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Scott Pruitt Wined and Dined a Catholic Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse to Talk Climate Change Denial

The ever-growing list of stuff Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has been accused of is already incredible. But here’s something that truly boggles the mind: Last year, Pruitt met with a Roman Catholic cardinal who also happens to be facing charges of “multiple historic sexual offenses” just because said cardinal doesn’t believe in global…

Climate Change Tom McKay May 12

Please Enjoy These Animals the Zoos Have Kindly Rebranded For Us

The social media teams behind zoos and aquariums have rapidly become a beacon of hope in the otherwise festering hellscape of internet dialog. The latest example? Animals rebranded as better animals. The delightfully silly #RebrandASpecies hashtag currently trending on Twitter was born into the wilds on Thursday, awakening a sentiment that’s been buried in our cold hearts…

Earth Science Maddie Stone May 11

We Finally Know Where the World’s Deadliest Amphibian Plague Got Started

The origin of the world’s deadliest amphibian disease has remained elusive for decades, but not anymore. New research has pinned down where the infamous fungal plague “Bd” got its start and how it began infiltrating habitats across the globe. Unsurprisingly, humans are largely responsible for its spread. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a fungal pathogen that infects amphibians—like…

Conservation Jake Buehler May 11

After Public Backlash, Nestlé Will Give Flint More Water

Some residents of Flint, Michigan, were not happy when they found out last month Nestlé was going to pump more water out of a nearby spring and pay close to nothing—especially given that just a few days later, the state ended the city’s free water distribution program. Well, maybe they’ll be a little more warm…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes May 11

Costa Rica Plans to Be the World’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Country

If you’re looking for a beacon of climate hope in our dark, wretched world, look to Costa Rica. The country accounts for a fraction of the world’s carbon emissions, but something like 99 percent of global ambition to address climate change. Case in point: this week, its new president announced he plans to make the…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn May 11

California’s New Solar Mandate Is For Rich White People

California just became the first state in the U.S. to require all new buildings feature solar panels come 2020. The state’s Energy Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to update building standards and add this provision to help the state meet its emission targets. Sounds great, right? After all, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will amount…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes May 11

Kilauea Volcano Could Erupt ‘Explosively,’ But What Does That Mean?

The outlook for Kilauea volcano took a turn for the worse this week, when the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) warned that the dramatic draining of the summit crater could herald an “explosive” eruption. The action at Kilauea that has gripped the world’s attention for the past week has mainly consisted of lava…

Earth Science Maddie Stone May 10

How Long Until Life Comes Back to Kilauea?

Toxic gases and oozing lava have turned the once vibrant forests on the eastern flank of Kilauea into a wasteland. The destruction may get even worse, with the risk rising for an explosive eruption as the lava lake at the top of the volcano drops. But it’s never too early to start talking about what…

Conservation Brian Kahn May 10

This Beautiful Watercolor Painting Contains a Dark Climate Message

Art doesn’t need to live in museums or galleries. It can live on the cover of scientific journals, educating the masses in creative ways. That’s where climate change artist Jillian Pelto’s latest artwork is going, at least. A science graduate student at the University of Maine, Pelto creates beautiful watercolor pieces to help communicate scientific…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes May 10

San Diego’s Beaches Are Glowing With Bioluminescent Algae

Forget catching rays on the beach. If you’re near San Diego, do yourself a favor and go check out the surf at night. A rare bioluminescent red tide has created ghostly scenes on the shores of Southern California, from La Jolla to Encinitas. The last one was five years ago and only lasted a week…

Earth Science Brian Kahn May 9

Climate Denial is a Form of American Exceptionalism

America is already great, my friends, at least when it comes to climate denial. New research published this week in Nature Climate Change shows the U.S. is without peers when it comes to denying the basic science of climate change. Scientists surveyed people in 25 countries around the world, and found there’s no country quite…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 9

Eyeless, Mouthless, Bone-Eating Worm Named After Jabba the Hutt

Jabba the Hutt—the iconic slug-like mobster from the Star Wars franchise—finally has a real world namesake befitting his ugliness. Osedax jabba is one of 14 newly-named zombie worms, tiny, mouthless, eyeless creatures that devour animal bones in the ocean’s depths. Jabba’s earthly brethren were found chewing their way through the head of a dead baleen…

Earth Science Maddie Stone May 9

This Is What Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption Looks Like From Space

Photos of the ongoing, lava-oozing eruption at Kilauea volcano have been going viral for days. Less attention-grabbing—but equally informative—are the images NASA’s been capturing from hundreds of miles up. On Monday, the space agency released the image above, assembled from data captured on May 6 by a thermal imaging camera aboard the Terra satellite. It…

Earther Maddie Stone May 9

Judge Withdraws Key Permit for Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Win to Black Community

In St. James, Louisiana, folks are celebrating. A district judge ruled, in a judgment made public Monday, that the state Department of Natural Resources broke the law when it issued a key permit to Energy Transfer Partners for its Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Now, the state is requiring that the company come up with environmental protection…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes May 9

The Secret Science of Shell Seeking

SANIBEL, FLORIDA—At the lowest tide of the month, the Gulf of Mexico peels back from the shores of Sanibel Island to reveal its treasures. Bruce Schulz is out there on a late February morning to find his piece of the booty. The early morning sun stretches the shadow of his lanky frame from the shore…

Conservation Brian Kahn May 9

Trump’s NOAA: Blame Humans for Arctic Heat Waves of 2016

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is playing no games. The federal department wants everyone to know that human-caused climate change is so real that 2016 Arctic heat waves would not have happened without it. This is according to new research NOAA published in the journal Weather and Climate Extremes this month. Climate models the…

Earth Science Yessenia Funes May 8

China Is Cornering the Renewable Energy Job Market

Sun, wind, and water aren’t just powering homes, they’re powering the job market. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency shows that there are now 10.3 million people employed in renewable energy. That’s a 31 percent jump from just five years ago. Of that total, an overwhelming number are working in China, adding…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn May 8

If Trees Could Talk, They’d Probably Tell Us to Eat Shit

If a tree could talk, she might tell us that she gives zero shits about the mess we’ve made of the world—not after our kind has spent centuries chopping down forests without a second thought. At least, that’s one artistic interpretation. A video released last week gives one “bitter, suicidal” tree’s perspective on just a…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes May 8

Study Confirms: Our Vacations Suck For the Climate

It’s no secret flying is Bad for the climate, but just how harmful our jet-setting, Airbnb-hopping lifestyles really are has been tough to pin down. Now a study has crunched the numbers, making it much harder to plead ignorance about the environmental impact of your next vacation. Turns out, those trips contribute to humanity’s climate-warming…

Conservation Maddie Stone May 8

Winter Athletes Aren’t Going to Let Snow Vanish Without a Fight

April is Colorado’s last chance for big snow. That’s why Alan Henceroth, chief operating officer of Arapahoe Basin, a popular ski area in Summit County, Colorado, lost sleep over a forecast of rain for the first Saturday of the month. Bordering the steep and rocky Continental Divide, the peaks of Arapahoe Basin—called A-Basin for short—soar…

Environmental Justice Zachary Siegel May 8

Scott Pruitt Wined and Dined a Catholic Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse to Talk Climate Change Denial

Please Enjoy These Animals the Zoos Have Kindly Rebranded For Us

We Finally Know Where the World’s Deadliest Amphibian Plague Got Started

After Public Backlash, Nestlé Will Give Flint More Water

Costa Rica Plans to Be the World’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Country

California’s New Solar Mandate Is For Rich White People

Kilauea Volcano Could Erupt ‘Explosively,’ But What Does That Mean?

How Long Until Life Comes Back to Kilauea?

This Beautiful Watercolor Painting Contains a Dark Climate Message

San Diego’s Beaches Are Glowing With Bioluminescent Algae

Climate Denial is a Form of American Exceptionalism

Eyeless, Mouthless, Bone-Eating Worm Named After Jabba the Hutt

This Is What Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption Looks Like From Space

Judge Withdraws Key Permit for Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Win to Black Community

The Secret Science of Shell Seeking

Trump’s NOAA: Blame Humans for Arctic Heat Waves of 2016

China Is Cornering the Renewable Energy Job Market

If Trees Could Talk, They’d Probably Tell Us to Eat Shit

Study Confirms: Our Vacations Suck For the Climate

Winter Athletes Aren’t Going to Let Snow Vanish Without a Fight

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

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

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