EPA’s new pesticide rules: Will they make a difference?
Feb 26, 2014, 1:20 pm By Heather Smith
A few days ago, the EPA proposed new rules to protect farmworkers from pesticides. It’s about…Volcanoes are saving us from climate change
Feb 26, 2014, 1:18 pm By slaskow
Someone, at some point, must have made the right sacrifice to the right volcano god. Because…Subway cake fairy is either the best or worst commuter ever
Feb 26, 2014, 12:21 pm By hrichmond
Would someone giving away free homemade cake on the subway make you grin — or make you call 911?…L.A. and California lawmakers move to impose fracking moratoriums
Feb 26, 2014, 11:59 am By John Upton
Leaders in Los Angeles seem to have been paying attention to Hollywood. A little more than a year…Carbon dioxide pollution just killed 10 million scallops
Feb 26, 2014, 11:10 am By John Upton
Scallops go well with loads of chili and an after-dinner dose of antacid. It’s just too bad we…These photos give a glimpse of the forbidden urban underground
Feb 26, 2014, 9:50 am By hrichmond
Logan Hicks, “3D New York, NY”, 30in x 48in. Courtesy of the artist. You know the archetypal…American aqueduct: The great California water saga
Feb 26, 2014, 9:03 am By Darby Smith
Alexis MadrigalThe San Luis Reservoir in the center of California is a key link between the State…Rice is the new cocaine for European drug dealers
Feb 26, 2014, 8:00 am By andrewseve
It’s hard out here for a food eater! Between the rapid desiccation of some of the United States’…GMO, yeah? 5 surprises from an otherwise boring look at genetically modified crops
Feb 26, 2014, 7:03 am By nathanael47
Researchers at the USDA’s Economic Research Service have stepped back to look at the effect of…Lady justice: Clarice Gaylord led the EPA’s fight for communities of color
Feb 25, 2014, 6:00 pm By Darby Smith
In 1992, Clarice Gaylord was working in the human resources office at the Environmental Protection…Bicycle pizza cutter lets you bring your love of bikes to the table
Feb 25, 2014, 4:40 pm By jesszimmerman
Doiy Design‘s Fixie pizza cutter lets you combine your two main loves: bikes and pizza. (We assume…Frack-happy Colorado clamps down on methane pollution
Feb 25, 2014, 3:42 pm By John Upton
Rick KimpelCutting back on methane leaks could help reduce Denver’s infamous smog. Frackers and…Moss can power a radio, and could eventually charge your phone
Feb 25, 2014, 2:14 pm By slaskow
A team of scientists over in Europe have decided to take the idea of “green” power very, very…These baby elephants need moms, and we volunteer
Feb 25, 2014, 1:46 pm By slaskow
There are only about 1,500 pygmy elephants left in the world, and two of them are babies who have…A guy in China is trying to sue the government over the terrible smog
Feb 25, 2014, 1:26 pm By slaskow
Li Guixin lives in the Chinese city Shijiazhuang, which you’ve probably never heard of but which…John Dingell was better for the environment than you think
Feb 25, 2014, 12:29 pm By benadler
To climate activists of the Millennial generation, John Dingell is an irritant, in the same way that…Big polluters tell Supreme Court they’re worried for Chinese restaurateurs
Feb 25, 2014, 11:52 am By John Upton
The country’s worst climate polluters don’t want to have their carbon dioxide emissions reined…Blast from the past: Audio project reminds us that times, and temps, are changing
Feb 25, 2014, 7:42 am By slaskow
One afternoon a few weeks back, sunny, crisp, below freezing, I was on the edge of Prospect Park in…Lunch money: Can school kids really eat local without breaking the bank?
Feb 25, 2014, 6:43 am By nathanael47
This is part of a series in which we’re asking what pragmatic steps we can take to make regional…Oil is spilling from trains, pipelines … and now barges
Feb 25, 2014, 12:22 am By John Upton
ShutterstockThe Mississippi River in New Orleans. The oil industry is a champion of innovation. When…
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