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Coast of Lake Superior
Environment

The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion

By Dave Dempsey

Are drones the future of sustainable deliveries?
Environment

Are drones the future of sustainable deliveries?

By Carla Delgado

California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars
Environment

California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars

By Laura Baisas

A field of corn with farmhouse in the distance
Environment

We’re thinking about carbon credits all wrong

By Cadence Bambenek / Hothouse

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.
Environment

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

Environmental justice protest
Environment

‘Green amendments’ could help states lock in environmental protections

By Sam Jones / Nexus Media News

Severe droughts are bringing archaeological wonders and historic horrors to the surface
Environment

Severe droughts are bringing archaeological wonders and historic horrors to the surface

By Laura Baisas

George Washington Bridge traffic going into Manhattan in the daytime when congestion pricing will apply
Environment

Why congestion pricing reduces traffic better than new highway lanes

By Thor Benson

A woman wearing a blue short sleeved shirt and a wearable fan around her neck.

Can this portable fan help you stay cool, even during a heat wave?

By Stack Commerce

A mining company buys out homeowners to avoid cleanup
Environment

A mining company buys out homeowners to avoid cleanup

By Mark Olalde and Maya Miller, ProPublica

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow
Environment

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Atarraya's Shrimpbox design
Technology

This startup wants to farm shrimp in computer-controlled cargo containers

By Charlotte Hu

Older couple sitting on bench in Miami.
Environment

By 2050, most of the US will be blanketed by extreme heat belt

By Laura Baisas

Air conditioning units on orange wall.
Environment

What do AC limits mean for a heatwave-stricken Europe?

By Thor Benson

The Arctic is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of the planet
Environment

The Arctic is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of the planet

By Jonathan Bamber / The Conversation

Kids with long frizzy brown hair birdwatching with binoculars from a duck blind
Environment

How to become a citizen scientist—and when to leave it to the professionals

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act
Technology

Everything you need to know about EV tax credits and the Inflation Reduction Act

By Rob Verger

special sensor lidar truck from Brookhaven
Technology

A decked out laser truck is helping scientists understand urban heat islands

By Charlotte Hu

East Antarctic ice sheet collapse in March 2022.
Environment

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet could raise sea levels 16 feet by 2500

By Laura Baisas

The majority of infectious diseases in humans can get a boost from climate change
Health

The majority of infectious diseases in humans can get a boost from climate change

By Tristan McKenzie, et al. / The Conversation

One of the world’s driest places just saw record flooding
Environment

One of the world’s driest places just saw record flooding

By Laura Baisas

a vibrant orange and black monarch butterfly perched on a purple flower
Environment

The monarch butterfly is scientifically endangered. So why isn’t it legally protected yet?

By Lauren J. Young

Wind turbines on hill.
Environment

The Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS could kick US climate policy back into action

By Thor Benson

Well water from Red Hill Navy fuel facility being pumped out through pipes into the Halawa Stream surrounded by pink and white graffiti
Environment

What will it take to save Oahu’s freshwater from the Red Hill fuel leak?

By Nikita Amir

Rio Grande silvery minnow endangered fish on black background
Environment

An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande

By Miyo McGinn

Children running a race at sunset
Health

How to protect your children during heat waves

By Emmarie Huetteman / KHN

House with solar panels on roof.
Environment

How can electrified buildings handle energy peaks?

By Carla Delgado

Power lines against sunset.
Environment

In Texas, a strained grid braces for more crypto mining

By Thor Benson

Flooded buildings and cars in neighborhood.
Environment

Disaster prep can save lives, but isn’t as accessible to those most at risk

By Carla Delgado

Oak Fire satellite image
Environment

A hellish combination of topography, weather, and fuel stirred the Oak Fire

By Sara Kiley Watson

Woman shopping for fruit in grocery store.
Environment

The case for paying carbon taxes on unsustainable food

By Carla Delgado

Poster at protest reading "stop coal now."
Environment

Federal climate policy is still possible—if Biden takes action

By Thor Benson

red panda sleeping on branch
Environment

We don’t have a full picture of the planet’s shrinking biodiversity. Here’s why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Flooded street
Environment

Why so many climate adaptation schemes fail

By E. Lisa F. Schipper / OpenMind

Yellow sun and clouds
Environment

A historic heatwave is rippling through Europe

By Sara Kiley Watson

Girl riding someone's shoulders during climate protest.
Environment

The biggest tool we have to fight climate anxiety is community

By Thor Benson

Cow eating hay at farm.
Environment

We’re one key step closer to buying lab-grown burgers

By Sara Kiley Watson

Why floods in mountainous regions are getting worse
Environment

Why floods in mountainous regions are getting worse

By Frances Davenport / The Conversation

Loggerhead sea turtle
Environment

Sea turtles are helping us forecast storms

By Kate Golden / Hakai Magazine

A satellite image of the western coast of Africa. A grey haze extends out over the Atlantic Ocean from the desert.
Environment

Why NASA is sending a dust-scanning spectrometer to the ISS

By Philip Kiefer

French fries and food menus on dining table.
Environment

Should restaurants put carbon footprint labels on their menus?

By Carla Delgado

Caribou peeking over horizon
Environment

Climate change is forcing massive wildlife migrations towards the poles

By Benjamin von Brackel

Forest with mountain and sunset in background.
Environment

Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ozone
Environment

Why Colorado continues to have some of the worst ozone problems in the country

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Trees grow with power plant pollution in the background.
Environment

The EPA needs to retool its fight against climate pollution. Here’s how.

By Thor Benson

KLM airplane taking off of runway.
Environment

Greenwashing lawsuit against Dutch airline is the first of its kind

By Sara Kiley Watson

Field of pearl millet grain crops
Environment

Pee makes for great fertilizer. But is it safe?

By Thor Benson

Soil with small green plants.
Environment

Diverse microbes are key to healthy soil. Climate change is threatening that.

By Carla Delgado

Emissions from plant and ship streaming into the air.
Environment

The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling may spell doom for US climate goals

By Sara Kiley Watson, Philip Kiefer

shark-near-florida
Environment

Sharks are learning to love coastal cities

By Corinne Iozzio

Compostable plastic cups found in garbage.
Environment

Single-use plastic is on its way out of national parks. But why is the pace so glacial?

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Heatwave in Phoenix Arizona sunset or sunrise red sun
Environment

How US cities are preparing for more life-threatening heatwaves

By Danielle Renwick and Emma Pattee / Nexus Media News

Firefly or lighting bug display in summer in a forest clearing
Environment

The land of lost fireflies is probably a humble New Jersey bog

By Maddy Lauria

a large black stick bug isolated on a black background
Environment

Macro portraits reveal the glamor and peril of endangered insects

By Lauren J. Young

Person in brown sweater with a white apron frying something on a gas stove that's leaking methane
Environment

Gas appliances could be leaking up to 21 hazardous pollutants in your home

By Sara Kiley Watson

Boat leaving cruise ship on the ocean.
Environment

Care about the planet? Skip the cruise, for now.

By Thor Benson

Farmer holding freshly harvested carrots.
Environment

The EU’s plan to halve pesticide use is ambitious, but realistic

By Sara Kiley Watson

Three jugs of milk on sidewalk.
Environment

Heat stress might curdle the dairy industry

By Carla Delgado

Vegetables on grocery produce shelf.
Environment

Transportation makes up a fifth of all food system carbon emissions

By Sara Kiley Watson

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet
Technology

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet

By Rob Verger

A firefighter stands holding a canister of gasoline in a snowy forest looking out over burning piles of underbrush.
Environment

Why the US Forest Service paused prescribed burns—a key wildfire prevention tool

By Philip Kiefer

Coal mining operation with vehicles.
Environment

Why China just can’t seem to quit coal

By Thor Benson

Water glasses being filled.
Environment

The right kind of filter can keep microplastics out of drinking water

By Carla Delgado

a heat map showing dark red on the city of las vegas and radiating out yellow to bits of green at the edge of the map as you move further from the city
Environment

Satellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can get

By Philip Kiefer, Lauren J. Young