Look out, Arizona! California isn’t the only state getting hit by drought
May 11, 2015, 5:15 pm By Eric Holthaus
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…The oldest city in the U.S. could be totally screwed by rising seas
May 11, 2015, 5:07 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Rising seas are about to engulf the oldest city in the U.S., and it doesn’t look like anyone’s…New York’s beloved dirty water dogs are becoming a lot greener
May 11, 2015, 4:53 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Be it tacos, shawarma, or the classic dirty water dog, any true New Yorker knows some of the…The next big war might be over phosphorus
May 11, 2015, 4:26 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A new article in the journal Science zooms way out to the big picture of humanity’s tenure…White House to Shell: Arctic drilling? Go right ahead
May 11, 2015, 4:03 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
In today’s WHYWHYWHY news: The White House just gave Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling…These composers put climate change across the globe to music
May 11, 2015, 2:42 pm By Liz CoreBack in ’13, we wrote about a little diddy called “A Song of Our Warming Planet.” The…The newest threat to California pistachios: A nuclear deal with Iran
May 11, 2015, 2:21 pm By Tom Philpott
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…What’s the cheapest new car to drive? Hint: It’s an EV
May 11, 2015, 9:19 am By Bentham Paulos
There is a common perception that electric cars are really expensive. It isn’t helped by media…Who controls California’s tap? Here’s what I learned from a fat book
May 11, 2015, 8:38 am By Nathanael Johnson
Like lots of people in drought-desiccated California, I have been hustling to educate myself about…Are renewable energy certificates a scam?
May 11, 2015, 5:02 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Got an email from a company called Arcadia Power. They say they can source my energy such that…Is Elizabeth Warren a progressive leader on climate change?
May 9, 2015, 11:46 am By Ben Adler
It has been the dream of the Democratic Party’s left wing since her rousing speech to the 2012…People can’t get enough of Tesla’s new batteries
5:08pm By Suzanne Jacobs
World’s chillest billionaire Elon Musk announced this week that demand for his new energy…Let’s get over the whole “toilet to tap” thing, shall we?
4:36pm By Madeleine Thomas
“Toilet to tap” is such an unfortunate phrase, isn’t it? Hate to break it to you, but the…We graded the feds on their environmental justice programs — here’s how they fared
4:28pm By Brentin Mock
As the winds settled from Hurricane Sandy, Shaun Donovan, then-head of the U.S. Department of…Candy company to kids: Don’t eat too much sugar!
3:56pm By Nathanael Johnson
Mars, Inc., the candy company, has endorsed the idea that people should be getting no more than 10…Cops still have no clue how to deal with sexual harassment on public transit
3:49pm By Eve Andrews
Some good news: City governments are finally, slowly starting to realize that sexual harassment on…This new startup wants to sell you ugly fruit and veggies
3:20pm By Lorena Galliot
Remember the ugly fruit and vegetables that were all the rage in France last summer? We’ll,…These 2 heroic scientists died while studying the climate
2:31pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early last month, veteran…Mountain View to Google: Take your techno-utopian factory town and shove it
11:34am By Heather Smith
Google made a ton of promises to the city of Mountain View, Calif.: New bike paths. New pedestrian…Dear climate scientists: Just tell it to us straight, please
Thu 7:46pm By Suzanne Jacobs
As the world drags its feet toward the U.N. climate talks in Paris later this year, one researcher…
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