Greenland’s darkening snow is setting up a scary feedback loop
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The Greenland ice sheet has an acne problem. And just like any other stressed-out teen’s face,…Here are the countries that are the best — and worst — at protecting the environment
6:51pm By Suzanne Jacobs
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6:48pm By Amelia Urry
It is not possible to spoil The Wave. I mean, it’s called The Wave — the film from director…Norway is building a billion-dollar bicycle superhighway
6:06pm By Katie Herzog
There’s goes Norway, making the rest of us look like lazy, gas-guzzling, emission-belching,…Why the EPA’s recent pesticide battle could be a big deal
5:38pm By Melissa Cronin
A battle between the U.S. government and a chemical giant revealed a fundamental flaw in the way we…The Supreme Court is hearing some scary stuff on abortion this week
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This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a.k.a.…Bad news: Low-carbon air travel isn’t very likely
4:08pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Propaganda, false narratives, mythical science, relentless money-grubbing — I’m not talking…GOP debate near Flint barely mentions Flint
3:27pm By Katie Herzog
Thursday evening’s GOP debate had plenty of head-scratching moments — Donald Trump talking…14 debate questions for Sanders and Clinton on climate, justice, and Flint
3:27pm By Rebecca Leber
It’s not that expectations were very high for the Republican debate in Detroit on Thursday night.…“Global warming is now in overdrive”: We just hit a terrible climate milestone
9:25am By Melissa Cronin
We’ve just surpassed a historic climate threshold — and the world is still heating up. As of…Can you find big love in a tiny house?
Thu 8:09pm By Katie Herzog
With a booming population and a blistering real estate market, Seattle, like many American cities,…Berta Cáceres is the most recent environmental activist to be killed trying to protect her home
Thu 7:04pm By Eve Andrews
In the middle of last night, Berta Cáceres, leader of the indigenous environmental activist group…FBI could investigate Exxon Mobil for climate change cover up
Thu 6:41pm By Katie Herzog
Last year, an investigation by InsideClimate News found that scientists employed by Exxon Mobil…Why is Donald Trump like climate change? Watch Trevor Noah explain
Thu 6:16pm By Kate YoderThere’s a new inconvenient truth at hand for the Republican Party, and it goes by the name Donald…Farmers don’t try new things because it’s too risky. This could change that
Thu 5:47pm By Nathanael Johnson
If you peruse news sites like Grist regularly, you’ve read about some amazing new gizmo that…The big problem with buying a so-called “green” product
Thu 5:12pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Does La Quinta Inn qualify as a luxury resort, compared to a half-shuttered motel? Does a…MIT’s long-running divestment sit-in ends, but the fight isn’t over
Thu 4:52pm By Melissa Cronin
After 116 days of a rotating cast of 100 students, alumni, and faculty slouching in the corridor of…World’s largest private coal company could maybe, finally go bust
Thu 3:59pm By Katie Herzog
What happens when Big Coal goes bankrupt? Coal companies spend generations tearing up land, ruining…Why driverless vehicles won’t be the death of public transportation
Thu 2:43pm By Ben Adler
All those articles you’ve read about the decline of car-dependent America, the growing popularity…How to embrace power bowls — featuring 6 delicious combinations
Thu 6:31am By Lexi Pandell
Au revoir, nicoise. Though salads have long been the lunch choice of the health conscious, the New…
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