Why do we have a Congress that hates the planet? Blame your anarchist roommate
Jan 7, 2015, 3:50 pm By Katie Herzog
Now that Congress is back in session and our newly elected and re-elected legislators are all geared…Senate Democrats plan to kneecap the GOP’s Keystone bill
Jan 7, 2015, 1:47 pm By Kate Sheppard
WASHINGTON –- The newly weakened Senate Democratic caucus is trying to muster all the opposition…Your commute says a lot about your salary
Jan 7, 2015, 1:26 pm By Eve Andrews
From the “well, duh” files of urban policy: A new report from the Rudin Center for…Fracking is definitely causing earthquakes, another study confirms
Jan 7, 2015, 11:59 am By John Light
Yet another study has found a link between hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes. This one examined…Brazil’s new science minister is a climate denier
Jan 7, 2015, 11:30 am By John Light
Science advocates and environmentalists are expressing alarm after Brazilian President Dilma…Exclusive: Woods performs “It Ain’t Easy” — in the woods
Jan 7, 2015, 8:00 am By Grist staff
Brooklyn, N.Y. band Woods performed an intimate rendition of their song “It Ain’t Easy,” Aug.…Toyota is giving away its tech secrets for hydrogen-powered cars
Jan 7, 2015, 7:42 am By Sam Bliss
Remember when Tesla released all its intellectual property to the world, for free? As a refresher,…Don’t panic! Fukushima radiation just hit the West Coast
Jan 7, 2015, 6:05 am By Amelia Urry
Nuclear energy gives plenty of people the heebie-jeebies: Like horror-movie ghosts and ancestral…Maybe your grandkids will live to ride California’s high-speed rail
Jan 7, 2015, 5:03 am By Nathanael Johnson
In Fresno, Calif., there was a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday for California’s high-speed rail…Could the GOP-controlled Congress actually raise the gas tax?
Jan 6, 2015, 5:47 pm By John Light
Thanks to low gasoline prices, the average American family is expected to spend at least $550 less…This Republican believes in climate change. Too bad he’s a convicted felon who’s leaving Congress
Jan 6, 2015, 4:56 pm By James WestAs the new Congress is sworn in today, New York’s 11th district, comprising Staten Island and…Hold up, maybe don’t sprinkle all that chlorpyrifos on your toast
Jan 6, 2015, 3:59 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The pesticide chlorpyrifos, used on farms and golf courses, is riskier than previously suspected,…The USDA might tell Americans to eat less beef for the sake of the environment
Jan 6, 2015, 3:18 pm By John Light
The Department of Agriculture is responsible for issuing guidelines on what America eats: It tells…How the suburbs could go from rot to rad
Jan 6, 2015, 1:58 pm By Heather Smith
One of my favorite new publications is the year-old Belt magazine, a Cleveland-based mash-up of…Obama to veto Keystone XL bill
Jan 6, 2015, 1:49 pm By Tim McDonnellPresident Barack Obama is planning to veto a bill that would force approval of the controversial…U.S. taxpayers could have had a $600 million stake in Tesla
Jan 6, 2015, 1:35 pm By David Roberts
Politico Magazine — which has been so good lately it makes me feel mildly guilty for making fun of…California Gov. Jerry Brown gets more ambitious about tackling climate change
Jan 6, 2015, 11:42 am By John Light
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) wants to make his state even more of a climate leader during his…Beef: Still what’s for dinner, still controversial
Jan 6, 2015, 7:07 am By Ari LeVaux
The prevailing rhetoric coming from the environmental, dietary, and vegetarian communities paints…2014 was officially the hottest year ever
Jan 6, 2015, 6:00 am By James West
For many Americans, 2014 will be remembered for its multiple blasts of Arctic air and bitter…NRDC’s new president gets serious about diversity
Jan 5, 2015, 7:10 pm By Brentin Mock
In my end-of-year environmental justice roundup, scholar Robert Bullard said that large-scale…
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