The presidential candidates ju...

May 31, 2019 by

Julián Castro, President Obama’s former secretary of housing, thinks he can stand out in the crowded presidential field by focusing on climate change.

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Austin is proving that cities ...

May 29, 2019 by

This month, the capital of Texas voted to support the Green New Deal.

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Mass Die-Off of Puffins Raises...

May 29, 2019 by

The story of the seabirds’ deaths likely starts at the bottom of the food chain, where warming water and climate change are changing the menu.

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Why Is the Military Gunning fo...

May 29, 2019 by

A nationwide fight highlights the challenge of transitioning to a future of renewable energy.

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The ticket to 100% renewable p...

May 28, 2019 by

Imagine if there was a carbon-free form of energy hiding in the ground beneath you. One that we could turn to anytime, even on cloudy, windless days.

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Climate change spurs deadly vi...

May 28, 2019 by

As temperatures climb, ranaviruses cause more frog deaths over a longer part of the year, according to a new study.

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100% Renewable Does Not Necess...

May 27, 2019 by

“100% renewable energy” is a popular concept these days. 160 major corporations have signed pledges saying they will power all of their activities using 100% renewables in the near future. But that does not necessarily mean the electricity they consume will be 100% carbon free.

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All You Need to Know About Gra...

May 27, 2019 by

Spoiler alert: it is some really gross stuff

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As lone GOP congressman delays...

May 27, 2019 by

Rep. Chip Roy blocked disaster funding, citing deficit concerns and a lack of funds for border security. Meanwhile, states across the midwest braced for more strong weather.

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The Wettest 12 Months: New Ana...

May 27, 2019 by

April 2019 marked the wettest 12-month period in the United States since record-keeping began 124 years ago, breaking the previous record set from May 2015–April 2016. 

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Scientists Track a Banned Clim...

May 27, 2019 by

The chemical, used in foams and cooling, was banned under the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer. It’s also a potent short-lived climate pollutant.

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World’s rivers ‘aw...

May 27, 2019 by

Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countries

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Mining Has Been King in Idaho ...

May 27, 2019 by

Recreation is transforming the West’s economy.

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The Melting Arctic Is Revealin...

May 24, 2019 by

Parts of the Arctic have now melted enough to expose landscapes that had been entombed in ice for 40,000 to 115,000 years.

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California Assembly Approves N...

May 24, 2019 by

First-of-its-kind legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing plant-based school food advances to State Senate

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Somebody Needs To Tell Ohio Fa...

May 24, 2019 by

Why do farmers in Ohio not know about agrophotovoltaics — the disruptive technology developed by Frauhofer Institute in Germany?

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A trail of toxicity: the US mi...

May 23, 2019 by

In Colorado Springs, businesses are suing the military for perfluorinated compounds, which some are calling ‘Agent Orange 2.0’

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E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands ...

May 23, 2019 by

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to change the way it calculates the health risks of air pollution, a shift that would make it easier to roll back a key climate change rule because it would result in far fewer predicted deaths from pollution, according to five people with knowledge of the agency’s plans.

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If 2020 Democrats Are Going to...

May 23, 2019 by

Here’s how a president could implement a Green New Deal

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What If We Covered the Climate...

May 22, 2019 by

Can we get this story right? Can we tell it whole? Can we connect the dots and inspire people with the possibility of change?

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An (Even More) Inconvenient Tr...

May 22, 2019 by

Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing

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Texans could get a year in pri...

May 22, 2019 by

The fight against a Texas pipeline just got a little more challenging. On Monday, the Texas Senate passed legislation that makes interfering with pipelines and other oil and gas infrastructure a crime punishable by up to a year in prison and $10,000 in fines.

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Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly B...

May 22, 2019 by

In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.

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My Green Kitchen: The Ultimate...

May 22, 2019 by

More and more people are making efforts to ‘go green’ at home.

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They Grow the Nation’s Food, b...

May 21, 2019 by

EAST OROSI, Calif. — Water is a currency in California, and the low-income farmworkers who pick the Central Valley’s crops know it better than anyone. They labor in the region’s endless orchards, made possible by sophisticated irrigation systems, but at home their faucets spew toxic water tainted by arsenic and fertilizer chemicals.

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Over 1,351 Climate Strikes in ...

May 21, 2019 by

“Activism works. So act.”

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Rising seas threaten to swamp ...

May 20, 2019 by

When’s the last time you saw a firefly? Chances are, not recently. And, if you did, you probably didn’t see whole swarms pulsating in the night in the hopes of finding a mate.

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A Remote Australian Archipelag...

May 20, 2019 by

When Darwin visited he wrote, “Such formations surely rank high amongst the wonderful objects of this world.”

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The EPA Finally Figured Out Ho...

May 17, 2019 by

The former administrator resigned in disgrace last year.

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Chicago Finds a Way to Improve...

May 16, 2019 by

Other cities have combined books and subsidized housing, but the outgoing mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has embraced the concept with three striking new projects.

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