Jonathan Franzen is confused about climate change, but then, lots of people are
Apr 2, 2015, 3:18 pm By David Roberts
Jonathan Franzen, noted author of depressing literary fiction, has taken to the pages of The New…Frackers near you could be breaking the rules — and you’d probably never know
Apr 2, 2015, 1:09 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One of the biggest…48 hours that changed the future of rainforests
Apr 2, 2015, 6:07 am By Nathanael Johnson
Glenn Hurowitz sat down for his Thanksgiving meal discouraged. He’d spent 2013 flying halfway…Now you can listen to the world’s largest collection of whale sounds
Apr 1, 2015, 8:33 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
HEEEEeellLLOOoo thEEEERe. Translation: Hello there! Oh, that? I was just speaking whale. I know,…Are your reusable grocery bags making you fat?
Apr 1, 2015, 8:09 pm By Eve Andrews
As an insane 19-year-old, I worked the late-night shift at the Vassar College coffee shop. Included…Hello, state lawmakers: Want to ignore climate change? Prepare to lose FEMA funding
Apr 1, 2015, 7:36 pm By Luke Whelan
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…New U.S.-Canada bridge will carve through one of Detroit’s loneliest neighborhoods
Apr 1, 2015, 5:44 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Like much of Detroit, the Delray neighborhood has fallen hard. Its blighted buildings, quiet…USDA kicks in $31 million to help poor people eat better
Apr 1, 2015, 5:43 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The Department of Agriculture has come to the shocking conclusion that poor people should be able…Climate warning labels could be coming to a gas pump near you
Apr 1, 2015, 4:50 pm By John Metcalfe
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Shell inches closer to spilling oil all over the Arctic
Apr 1, 2015, 2:44 pm By John Light
Shell has passed another hurdle in its push to resume Arctic drilling operations this summer. On…A bishop, a sex-ed trailblazer, and the Notorious RBG herself: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
Apr 1, 2015, 6:00 am By Madeleine Thomas
For those of you who have pretended not to notice the bountiful Cadbury offerings at Rite Aid for…10 crazy things Republicans said that are not April Fools’ jokes
Apr 1, 2015, 3:16 am By Katie Herzog
Happy April Fools’ Day! Ready to get depressed?! Great! Here are 10 things Republican…Even without Keystone, tar-sands oil will likely come down the pipeline
Mar 31, 2015, 6:52 pm By Bobby Magill
A decision on whether to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built in the U.S. could come at any…Knight Foundation gives cities $5M for floating farms and fuzzy hats
Mar 31, 2015, 5:55 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation held its first-ever Cities Challenge this year. The goal:…THEESatisfaction makes music about the planet that actually sounds good
Mar 31, 2015, 4:27 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Catherine “Cat” Harris-White and Stasia “Stas” Irons, the duo behind soulful hip-hop…Agribusiness giant tells suppliers to stop cutting down forests
Mar 31, 2015, 3:59 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Today, the state of New York announced that, after negotiations with the global agribusiness…After Cesar Chavez: The fight for farmworker rights isn’t over
Mar 31, 2015, 3:49 pm By Brentin Mock
The irony of nonviolent resistance is that it needs violence to be effective. The spectacle of mobs,…This bloody whaling documentary could teach you something about sustainable food
Mar 31, 2015, 3:23 pm By Amelia UrryFirst off, a warning: This is probably going to be hard to watch. But if you eat meat — even the…Even climate villain Australia might be thinking about cleaning up its act
Mar 31, 2015, 2:22 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There was a somewhat…Obama makes climate pledge to world, Republicans snipe in background
Mar 31, 2015, 2:00 pm By John Light
The Obama administration today unveiled its proposal for how it intends to reduce climate-changing…
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