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
How Eco-Anxiety is Killing the Climate Movement
Our existential angst at the future of the planet refers to a real danger. But it also allows us to bury our heads in the sand.
Sexist Internet Trolls Are Targeting Women Climate Scientists Now
A new study has found that climate scientists, especially those that are women, are facing increasing death threats and attacks online.
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.
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
Scientists Find ‘Mountains’, Widespread Structures Near Earth’s Core
The core of our planet could be surrounded by the warped remnants of an ancient sunken ocean floor, a new study says.
Species-Ending Asteroids Hit Earth More Often Than We Realized, NASA Research Suggests
NASA Goddard Chief Scientist James Garvin's controversial findings suggest that some past asteroid impacts were a lot bigger than we realized.
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.
Cities
The Urban Exodus Narratives Are Wrong
The Census Bureau has published two population estimates that say cities are losing people fast. But factoring in the margins of error on their data changes the story entirely.
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?