New York mayor’s zoning plans: Green, but not so good for affordable housing
Feb 12, 2016, 7:16 am By Eric Goldwyn
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan is good for density, transit access,…Mountaintop removal mining is flattening Appalachia
Feb 11, 2016, 9:06 pm By Kate Yoder
Researchers have quantified the topographical footprint of 40 years of mountaintop removal on the…GOP reps vs. EPA’s clean water rules: Ready, fire, aim
Feb 11, 2016, 8:53 pm By Nathanael Johnson
If you are a Congressperson, there are a few different ways to grill a government agency head so…Just how much money has Clinton taken from oil and gas lobbyists?
Feb 11, 2016, 8:38 pm By Katie Herzog
If Hillary Clinton wants to win the green vote this election, she might have some explaining to do.…Zika, tropical medicine, and infant monsters of the third world
Feb 11, 2016, 5:43 pm By Aura Bogado
What’s struck me most about U.S. coverage of the Zika virus are the images: black and brown…The cheap Tesla model is on its way. And so is a competitor from General Motors
Feb 11, 2016, 5:21 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Elon Musk announced on Twitter last night that Tesla will start taking reservations for…Your kids may be getting a confusing education on climate change
Feb 11, 2016, 5:21 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…These Christians are giving up the dirtiest thing for Lent
Feb 11, 2016, 3:09 pm By Katie Herzog
During Lent, observant Christians typically give up indulgences — things like candy or Facebook or…Your Transatlantic flight could take even longer thanks to climate change
Feb 11, 2016, 2:55 pm By Christina Procopiou
This story was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…No, climate scientists have not been “altering” temperature data. Sorry, deniers.
Feb 11, 2016, 2:45 pm By Phil Plait
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Here’s what climate scientists and activists would ask at the next presidential debate
Feb 11, 2016, 1:52 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…If you dig bluegrass, you’ll love our latest Pickathon session
Feb 11, 2016, 11:00 am By Grist staff
If your day is lacking in bluegrass charm, we’ve got just what the doctor ordered: three minutes…Did the Supreme Court just undercut the Paris climate agreement?
Feb 10, 2016, 8:33 pm By Ben Adler
When the Supreme Court put a temporary hold on the Clean Power Plan on Tuesday, it may have done…Zika is just one more way climate change is worse for women
Feb 10, 2016, 8:28 pm By Amelia Urry
The first case of Zika in the U.S. was diagnosed back in 2013. Oh, you didn’t hear about it?…Want some rich, exotic compost? Look to your local zoo
Feb 10, 2016, 8:17 pm By Kate Yoder
What happens in the zoo need not stay in the zoo. Actually, when it comes to manure matters, it’s…Carbon pricing is explained using chickens in this handy video
Feb 10, 2016, 7:35 pm By Katie HerzogCap-and-trade is important. It’s also confusing. Thanks to this handy Earthfix video on carbon…New series takes you to the fenceline communities of California’s oil refineries
Feb 10, 2016, 4:33 pm By Raven RakiaA new web series tackles the racial disparities of air pollution in California by speaking to…Bison ranching is growing in the U.S. — and so is the debate over how to raise them
Feb 10, 2016, 4:25 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
You know buffalo have made it in America when two former vegans are selling bison and bacon…The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams doesn’t like being told to vote with her vagina
Feb 10, 2016, 3:21 pm By Katie Herzog
Last night was pretty crazy, right? For the first time in American history, not only did a Jewish…Pissed-off anti-gentrification activists smash and burn rich people’s cars
Feb 10, 2016, 3:15 pm By Katie Herzog
Hide those Audis and Teslas, millionaires. There’s an army coming for them. Activists in Germany…
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