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Elizabeth Warren Just Released Her Green New Deal for Farmers

Senator Elizabeth Warren is back with a new plan for how she’d help farmers if she wins the White House. The Democratic presidential candidate has already released thorough plans on green manufacturing, the clean energy transition, immigration, and a whole lot more. Her latest plan, released on Wednesday, is right in line with a progressive…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Aug 7

How Climate Change Is Becoming a Deadly Part of White Nationalism

This weekend’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has re-opened the festering debates over gun control, immigration, and the president’s penchant for racist hate speech. But the manifesto believed to have been authored by the suspected shooter also reveals another horrific idea edging its way toward the mainstream from the primordial sludge of racist message…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 7

It’s Drone Vs. Raven as Scientists Fight to Save the Threatened Desert Tortoise

Tim Shields spends a lot of time in the Mojave Desert. Sometimes, he camps out there for weeks at a time. As a desert biologist for nearly 40 years now, Shields doesn’t mind the extreme high and low temperatures that the California desert presents. He’d rather gaze at the desert night sky than a dull hotel…

Earther Yessenia Funes Aug 7

If You Think 30-50 Feral Hogs Sounds Bad, Just Wait

Hey, it’s me, your local environmental reporter here to ruin all your feral hog fun. Feral hog mania has swept the nation because, well, a random guy responded to a tweet about gun control by posing a “legit question for rural Americans” about how to kill the 30-50 feral hogs terrorizing his kids. Guns are…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 6

The U.S. Loses a Football Field-Sized Chunk of Nature Every 30 Seconds

The U.S. has been unbelievably good at one thing: destroying shit. Over 16 years, humans have destroyed some 24 million acres of natural lands in the U.S., according to a new report. The Center for American Progress published a report Tuesday with Conservation Science Project detailing how much nature has been lost in the Lower…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Aug 6

A Global Water Emergency Is Right Around the Corner—Unless We Stop It

When Chennai, India’s main reservoir disappeared earlier this summer, the world was rightfully shocked. A city of more than 4.6 million people had lost its main sources of drinking water, forcing authorities to rely on water shipped in by train. But Chennai’s plight is part of a much bigger issue: The world is increasingly water-stressed…

Conservation Brian Kahn Aug 6

Not Even a Fire-Loving Bird Can Handle Climate Change’s Heat

Fire is central in the world of black-backed woodpeckers, to the point that the birds pick cavities in recently burned trees to make their nests. But new research suggests that even these fire enthusiasts aren’t able to handle the inferno climate change is already dishing out. Black-backed woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) are handsome birds about the…

Conservation Jake Buehler Aug 6

Sweetgreen and Chipotle’s Packaging May Contain Harmful ‘Forever’ Chemicals

Real talk, one of my favorite foods to eat is Chipotle (yes, despite that E. coli scandal.). The Mexican-inspired restaurant chain prides itself on having a sustainable image by sourcing its food from local suppliers and using packaging that’s plant-based and compostable. However, a new report out Monday says that these plant fiber bowls restaurants…

Earther Yessenia Funes Aug 5

‘Surprise’ Ocean Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common

There are two flavors of surprise: good and bad. Winning the lottery? Good. Extreme heat waves cooking the oceans with more regularity, ruining fisheries that millions of people rely on? Decidedly bad. Yet that’s our present predicament, one that’s likely to get worse as the oceans heat up even further. A new study released in…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 5

More People Die Defending the Environment in a Year Than UK and Australian Soldiers Combined

Fighting to protect your land is a risky task. A new study shows that every year, more people are killed defending their environment than those killed while deployed to war zones from the United Kingdom and Australia combined. The study, published in Nature Sustainability on Monday, used data on the number of environmental defender deaths…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Aug 5

Greenland Lost 12.5 Billion Tons of Ice in Record-Breaking, Single-Day Meltdown

After Greenland spent a good portion of July on fire, last week’s heatwave similarly scorched the country’s ice sheet, triggering a meltdown affecting roughly 60 percent of its surface. On Thursday alone, new data shows the ice shelf lost 12.5 billion tons to surface melting, its largest single-day loss in recorded history, the Washington Post…

Climate Change Alyse Stanley Aug 3

This Satellite Image Shows Everything Wrong With Greenland Right Now

If you could sum up climate change’s impact on the Arctic in one image, you’d be hard pressed to find something better than this satellite view, which shows the meltdown of one of the largest stores of ice on Earth while a wildfire rages in the distance. Here it is, below, courtesy of satellite image…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 2

Climate Change Has Made Our Stormwater Infrastructure Obsolete

We are not ready for the extreme rainfall coming with climate change. A quick dramatic thunderstorm in New York on Wednesday flooded Staten Island so badly that brown murky water joined bus riders for their evening ride home. It’s just one in a growing number of examples of infrastructure not being up to the task.…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Aug 2

July ‘Equalled, If Not Surpassed’ Record for World’s Hottest Month [Updated]

Sometimes the headline says it all. This is one of those cases, folks. We’ve never recorded a hotter month on Earth than the one we just lived through, according to preliminary data kept by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Program. Heat records feel like they have become routine around the world this summer, but…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 2

California Is First State Where Utilities Must Tell Customers if Their Water Is Contaminated by Dangerous Chemicals

If you don’t know about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more often referred to as PFAS, you really need to catch up. These manmade chemicals are found in some nonstick cooking gear and even food wrappers—and they last forever. Yet we still don’t fully understand how they affect our health (though many studies have shown enough…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Aug 1

Andrew Yang Is the Most Dangerous Democratic Presidential Candidate

Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debates revealed many things, but I want to focus on what was easily the most chilling moment of last night: Andrew Yang talking about climate change. In 30 seconds, Yang offered a mix of ill-informed defeatism about our ability to thwart the worst effects of a changing climate and an ill-conceived…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Aug 1

Trump EPA Opens a New Assault on Obama-Era Coal Ash Rule, Threatening Public Health

Coal ash is arguably some of the worst pollution out there. A byproduct of coal production, coal ash is usually made up of heavy metals like lead, mercury, and arsenic, which are all dangerous to human health. A report earlier this year found that most of these sites are already leaking into groundwater, a huge…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Aug 1

Population of Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoises Now Less Than 19 Individuals

There are now less than 19 individual vaquita porpoises left in the wild, according to an alarming new survey. Scientists say immediate measures are now required to save this enigmatic species from extinction. If fishing nets continue to be used illegally off the coast of Mexico, vaquita porpoises (Phocoena sinus) will likely become extinct within…

Conservation George Dvorsky Jul 31

Thunderstorms, 70 MPH Winds Could Affect Up to 52 Million People in the Northeast Today

Powerful storms are roaring into the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon, bringing with them the threat of lightning, flash floods, and winds up to 70 mph or more. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches from Boston to Washington, D.C., until 9 p.m. ET. Logan Airport in Boston has already recorded…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Jul 31

An Exxon-Owned Houston Chemical Plant Is on Fire

A mere four months after a Houston chemical plant fire made headlines, another Houston area plant has exploded into flames. The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex caught on fire Wednesday morning despite being one of the “most technologically advanced refining and petrochemical complexes in the world,” as Exxon describes it. That’s why the city of Baytown—located about…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jul 31

Elizabeth Warren Just Released Her Green New Deal for Farmers

How Climate Change Is Becoming a Deadly Part of White Nationalism

It’s Drone Vs. Raven as Scientists Fight to Save the Threatened Desert Tortoise

If You Think 30-50 Feral Hogs Sounds Bad, Just Wait

The U.S. Loses a Football Field-Sized Chunk of Nature Every 30 Seconds

A Global Water Emergency Is Right Around the Corner—Unless We Stop It

Not Even a Fire-Loving Bird Can Handle Climate Change’s Heat

Sweetgreen and Chipotle’s Packaging May Contain Harmful ‘Forever’ Chemicals

‘Surprise’ Ocean Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common

More People Die Defending the Environment in a Year Than UK and Australian Soldiers Combined

Greenland Lost 12.5 Billion Tons of Ice in Record-Breaking, Single-Day Meltdown

This Satellite Image Shows Everything Wrong With Greenland Right Now

Climate Change Has Made Our Stormwater Infrastructure Obsolete

July ‘Equalled, If Not Surpassed’ Record for World’s Hottest Month [Updated]

California Is First State Where Utilities Must Tell Customers if Their Water Is Contaminated by Dangerous Chemicals

Andrew Yang Is the Most Dangerous Democratic Presidential Candidate

Trump EPA Opens a New Assault on Obama-Era Coal Ash Rule, Threatening Public Health

Population of Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoises Now Less Than 19 Individuals

Thunderstorms, 70 MPH Winds Could Affect Up to 52 Million People in the Northeast Today

An Exxon-Owned Houston Chemical Plant Is on Fire

Anthropic Is Jacking Up the Price for Power Users Amid Complaints Its Model Is Getting Worse

Bose SoundLink Max Bluetooth Speaker Quietly Drops to Its Lowest Price, Now Cheaper Than Last Week’s Low

The Wicked Stepmother of ‘The Testaments’ Is So Much Fun to Hate

Apple’s Smart Glasses Are Stepping Into a Privacy Minefield

Allbirds Is Getting Out of the Shoe Business and Pivoting to AI Infrastructure

Anker Nebula P1i Portable Projector Debuted at CES 2026 and Now Hits Record Low Just Weeks After Launch

There’s No Saving Windows 11. It’s Time for Windows 12

Axiom Space Is Ready to Test Its Next-Generation Spacesuit in 2027

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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