UN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violation
Dec 1, 2023, 4:30 am By Katie MyersThe United Nations says the ongoing PFAS contamination of the Cape Fear watershed in North Carolina…‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language
Nov 30, 2023, 4:45 am By Akielly HuIn recent years, environmental activists have lambasted annual United Nations climate conferences…Where is noise pollution the worst? Redlined neighborhoods
Nov 30, 2023, 4:30 am By Kate YoderAt the height of the Great Depression, when home foreclosures in the United States soared to 1,000…4 in 5 people around the world support ‘whatever it takes’ to limit climate change
Nov 30, 2023, 12:01 am By Kate YoderMore than 70,000 delegates from around the world are gathering at the U.N. climate talks in Dubai…Here’s what’s at stake for Indigenous peoples at COP28
Nov 29, 2023, 2:35 pm By Anita HofschneiderOzawa Bineshi Albert wants the world to stop relying on fossil fuels. So last year, the co-executive…The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)
Nov 29, 2023, 11:07 am By Claire Elise ThompsonThe vision The cool blades of grass between my toes were prickly, little sticky, teeming with…Here are the four issues to watch at COP28
Nov 29, 2023, 4:45 am By Grist staffEvery year, world leaders gather under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on…What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow?
Nov 29, 2023, 4:30 am By Max GrahamHumans eat a stunning amount of meat every year — some 800 billion pounds of it, enough flesh to…Why tenants struggle more in the wake of hurricanes
Nov 28, 2023, 2:49 pm By Siri ChilukuriThis story was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. When hurricanes hit, it’s…Why some experts say COPs are ‘distracting’ and need fixing
Nov 28, 2023, 4:30 am By Tik RootDiplomats, academics, and activists from around the globe will gather yet again this week to try to…What happened to the Great Lakes offshore wind boom?
Nov 28, 2023, 4:00 am By Nicole Pollack, Inside Climate NewsThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of…The libertarian developer looming over West Maui’s water conflict
Nov 27, 2023, 4:45 am By Anita HofschneiderJust weeks after the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history ripped through the coastal town of…The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp
Nov 27, 2023, 4:30 am By Judith MatloffFor now, it’s only a gaping hole in the ground, 100-by-100 feet, surrounded by farm machinery and…Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for six days in a row
Nov 26, 2023, 9:00 am By Julian Spector, Canary MediaThis story was originally published by Canary Media. One recent autumn afternoon, I watched the…Texas board rejects many science textbooks over climate change messaging
Nov 25, 2023, 9:00 am By Erin DouglasThis story was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization…A blueprint for climate-friendly holiday cooking
Nov 22, 2023, 11:00 am By Claire Elise ThompsonThe spotlight Happy (almost) Thanksgiving, Looking Forward fam! However you celebrate this holiday,…Discarded toys are creating an e-waste disaster. Here’s how to stop it.
Nov 22, 2023, 4:45 am By Maddie StoneWith the holiday season fast approaching, parents around the world are deciding which new toys to…Extreme heat led to a Taylor Swift fan’s death in Brazil. Could it have been prevented?
Nov 22, 2023, 4:30 am By Akielly HuTaylor Swift’s show at an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro this past Friday was supposed to be a…The world is careening toward 3 degrees of warming, UN says ahead of climate conference
Nov 21, 2023, 4:45 am By Naveena SadasivamThe landmark Paris climate agreement called for nations to keep global temperature increase to…Still concerned about the Dakota Access pipeline? The feds are asking for comment, 7 years later.
Nov 21, 2023, 4:15 am By Anita HofschneiderSeven years after thousands of people converged in North Dakota to block the construction of the…
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