This sea creature has a huge manatee-crush on Leonardo DiCaprio
Apr 3, 2015, 4:31 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Dear Mr. DiCaprio, We heard that you have a fancy eco-resort in the works. And guess what: That…Thawing permafrost could be the worst climate threat you haven’t heard of
Apr 3, 2015, 4:27 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Some things get better when you take them out of the freezer. Ice cream, for example, is unarguably…5 years after a deadly coal mine disaster, what’s changed?
Apr 3, 2015, 3:14 pm By Mason Adams
It was mid-afternoon on the Monday after Easter, April 5, 2010, when a 1,000-foot longwall shearer,…This affordable housing complex has a solar farm on its roof
Apr 3, 2015, 6:01 am By Sam Bliss
The Holiday Apartments.Capitol Hill Housing In a city dotted with cranes and shiny high-rise…Watch Wisconsin foodies go beyond cheese
Apr 2, 2015, 8:31 pm By Ana Sofia KnaufThe Perennial Plate’s seventh episode takes us to Wisconsin, where we dive past the…Want to fix the climate? First we have to change everything
Apr 2, 2015, 5:20 pm By Brentin Mock
There was an important launch earlier this week where a bunch of high-profile figures came together…What do conservative policy intellectuals think about climate change?
Apr 2, 2015, 4:45 pm By Ben Adler
The Republican presidential field consists of people who refuse to accept the science of climate…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…
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