New York City tries to end scourge of plastic bags. New York state says, “Nope.”
6:24pm By Katie Herzog
In May, New York City became the largest American city to tackle the plastic bag problem by…Donald Trump once backed urgent climate action. Wait, what?
5:14pm By Ben Adler
As negotiators headed to Copenhagen in December 2009 to forge a global climate pact, concerned U.S.…Arctic sea ice, did you lose weight? You look amazing!
4:10pm By Bobby Magill
Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest level in 38 years last month, setting a record low for the month…Fireflys are disappearing. Here’s why — and what you can do to help,
11:56am By Katie Herzog
Fireflies were a source of great pleasure when I was kid. My friends and I would chase them through…How Bernie Sanders made Hillary Clinton into a greener candidate
6:47am By Ben Adler
Hillary Clinton is her party’s presumptive nominee. Whether Sanders drops out tomorrow or the day…The American diet is an exercise in extremes. How can we find the middle ground?
5:05am By Eve Andrews
What defines American food culture? It’s a question with any number of suitable answers.…Sea creatures are being drowned out by noise pollution, but for once we’re listening
Tue 7:58pm By Samantha Lee
It’s always been noisy under the sea. Coral reefs crackle with life, dolphins whistle, and sperm…There’s a mini-Earth in Arizona that’s teaching us to save the real one
Tue 7:05pm By Nina Burleigh
This story was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Obama and India’s Prime Minister are meeting this week, but there’s a toxic elephant in the room
Tue 5:55pm By Clayton Aldern
President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday,…Here’s what a bleaching disaster looks like
Tue 5:14pm By Kate Yoder
The good news: The peak of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef is over! The bad: The outcome…California’s primary has oily fingers all over it
Tue 5:05pm By Heather Smith
In the months leading up the California primary, all eyes have been focused on the Hillary vs.…Food-safety regulation thwarts start-up’s dream to bring you home-cooked meals
Tue 3:41pm By Nathanael Johnson
For a tech startup, Josephine is pretty warm and cuddly. Start with the name. Rather than brashly…Even “sustainable” Big Business won’t lobby for climate progress
Tue 3:24pm By Katie Herzog
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) gave readers an inside look at how Washington lobbyists…Environmental crime is booming. Here’s how to tackle it.
Tue 6:06am By Heather Smith
Environmental crime, according to a new report released by United Nations Environment Programme…Sorry, leaves — we figured out a way to do photosynthesis better than you
Jun 6, 2016, 8:28 pm By Samantha Lee
original video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KRlRhNbxKg Trees, be warned: the process of…Oregon explosion reminds us that oil trains are “weapons of mass destruction”
Jun 6, 2016, 6:48 pm By Katie Herzog
An oil train that went off the tracks and burst into flames in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon…This veggie is as good for the planet as it is for the body
Jun 6, 2016, 6:44 pm By Katie Herzog
Move over kale. There’s a hip new veggie in town, and this one isn’t just good for the body,…Even if Sanders loses the primary, his fracking policy won California
Jun 6, 2016, 5:41 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Charles Koch really wants us all to believe he’s pro-science
Jun 6, 2016, 3:41 pm By Melissa CroninCharles Koch isn’t a climate scientist by any stretch of the imagination, but he sure has a lot to…Tiny sea creatures are saving us from hell on earth. So why are we endangering them?
Jun 6, 2016, 1:19 pm By Samantha Lee
Deep in the ocean where the sun don’t shine, fissures in the earth’s crust spew super-heated…
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