With the threat of coal exports, Oakland piles more pollution on a polluted community
Oct 13, 2015, 6:01 pm By Raven RakiaFor Margaret Gordon, West Oakland is home. So when she learned that a new shipping terminal would…Remember the Amazon? It’s more dead than you thought
Oct 13, 2015, 5:34 pm By Katie HerzogIn 2015, you could be forgiven for only thinking of Amazon as that online dildo store. Turns out…Praise the dog park! Why your pup could make you a better neighbor
Oct 13, 2015, 4:56 pm By Kate YoderIn cities, we tend to ignore the strangers passing right by us — but our pets are inadvertently…Leo DiCaprio is already turning the Volkswagen emissions scandal into a movie
Oct 13, 2015, 3:53 pm By Suzanne JacobsAmericans may not be very good at avoiding environmental devastation, but we are phenomenal at…Terrifying maps show sea-level rise swallowing your city
Oct 13, 2015, 3:02 pm By Katie HerzogJust how bad is climate change going to be? Well, that depends on when/if we stop burning fossil…Goodbye, oceans! Study finds ecosystems headed toward a major collapse
Oct 13, 2015, 2:57 pm By Katie HerzogHungry for some mahi mahi? Too bad! According to new study from the journal Proceedings of the…Here’s what to hope for from the Paris climate talks
Oct 13, 2015, 11:22 am By Jennifer JacquetIn late November and early December, diplomats and leaders from around the world will meet in Paris…These Latina activists have novel approaches in the fight against gentrification
Oct 13, 2015, 6:06 am By Aura BogadoSanta Ana, Calif., is a bit of an anomaly in affluent, white Orange County. According to the most…Will Obama create a national monument to gay rights in New York City?
Oct 12, 2015, 8:33 pm By Ben AdlerYou know what a park looks like. It’s a green place, full of grass and trees, that lets people…Electric car owners wage war over charging spots
Oct 12, 2015, 7:33 pm By Katie HerzogThere’s a new face of road rage. She composts her coffee grounds, never forgets her reusable…There are too many trucks coming into New York City
Oct 12, 2015, 7:09 pm By Raven RakiaHere’s a statistic for you: 90 percent of the 400 million tons of freight coming into New York…Here’s the real story of Columbus that people prefer to ignore
Oct 12, 2015, 6:29 pm By Aura BogadoYou’re chatting with your friend, and she says, “Why are people so hung up on this Columbus Day…Bolivia delivers stirring climate manifesto to U.N., issues decrees to pump more oil
Oct 12, 2015, 5:22 pm By Clayton AldernIn the world of U.N. climate negotiations, as with most things in life, there are heroes and…The meat industry is totally cool with California’s tough new law on agricultural antibiotics
Oct 12, 2015, 4:55 pm By Nathanael JohnsonOn Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that people are calling the toughest…Charles Koch comes out against special interest groups. LOL!
Oct 12, 2015, 4:48 pm By Katie HerzogHe looks a little bit like your favorite grad school philosophy professor. He’s got a full head…Fracking linked to premature births, study finds
Oct 12, 2015, 1:42 pm By Katie HerzogThe byproducts of fracking are well-documented, from groundwater contamination to methane leaks to…This conservative economist makes the case for a carbon tax
Oct 12, 2015, 11:38 am By Amanda LittleN. Gregory Mankiw is, if not a household name, a dorm-room one. His Principles of Economics textbook…When I recycle a beer bottle, does it secretly end up in the landfill?
Oct 12, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®Q.Dear Umbra, Here in my environmentally proud city, a local newspaper recently asserted that much…Dirty energy plutocrats are trying to buy the presidential election
Oct 12, 2015, 1:23 am By Ben AdlerIt’s nice to read all those stories about Bernie Sanders’ army of small donors, isn’t it?…Communities in the San Joaquin Valley still don’t have clean water. Here’s why
Oct 10, 2015, 8:00 am By Laura BlissThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
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