Environment
The Real Reason Trump Is So Obsessed With Fracking
Donald Trump wants to be seen as more manly, and thus more appealing to working-class white men in swing states like Pennsylvania, than a clean energy-supporting Joe Biden, say gender experts.
How Climate Change and COVID-19 Threaten the Livelihoods of Filipino Seaweed Farmers
A local farming tradition struggles to weather the winds of climate change.
How Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Caused an Unlikely War on British Streets
Of all the recent coronavirus restrictions, the introduction of car reduction schemes by some local councils has caused the most dissent.
A Fracked Gas Pipeline Is Coming to Brooklyn. Residents Are Invoking BLM to Fight It
Brownsville, the neighbourhood with the highest rates of asthma in New York City, is fighting to halt the construction of a fracked gas pipeline that could worsen its air quality even more.
‘How It Started, How It’s Going’: WWF Uses Meme to Highlight Climate Change
The organization joined the Twitter trend to show striking "before and after" photos of the environment.
Half the Great Barrier Reef’s Coral has Died in the Past 25 Years
Experts are blaming human-induced climate change and mass bleaching events for the devastating loss of the world's largest coral reef.
Inside the Election Battle to Bring Wolves Back to Colorado
Proposition 114 will let voters decide on whether to reintroduce gray wolves after a 75-year absence—and is inflaming tensions between rural and urban residents.
Criticism Hounds Fake Beach Meant to Ease COVID Stress in the Philippines
The project has faced strong opposition from environmentalists and others who claim it’s symbolic of the government's superficial response to issues.
This Woke PR Firm Is Quietly Running an Influencer Campaign for Fossil Fuels
Porter Novelli says it's all-in on fixing climate change and racial injustice. Yet it's also running an ad campaign designed to counter "extreme environmentalists."
Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining
Not only do Canadian mines in the Philippines degrade the environment and displace Indigenous communities, activists say, eco-defenders are targeted by the Philippine government for protesting them. A VICE World News investigation.
Scientists Have Created a ‘Super Enzyme’ That Breaks Down Plastic Six Times Faster
The reengineered ‘super enzyme’ can gobble up plastic bottles and break them down into their building blocks in just a few days.
Singapore Airlines Cancels ‘Flights to Nowhere’ Following Backlash
The idea of flying around the country with no destination did not take off after concerns from environmentalists.