California’s cap-and-trade program pays loggers to clearcut old-growth forests
Apr 3, 2014, 11:22 am By John Upton
Ebbets Pass Forest WatchDoes this look climate-friendly to you? Timber industry lobbyists clinched a…Biking the Iditarod? Climate change makes for faster times
Apr 3, 2014, 10:47 am By Samantha Larson
It takes a special kind of person to want to bike 1,000 miles through the dead of winter in Alaska…This 92-year-old who got arrested for protesting coal is our new hero
Apr 3, 2014, 9:22 am By hrichmond
Bill Ryan is a World War II vet, climate activist, and total badass. Greenpeace/Leard Forest…How can we deal with ocean acidification? Step one: Study it.
Apr 3, 2014, 9:19 am By Amelia Urry
Don’t you love soda makers? You push a bottle of plain ol’ tap water up to a nozzle that spurts…Ask Umbra: Is it OK to recycle bottles that have been full of chemicals?
Apr 3, 2014, 6:57 am By Greg Hanscom
Q. Is it safe to recycle plastic jugs that previously held toxic substances? Would the residue from…You’ve never seen an LED lamp like this
Apr 2, 2014, 5:00 pm By hrichmond
LED lights often look like glow-in-the-dark Tic Tacs, so this gentle, paperlike design is a…London is installing bus sensors to hopefully kill fewer people
Apr 2, 2014, 4:24 pm By hrichmond
Nearly two-thirds of the deaths on London’s roads in 2012 were pedestrians or cyclists (as opposed…Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling: Bad for greens, good for Kochs
Apr 2, 2014, 1:45 pm By benadler
You’ve got to feel bad for the Koch brothers. All of their billions of dollars, all of their…Leaked documents reveal SeaWorld is drugging its orcas
Apr 2, 2014, 12:49 pm By hrichmond
You know those rumblings about Prozac in our drinking water? That might not be too far off for the…Vermont expands solar net metering, gives finger to ALEC
Apr 2, 2014, 11:53 am By John Upton
Bad news for the polluter-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, but wonderful news for the…Congress members ask EPA to reopen three fracking investigations
Apr 2, 2014, 11:10 am By John Upton
A crew of Democratic House members are calling on the EPA to do its damned job —…Light pollution could be contributing to cancer, depression, and obesity
Apr 2, 2014, 10:38 am By hrichmond
Air and water pollution are pretty understandable health risks. But light pollution? It sounds a…Japan has been ordered to end its infamous illegal whale hunt
Apr 2, 2014, 9:25 am By hrichmond
The U.N.’s highest court has finally called bullshit on Japan. For nearly 20 years after a…You can pry my grandkids’ sheet cake from my cold, dead hands
Apr 2, 2014, 8:03 am By andrewseve
In a last-ditch effort to dissuade millions of American children from a diet of Funyuns and…To attract minorities, the national parks need some better ideas
Apr 2, 2014, 7:02 am By Greg Hanscom
Last week, I wrote about the problems the National Park Service is having with hiring people of…ExxonMobil: Carbon caps? Fat chance. We’ll just keep on drilling.
Apr 1, 2014, 11:00 pm By benadler
If you thought ExxonMobil might take climate risks seriously, think again. Last week I explained why…Watch live: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks climate solutions
Apr 1, 2014, 5:00 pm By Grist Staff
Starting at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET, watch Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) discuss the push for…Cops want you to stop crime by hanging out in sketchy areas
Apr 1, 2014, 4:56 pm By hrichmond
The LAPD is giving crowdsourcing a try by asking residents to hang out in high-risk areas.…Republican’s bill calls for weather forecasting, not climate forecasting
Apr 1, 2014, 3:49 pm By John Upton
If Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) were a squirrel, he’d have starved over the winter. Like a…Even better than more cowbell: Doctors are prescribing bike-share memberships
Apr 1, 2014, 2:52 pm By hrichmond
Feeling the wind in your hair is way more fun than popping a pill. And now Boston residents can say,…
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