Are self-driving cars legal? And if so, can I drive home drunk in one?
Jan 15, 2016, 7:28 pm By Heather Smith
It is a universally acknowledged truth that, when people are hyping a new technology, they…These five countries are responsible for up to 60 percent of the plastic in the ocean
Jan 15, 2016, 5:48 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
There’s a veritable shit ton of plastic floating around in the world’s oceans — between 10…Martha Stewart’s tweets are perfection. Let them help you through a week of reproductive health news
Jan 15, 2016, 4:49 pm By Eve Andrews
I’d like to raise a glass of home-infused vodka to a longstanding heroine of mine: Martha Stewart.…Coal is dying. Who’s going to pay for the cleanup? You are!
Jan 15, 2016, 4:00 pm By Katie Herzog
The glory days of Big Coal, it seems, are coming to an end. Over the past couple of years, a record…Obama’s latest big climate move: Keeping more coal in the ground
Jan 15, 2016, 1:58 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Rich people walk and bike for different reasons than poor people do
Jan 15, 2016, 1:23 pm By Ben Adler
You might think you know what determines whether people will walk or bike around a neighborhood.…David Bowie was the internet before the internet existed
Jan 15, 2016, 1:18 pm By Katharine Wroth
This is an environmental publication, so I can really only write this piece if I ask the following…Obama to revamp program that sells off public coal for dirt cheap
Jan 15, 2016, 3:22 am By Ben Adler
“The Obama administration will announce on Friday a halt to new coal mining leases on public lands…Here’s everything said about climate change at the GOP debate
Jan 14, 2016, 11:29 pm By Katie Herzog
Surprise! That was a trick. The Republican presidential candidates didn’t say anything about…Love bacon but want to eat less meat? Try reducetarianism
Jan 14, 2016, 7:57 pm By Kate Yoder
How many of your friends have, at some point, vowed to stop eating meat — and how many have…Low gas prices spell trouble for oil-drilling states
Jan 14, 2016, 7:43 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…ACLU is suing West Virginia for denying water to prisoners during the Elk River chemical spill
Jan 14, 2016, 5:49 pm By Raven Rakia
Earlier this week, the ACLU West Virginia chapter gave the state notice that they will be filing a…Surprise, surprise: Climate change is risky business
Jan 14, 2016, 4:51 pm By Katie Herzog
Congratulations, climate change! You’re officially the biggest threat to the most important thing…New report explains ancient phenomenon known as “winter”
Jan 14, 2016, 1:19 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
You might have seen it in old movies or photo albums. Perhaps you’ve read about it in books or…Exclusive: Tap your toes to a catchy tune by The Easy Leaves
Jan 14, 2016, 11:01 am By Grist staff
You can count on the musical duo The Easy Leaves to give you something to tap your toes about. With…Is a one-story house more energy-efficient?
Jan 14, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Say you have two houses with the same square footage, but one is all on one level and…The science: Is there any way to stop people from gorging on sugary drinks?
Jan 14, 2016, 1:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
The ants in my kitchen, unable to resist, have clustered around a drop of sugar water spiked with…We’ve finally figured out how climate change will benefit future generations
Jan 13, 2016, 8:11 pm By Katie Herzog
When we talk about climate change, everyone is always going on about “saving future…The feds want to give $14 million in taxpayer money to a Koch brother’s coal mine
Jan 13, 2016, 7:57 pm By Katie Herzog
Damn, it feels good to be a billionaire. Today in WTF News, we learned that billionaire…Check out this highlight reel from the first SpaceX landing, get stoked for the next one
Jan 13, 2016, 7:13 pm By Suzanne JacobsRemember when SpaceX landed a reusable rocket last month? It happened sometime between your…
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