The science is in and this popular weedkiller really might be harmful
Jun 2, 2016, 4:46 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The amount of a popular herbicide farmers regularly apply to their fields poses a risk to plants,…We’re facing down drug-resistant infections. What happens next?
Jun 2, 2016, 4:35 pm By Xian Chiang-Waren
Last week, news broke that researchers had discovered antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria in a…McCain’s reelection campaign focuses on … chemtrails
Jun 2, 2016, 3:19 pm By Katie Herzog
It’s been quite a year for political nicknames. There’s Lil’ Marco, Crooked Hillary, Lyin’…Is it safe to eat veggies grown near a busy city street?
Jun 2, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I was getting all excited to plant some herbs and maybe veggies in containers on the…Are plastic-bag bans good for the climate?
Jun 2, 2016, 5:54 am By Ben Adler
Like cigarettes, plastic bags have recently gone from a tolerated nuisance to a widely despised and…The Clean Power Plan is kind of like a Swiffer for our national energy
Jun 2, 2016, 5:05 am By Eve Andrews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5EKWdyGAMU You’ve probably at least heard murmurs of the Clean…Flying space junk is about to beat us to destroying the Arctic
Jun 2, 2016, 5:00 am By Xian Chiang-Waren
We’re surely not the first to remind you that it’s a hard-knock life for creatures in the…Can you feel it?
Jun 2, 2016, 1:05 am By Ben Adler
Remember when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House? How can we put America back on the…Here’s what the new Never Trump contender has to say about climate change
Jun 1, 2016, 3:38 pm By Melissa Cronin
After searching for a miracle to save the Republican Party from a nominee straight out of the…A 6-year-old channels your inner rage over climate deniers
Jun 1, 2016, 2:41 pm By Cody Permenter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfrnEA-2e8Y One pint-sized eco-warrior has had it up to here (here…Wind turbines are powering nature’s paradise (and haven’t killed a single bird)
Jun 1, 2016, 2:33 pm By Christina Procopiou
This story was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Sanders may not win but he’s about to do something yuge
Jun 1, 2016, 2:20 pm By Katie Herzog
Despite the long odds of taking the Democratic nomination this July, Bernie Sanders is fighting on…Here’s the real story behind Trump’s drought denial
Jun 1, 2016, 10:09 am By Rebecca Leber
Over the weekend, Donald Trump told voters in California, a state that is now suffering through its…Watch global warming spiral out of control
8:04pm By Brian KahnThe temperature spiral that took the world by storm has an update. If you think the heat is on in…Oil and gas are a bad bet, warns Canadian government group
5:40pm By Melissa Cronin
One of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers is on the verge of cleaning up its act. In coming…You could be standing on an abandoned gas well right this second
5:38pm By Katie Herzog
The American landscape is dotted with oil and gas wells that have been abandoned over the years. And…Houston flooding is a perfect storm of climate change and bad urban planning
3:54pm By Katie Herzog
Flooding in Texas killed six over Memorial Day weekend, bringing the death toll from the state’s…There are more jobs in renewable energy than in oil, gas, and coal combined
7:08am By Heather Smith
A word to the burly coal miners who complained that cutting coal out of our energy mix would take…Crazy idea to change the world: What if we gave kids a good start in life?
5:00am By Nathanael Johnson
Why do some countries remain poor, despite the best efforts of governments and development experts?…The future of justice
1:11am By Aura Bogado
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know our country — even our world — is in a…
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