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August 22, 2017
Rachel Riederer
Sailing to the Pacific Ocean’s Trash Vortex
In his new book, "Junk Raft," Marcus Eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic.
August 16, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump: Flood Protection for Me, None for Thee
Trump sought to protect his golf course from rising seas, but is undoing protections for vulnerable Americans and taxpayer-funded projects.
August 15, 2017
Emily Atkin
A fire scientist is warning of an “eclipse apocalypse.”
August 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Unless Republicans wake up to the climate crisis, our emergency solution might come straight from science fiction.
August 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint Doesn’t Matter
Conservatives say environmentalists are hypocrites if they consume more energy than the average American. It's a deceitful, disingenuous argument.
August 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump is about to lose one of his only actual accomplishments.
August 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
We’re on the Brink of a Major Environmental Disaster. Are We Ready?
The Trump administration is increasing the risk of a serious accident—and a key position in charge of disaster preparedness remains unfilled.
July 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
The GOP’s Sneaky Attack on Clean Water—and on the Public’s Right to Fight Back
“They want to do this in the dark without the public or judges getting a say."
July 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Climate Scientist
Legal attacks, internet harassment, and a Trump-fueled "culture of fear" are making their work more difficult than ever.
July 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Troubling Return of Al Gore
"An Inconvenient Truth" turned the former vice president into a climate hero. Will he reclaim the mantle with "An Inconvenient Sequel"? Many activists in the environmental movement hope not.
July 10, 2017
Emily Atkin
The Power and Peril of “Climate Disaster Porn”
Climate scientists say New York magazine's cover story about global warming is unnecessarily apocalyptic. But can fear help the planet?
July 7, 2017
Emily Atkin
Don’t cheer the electric car “revolution” just yet.
July 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA suffers its first major loss in court.
July 3, 2017
Emily Atkin
For Sale: Endangered Tigers. Will Perform for Food.
Animal welfare advocates thought the Ringling Bros.' 15 big cats might be sent to a wildlife sanctuary after the circus closed. They thought wrong.
June 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Experts confirm Trump will play a starring role in the future of our planet.
June 27, 2017
Emily Atkin
Rick Perry says he wants an “intellectual” conversation about climate change. He’s lying.
June 26, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA is so sketchy, it literally won an award for it.
June 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
A major asthma drugmaker has been quietly investing in coal on the side.
June 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Cable TV’s Safest Space for Trump’s Climate Deniers
CNBC's "Squawk Box" has become the go-to show for officials like Rick Perry and Scott Pruitt to spout falsehoods about global warming.
June 19, 2017
Emily Atkin
Scott Pruitt’s likely new deputy at the EPA is a pro-coal swamp creature.
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