Will the U.S. keep spending taxpayer money on dirty coal plants abroad?
Jul 7, 2014, 7:38 pm By John Upton
Congress could get in the way of Obama’s efforts to clean up power plants — not just here at…‘Rollin Coal’ culture warriors want to douse your Prius with their smoke-belching trucks
Jul 7, 2014, 6:12 pm By Jim Meyer
H.L. Mencken is often quoted as saying, “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence…Canadians are eating tar-sands pollution
Jul 7, 2014, 5:48 pm By John Upton
Tar-sands extraction isn’t just turning swaths of Canadian land into postapocalyptic film…Vegetarians live longer, pollute less — and you no longer have to take their word for it
Jul 7, 2014, 5:27 pm By Jim Meyer
If you’ve ever had a herbivorous roommate, especially one with a thing for lentils, this may come…Why Tom Steyer is not a hypocrite
Jul 7, 2014, 5:13 pm By Ben Adler
Here’s a clue for newspaper reporters: If the loudest people criticizing an environmental activist…Rats! Rodent poison kills hawks, too
Jul 7, 2014, 3:26 pm By Heather Smith
Several years ago, I noticed that hawks had moved into my neighborhood. Well, one hawk. A dead hawk,…Whale poop may help fight climate change
Jul 7, 2014, 3:19 pm By John Metcalfe
It’s not a good time to be living in the ocean. Aside from oil spills and the scourge of plastics…Need to charge your phone while herding? There’s an ass for that
Jul 7, 2014, 1:53 pm By Jim MeyerMost of you may know “Solar Donkeys” as the name of my ill-fated 1987 sci-fi rock opera, but as…Ask Umbra: Is it safe to water veggies from my rain barrels?
Jul 7, 2014, 7:03 am By Ask Umbra®
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Is it safe to use the water that comes off my roof into a rain…Is the Anthropocene a world of hope or a world of hurt?
Jul 7, 2014, 6:35 am By Nathanael Johnson
Is it possible that a world swarming with humanity, warmed by our fumes, and depleted by our…Cooperative organic farming takes root in Kentucky
Jul 6, 2014, 8:06 am By Daniel KleinThe ideas of cooperative work are central to many movements in Latin America. Nelson Escobar has…Want to empower African American kids? Give them bikes
Jul 5, 2014, 8:21 am By Josh Cohen
Cycling has a reputation for being a white man’s sport, hobby, and mode of transportation. It’s…What type of environmentalist are you?
Jul 4, 2014, 2:23 pm By Samantha Larson
Quizzes are all the rage today. There are even quizzes to figure out what kind of quiz you…The Civil Rights Act at 50: Protecting people of color and the environment, too
Jul 4, 2014, 10:30 am By Brentin Mock
This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act,…Neighbors transform abandoned mall into a giant aquarium
Jul 4, 2014, 7:11 am By Jim Meyer
American malls have been invaded by just about everything — from Santas to zombies to the…In the Colombian rainforest, an experiment in community-driven climate protection
Jul 4, 2014, 7:01 am By Tanya Dimitrova
On a stifling hot afternoon, five men make their way through the dense rainforest of northern…Water supply key to outcome of conflicts in Iraq and Syria, experts warn
Jul 4, 2014, 6:17 am By John Vidal
The outcome of the Iraq and Syrian conflicts may rest on who controls the region’s dwindling water…Farming is full of shit, blood, and stubborn fields. How’s that for romantic?
Jul 3, 2014, 7:06 pm By Darby Minow Smith
Real talk? That hay would be itchy as hell. For the last few years, farming has enjoyed perhaps…Caribbean coral reefs will be lost in 20 years — unless they can be protected
Jul 3, 2014, 3:47 pm By Jessica Aldred
Most Caribbean coral reefs will disappear within the next 20 years unless action is taken to protect…Borneo’s adorable vampire squirrel is threatened by deforestation
Jul 3, 2014, 2:56 pm By Jim Meyer
It’s an age-old nerd debate: Do vampires melt in the daytime, sparkle in the sunlight, or have an…
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