Check out some of the prettiest (and most depressing) climate change data out there
Oct 24, 2015, 7:06 am By Clayton Aldern
Given ever-worsening hurricane news, the hottest September on record, and GOP obstructionism,…Take a video tour of this awesome vegetarian meat company
Oct 23, 2015, 6:29 pm By Kate YoderBiting into a burger just isn’t as enjoyable when images of cramped feeding lots and…Coal-friendly states sue over Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Oct 23, 2015, 6:18 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Beavers are good for streams. Now watch found footage of beavers parachuting
Oct 23, 2015, 5:46 pm By Katie Herzog
Today in Beaver News, we learned that those fuzzy, flat-tailed, creek-damming mammals my grandfather…Your Granny Smith has a story. Here’s what it’s like to harvest apples
Oct 23, 2015, 5:20 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Next time you pick up an apple, pause a second before biting in to think of the hand that almost…You don’t need a partner this cuffing season — but you do need to keep up on the war against abortion access
Oct 23, 2015, 4:57 pm By Eve Andrews
Hello, my chilled extremities (what I call my very good friends): We’ve entered “emerging from…Things are complicated between Arctic sea ice and air pollution
Oct 23, 2015, 4:38 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Sea ice and air pollution are in a bit of a love-hate relationship right now. On the one hand,…Marine reserves are a bright spot in a dark year
Oct 23, 2015, 3:15 pm By Katie Herzog
It’s been a hard year on planet Earth. We saw earthquakes, typhoons, out-of-control wildfires,…Young people: Now is your chance to tell the EPA what to do about the climate
Oct 23, 2015, 1:59 pm By Ben Adler
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear how it should fight climate change from those who…Mexico coast to be hit by record-breaking hurricane
Oct 23, 2015, 1:56 pm By Jeremy Schulman
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Meet the Republican magnate who’s funding a push for climate action
Oct 23, 2015, 8:57 am By Amanda Little
Don’t call Andy Sabin the Tom Steyer of the GOP. Yes, he’s a Republican business magnate who has…One more reason the prison industrial complex is awful: The physical distance it puts between people
Oct 22, 2015, 8:28 pm By Raven Rakia
The last time I visited a prison was at the beginning of this year. I tagged along with two people…Here are some surprising findings about religious people and science
Oct 22, 2015, 8:16 pm By Kate Yoder
Turns out that if you’re snoozing on your mattress on Sunday morning, you’re actually more…Climate change more catastrophic for the global economy than we thought
Oct 22, 2015, 7:43 pm By Clayton Aldern
When it comes to climate change, the dark truth is that most people couldn’t care less about it…Paying extra to get that new iPhone faster? It’s a bad deal
Oct 22, 2015, 4:55 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The problem with tech companies — you know, besides all of these ones — is that when it…Senate panel warms to GMOs
Oct 22, 2015, 12:34 pm By Nathanael Johnson
On Wednesday morning, for the first time in a decade, there was a U.S. Senate hearing on…What’s the deal with pesticides and local food?
Oct 22, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I recently asked various vendors at my local farmers market whether their produce was…Mediterranean diet might keep your brain young, science says
Oct 21, 2015, 8:10 pm By Katie Herzog
It’s smart to be wary of big announcements about diets. There are an awful lot of them, after…Spooky! There could be lead in your kid’s face paint
Oct 21, 2015, 8:02 pm By Kate Yoder
There’s something more frightening than the kid-sized vampires, witches, and skeletons who will…Buying bottled water for your health? Stop it
Oct 21, 2015, 5:52 pm By Katie Herzog
You already knew that bottled water is hugely wasteful. It’s an estimated 2,000 times more…
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