine waters 3,000 miles away from the Oval Office…A handful of the world’s coral reefs are actually thriving
Jun 16, 2016, 11:30 am By Samantha Lee
Coral reefs seem to be having a bad century, with global bleaching events and the Great Barrier…
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