Latest Articles
-
![]()
![]()
The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
New Zealand accepts a refugee family from Tuvalu hoping to escape their sinking island nation.
-
![The results of a tailing pond breach at Imperial Metals Corp's gold and copper mine at Mount Polley in central British Columbia are pictured August 4, 2014]()
![The results of a tailing pond breach at Imperial Metals Corp's gold and copper mine at Mount Polley in central British Columbia are pictured August 4, 2014]()
This giant Canadian mine spill doesn’t make us feel good about Alaska’s Pebble Mine
A copper tailings pond discharged more than 10 million cubic meters of waste into nearby water, threatening an important salmon spawning ground.
-
![Deepwater Horizon accident]()
![Deepwater Horizon accident]()
Will fracking in the Gulf of Mexico lead to the next Deepwater Horizon?
Deepwater fracking is booming in the Gulf, but nobody has done the research to assess its impact -- and figure out what we need to know when something goes badly wrong.
-
![]()
![]()
“I Heart NY” mastermind launches catchy climate change logo
To help make climate change awareness stick (and slick), design legend Milton Glaser created a catchy logo.
-
![]()
![]()
Teaching kids about climate change? Read them a classic story
Skip the lectures and the horror stories, says one environmental science prof, and just help them fall in love with nature.
-
![]()
![]()
The global warming “pause,” explained by way of a cheeseburger
Turbo-charged trade winds have kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool, according to a new study. Sadly, it’s not gonna last.
-
![]()
![]()
African-American Denali climbing team reaches new heights in this film
A documentary about the first all-black climbing group to attempt Denali is coming to a theater near you.
-
![]()
![]()
America’s favorite nut is bad for water, good for cows
U.S. almond demand has grown by more than 220 percent since 2005.
-
![cigarette butts]()
![cigarette butts]()
Scientists may have found a way to green our electronics with cigarette butts
The discovery could kill two birds with one stone: energy storage and cigarette litter.
-
![landfill]()
![landfill]()
Move over, landfills — food scraps give Massachusetts biogas
On Oct. 1, Massachusetts institutions producing more than a ton of leftovers a week must donate the scraps instead of dumping them.
