Articles

West Virginia caught unprepared for contamination of water supply, despite warnings

The company that leaked a toxic chemical into the Elk River had told state officials about the contents of its riverside tanks. Why didn't officials draw up emergency plans?

John Upton Technology

Get a hot, sustainable burrito in a gas station vending machine

If Chipotle and Red Box made steamy burrito love, Burrito Box is the likely result.

Holly Richmond Culture

New Jersey decides not to run a gas pipeline through one of its last spots of wilderness

Sometimes governments actually make good decisions about the environmental resources they oversee.

Sarah Laskow Culture

Join “The Great Poo Hunt” to keep tabs on invasive species, get free food, pick up turds

Collecting sh*t from Tasmanian devils helps researchers map where predators have been. Plus it just plain smells great.

Holly Richmond Culture

Ask Umbra: Are cows really as bad for the climate as they say?

A reader inquires about bovine flatulence. Umbra lets it rip.

Ask Umbra® Culture

Here’s another reason why renewables are at an unfair disadvantage

It's a lot easier to build natural-gas pipelines than to build transmission lines for wind and solar power, and that needs to change.

Jaafar Rizvi Technology

Lifting the crude-oil export ban would worsen pollution and climate change

If U.S. oil companies can sell their crude on the world market, they'll have more incentive to drill drill drill.

Ben Adler Technology

Christie administration’s bridge-blocking stunt was bad for environment

Cars idling in traffic generate extra CO2 emissions as well as local pollution that can contribute to respiratory ailments and deaths.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy

Travel leery: Which countries drive, fly, cycle, and take the train most?

Least surprising part? Americans still love their cars.

Lindsay Wilson Culture

Go bottomless on the subway tomorrow for the annual No-Pants Ride

Improv Everywhere's annual No-Pants Subway Ride takes the pants out of public transit, leaving you with only "ublic rit."

Jess Zimmerman Cities

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