Earth’s Hottest Decade o...
As global warming intensified, people and ecosystems felt the climate changing, from the hurricane-ravaged coasts to the fast-warming Arctic.
read moreHere are 10 fake facts that Tr...
As President Donald Trump’s impeachment seems to be all but a forgone conclusion in the House of Representatives, the Republican Party is still desperately spinning the damning facts of the case.
read moreEastern States Introduce a Pla...
The effort, if it passes, is likely to add to prices at the pump as fuel producers pass on the added costs to consumers, a big point of contention that is likely to arise as individual states debate whether to commit to a final version of the plan.
read moreHow Has This Pesticide Not Bee...
Government scientists say chlorpyrifos is unsafe. And yet it’s still in use.
read moreHow much can one person do to ...
Helping to limit global warming can seem like a daunting task for one person. But, as with all massive undertakings, breaking it down into smaller steps can make it seem more manageable.
read moreFor Caribbean nations, climate...
To visitors, Vieques, the small island community off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, looks much the way it did before Hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaked havoc in September 2017.
read moreThe real outrage of the Afghan...
On Monday, December 9, The Washington Post released a confidential trove of 2,000 pages of government documents that revealed that senior U.S. officials repeatedly failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan.
read moreNew York City law aims to slas...
Many large apartment buildings need retrofits to boost their efficiency.
read more‘Organic’ label doesn’t guaran...
This holiday season, Americans will buy some 20 million turkeys and 300 million pounds of ham.
read moreAt COP25, indigenous groups ar...
Global leaders and delegates from all manner of public and private organizations have spent the last two weeks gathered in the halls and chambers of the Feria de Madrid conference center for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25, discussing solutions for our overheating planet.
read moreMove Over, Peak Oil. Scientist...
“If the livestock sector were to continue with business as usual,” experts warn, “this sector alone would account for 49% of the emissions budget for 1.5°C by 2030.”
read moreThese Cities Want to Ban Natur...
Cambridge, Massachusetts, got a surprise warning as it considered a natural gas ban to reduce its climate impact, but that might not stop the city or its neighbors.
read more‘Dark Waters’ tells the origin...
About a third of the way into the film Dark Waters, Rob Bilott, played by Mark Ruffalo, is lying in bed with his eyes open, looking anxious.
read moreFox News’ Chris Wallace calls ...
[Translate] “I believe that President Trump is engaged in the most direct sustained assault on freedom of the press in our...
read moreMitch McConnell’s plan for a s...
So Moscow Mitch McConnell has made it all but official: The Republican Senate will acquit Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.
read moreSizzling Arctic: Top 5 Climate...
NOAA has issued its annual report on the Arctic. It is a big report, but there are some terrifying findings.
read moreAsk a Scientist: How to Ensure...
This month’s Ask a Scientist column takes a look at how the revolution in energy storage technology has the potential to wean the United States off fossil fuel-powered electricity and—if implemented correctly—lower residential electric bills, strengthen resilience to power outages, and clean up the air in communities where dirty power plants are located.
read moreNew England fishing communitie...
“There are communities that are just not going to be fishing communities anymore.”
read moreYes, Killer Whales Benefit Fro...
Researchers hope the findings will improve conservation efforts, as some killer whale populations have dwindled and become endangered.
read moreClimate Change Is Ravaging the...
Temperatures in the Arctic region remained near record highs this year, according to a report issued on Tuesday, leading to low summer sea ice, cascading impacts on the regional food web and growing concerns over sea level rise.
read moreA Russian village is being ove...
Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.
read morePesticides, Heat, and the Peop...
In a new report released this week, we show that climate change poses dire threats to farmworkers.
read moreThey Built a Life in the Shado...
Maine’s toxicologist isn’t alarmed by the results of an extensive air monitoring program, but people living near South Portland’s petroleum tank farms are panicking.
read moreHow a closed-door meeting show...
Perdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak its name.
read moreThe Great Recycling Con
The greatest trick companies ever played was making us think we could recycle their products.
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