Detergent pods are handy, but I can use them with a clean conscience?
6:00am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Laundry and dishwasher pods are convenient, but every time I use one my mind explores…Important communal garden in Los Angeles faces a rocky future
5:09am By Aura Bogado
Try to find a patch of green in the Eastside Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights and you might…It’s easier and more fun than you think to eliminate waste from your cooking
Sun 7:46am By Kate Weiner
Last summer, I went to work for an urban farm in Portland, Ore. I’d wake at six to harvest Easter…Trump’s budget plan is completely insane — and of course it would screw over the environment
Feb 27, 2016, 7:43 pm By Ben Adler
Donald Trump has won the last three Republican presidential nominating contests and he holds a big…Americans are driving more, yet gas consumption is down thanks to fuel efficiency
Feb 27, 2016, 7:18 am By Bobby Magill
Gas is cheap — about $1.73 on average nationwide on Friday — and that means Americans are…Americans spend 30 billion hours a year commuting. And it’s killing them
Feb 26, 2016, 9:01 pm By Katie Herzog
Commuting can be one of the most frustrating parts of having a job — a dull, talk-radio-filled,…Exxon Mobil’s insane argument against action on climate change
Feb 26, 2016, 8:36 pm By Melissa Cronin
Exxon Mobil has devised a bizarre new argument to wriggle away from its shareholders’ demands:…4 charts that show electric cars’ bright future
Feb 26, 2016, 6:48 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Attacks on contraception, Trump on Planned Parenthood, and Gristers on our embarrassing first kisses
Feb 26, 2016, 5:37 pm By Eve Andrews
May I share a minor but significant personal belief? Leap Day (which falls on this coming Monday) is…House Science Chair takes his war on climate science one step further
Feb 26, 2016, 5:02 pm By Katie Herzog
Lamar Smith — a Texas congressman and climate change denier who, for some reason, is also the…This “ocean farmer” could make you hopeful about the future of the sea
Feb 26, 2016, 4:42 pm By Bren Smith
I’m a fisherman who dropped out of high school in 1986 at the age of 14. Over my lifetime, I’ve…Bill Nye should moderate the next GOP debate
Feb 26, 2016, 4:28 pm By Katie Herzog
If you’ve been paying attention to the 2016 presidential debates, you may have noticed one topic…Mass extinction threatens the world’s pollinators — and its crops
Feb 26, 2016, 3:22 pm By Melissa Cronin
Bees, butterflies, bats, and birds have three things in common: They all have names that start with…You don’t have to watch all the Oscar-nominated films — just these
Feb 26, 2016, 5:02 am By Amelia Urry
Oscar Time is here! Which means it’s the hour in which we discuss how some of our favorite topics…Ted Cruz holds Flint water crisis money hostage
Feb 25, 2016, 8:11 pm By Melissa Cronin
Stage fright is a real affliction that affects us all in different ways. For Ted Cruz, on the eve…U.S. methane problem is much worse than we thought
Feb 25, 2016, 7:57 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Want to encourage the development of walkable neighborhoods? Fix this
Feb 25, 2016, 7:38 pm By Ben Adler
America’s capitalist self-image notwithstanding, many of its core industries are heavily regulated…Republicans want to open up millions of acres of public lands to logging and mining
Feb 25, 2016, 4:57 pm By Katie Herzog
Federal lands management has been in the news ever since a group of outlaws decided to occupy a…Important research confirms ocean acidification hurts corals
Feb 25, 2016, 4:56 pm By Amelia Urry
Considering how much time we spend worrying about ocean acidification, there’s some pretty basic…Electric vehicles could be as cheap as gas-guzzlers soon
Feb 25, 2016, 3:29 pm By Katie Herzog
With gas prices at less than $2 a gallon, it may be hard to imagine trading in the old combustion…
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