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
Sunken Villages Are Emerging From Dried-Up Reservoirs During Europe’s Heatwave
Villages and churches were sunk in the 1960s by Spain’s fascist dictator. Now, the blistering heat has dried out reservoirs and exposed a forgotten past.
A Nuclear War Between the U.S. and Russia Would Starve 5 Billion People
A new study on the effect of nuclear winter makes a dire prediction about the aftermath of a major nuclear war.
‘It’s On a Different Dimension’: Inside Africa’s Most Toxic City
Children in Kabwe, Zambia have an average of over 20 times more lead in their blood than the kids of Flint, Michigan, did during the height of the city's water crisis.
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
Asteroids Could Truly be Responsible for Forming Earth's Continents, Study Finds
The Australian study is the first of its kind to find physical evidence that asteroids shaped the Earth's surface.
Earth Just Mysteriously Spun Faster, Causing Shortest Day Ever Recorded
June 29 clocked in at 1.59 milliseconds short of 24 hours due to a strange speed-up of Earth's rotation.
An Unprecedented Number of Minerals Found on Earth Sheds Light on Alien Life
Scientists identified more than 10,500 kinds of minerals, nearly double the previous tally, in twin studies that have implications in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Cities
Artists Are Using AI To Imagine Cities Without Cars
Amateur urban planners are using DALL-E to visualize what cities might look like if they were built for pedestrians and cyclists, instead of cars.
The ‘Giant Data Ingestion Machine’ That Can Help Cities Meet Climate Goals
Cities around the world have set ambitious targets to reduce emissions. But the first step for most of them is to actually figure out how much they’re emitting in the first place.
NYC Looking to Join Growing List of Cities Regulating 15-Minute Delivery
A council member from Lower Manhattan says they “take up valuable storefront space while offering no sense of community to the neighborhood.”