The Activist Who Keeps Exposing Environmental Racism in the U.S.
Dr. Beverly Wright, co-founder of the National Black Environmental Justice Network, has spent decades empowering communities that are vulnerable to toxic chemicals.
Climate Change
IPCC Says Current Plans Are ‘Insufficient to Tackle Climate Change’ As Emissions Keep Increasing
A new report says emissions must start being reduced immediately if we’re to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius.
Solar Geoengineering 'Only Option' to Cool Planet Within Years, UN Says
The UN is calling for a large effort to study solar geoengineering, but warns it's too dangerous to implement immediately.
Thousands Uncontactable As New Zealand Grapples with Its Worst Natural Disaster ‘This Century’
Senior politicians are urging the prime minister to bring in the military to assist police with reports of violence and looting.
Policy
Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be Too?
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet.
How to Figure Out Which Candidates Actually Care About the Environment
Here's a set of tools to help you understand the issues and vote in support of climate reform.
Coronavirus Could Be a 'Trigger Event' That Reshapes Society for the Better
The Sanders campaign could use this opportunity to transform into a pandemic-fighting, world-changing social movement.
Earth
Earth's Life-Nourishing Water Came From Interstellar Space, Scientists Find
Earth’s water, the key ingredient for life as we know it, likely originated many billions of years ago on dust grains in interstellar space.
Olympic Pool-Sized Asteroid Has ‘Very Small Chance of Impacting Earth’, NASA Says
Newly-discovered asteroid 2023DW has a 1-in-625 chance of colliding with Earth in 2046, according to current estimates.
There's Another Core Within Earth's Core, Scientists Discover
The innermost inner core (IMIC) “could be a fossilized record of a significant global event from the past,” scientists say.
Cities
Thank You For Your Feedback
The community feedback process is an inconvenient annoyance that brings out the worst in people. It is also at the heart of why U.S. cities can't build new housing or transportation.
Stockholm Thinks It Can Have an Electric Bikeshare Program So Cheap It’s Practically Free
No public subsidies. A day pass for the equivalent of 98 cents. Unlimited 90-minute rides for $14 per year. How?
Why Are Rich People So Obsessed With Proving US Cities Are Dystopian Hellholes?
Right-wing pundits, landlords, and tech executives all believe they can prove we are amid a crime wave with just one more video.