Articles

For Earth Day, here's a look back at EPA successes, and a look ahead to the next big challenge: climate change.

Gina McCarthy Politics

Watch this dope video about pot growers who transitioned into urban farming.

Liz Core & Darby Minow Smith Climate & Energy

John Oliver proposes a new mascot for Earth Day we can all get behind: Marshmallow, the polar bear with a broken penis.

Ted Alvarez Culture

Climate change will continue to dry out California. Could fruit and veggie farming find a home in the Cotton Belt?

Tom Philpott Climate & Energy

Clinton hasn't made climate a priority in the past. Will that change in the future?

Tom McCarthy & Lauren Gambino Politics

A look back at the response to the BP oil spill -- and thoughts on where we go from here.

Brentin Mock Politics

Five years ago, the Deepwater Horizon explosion triggered the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Here's what you still need to know.

Tim McDonnell Climate & Energy

Yes, farmers use a whole lot of Golden State water. But there's no easy solution to the state's drought woes in turning off their taps.

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture

Check out our infographic on corn and subsidies.

Amelia Bates & Amelia Urry Culture

Once upon a time, we started subsidizing agriculture.

Amelia Urry Technology

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