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Climate Desk
April 28, 2017
Karen Hao
The Golden Age of the EPA
When it comes to the environment, Richard Nixon was no Donald Trump.
March 21, 2017
Cally Carswell
How Reagan’s EPA Chief Paved the Way for Trump’s Assault on the Agency
Anne Gorsuch Burford—the mother of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch—cut its budget by a quarter and its workforce by 20 percent.
February 8, 2017
Rebecca Leber
Republicans Beg Their Party to Finally Do Something About Climate Change
May 16, 2016
Clayton Aldern
Donald Trump’s Energy Adviser Doesn’t Care Whether Climate Change Is Real
March 30, 2016
Ben Adler
Is Bernie Sanders’s Nuclear Phaseout Plan a Hippie Pipe Dream or Smart Policy?
January 22, 2016
Clive Thompson
No Parking Here
You've heard about how robocars are going to upend the economy. But have you thought about what they'll do to urban space?
January 19, 2016
Tim McDonnell
The Problem With Rooftop Solar That Nobody Is Talking About
Where does the green energy from your panels really go?
January 12, 2016
Tim McDonnell
Here’s Every State of the Union Climate Promise Made by Obama
This video shows seven years of global warming proposals—and how he did on each one.
January 5, 2016
Suzanne Goldenberg
The Devastating Impact of a Single Gas Well Leak
California's biggest contributor to climate change is a rupture at an Aliso Canyon well.
January 4, 2016
Jeremy Schulman
How 19 Corporate Giants Plan to Make Money Off the Climate Crisis
January 1, 2016
Raj Patel
What Cuba Can Teach Us About Food and Climate Change
After the Cold War, Cuba faced many of the agricultural challenges that the rest of the world is now anticipating.
December 31, 2015
Tom Philpott
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Julia Lurie
Here’s the Real Problem With Almonds
December 30, 2015
Andrew Zaleski
Smith Island Is Sinking Into the Chesapeake Bay Thanks to Climate Change
December 29, 2015
Tom Philpott
There’s a Place That’s Nearly Perfect for Growing Food. It’s Not California.
December 28, 2015
James West
This Cheat Sheet Will Make You Win Every Climate Argument
December 25, 2015
Luke Whelan
Surprise! These 15 Common Grocery Store Items Are Almost Never Recyclable
So think twice before chucking them in the blue bin.
December 24, 2015
Tom Philpott
California Could Be the Next Saudi Arabia
December 23, 2015
Emily Badger
America’s Cities Are Still Too Afraid to Make Driving Unappealing
Tough policies are the ones that would truly change commuter habits, but we're barely seeing them.
December 22, 2015
Tim McDonnell
Why Flying Home for the Holidays Might Be Greener Than Driving
Thanks to a host of ingenious tech tweaks, air travel is light-years better for the planet than it used to be.
December 17, 2015
Carolyn Gregoire
Exposure to Nature May Reduce Crime, Strengthen Communities
Communities where people see and spend more time in nature have higher levels of cohesion.
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