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Water & oil: One battle to save the Sacred Headwaters ends, another begins

In the conclusion to our series, Shell Canada makes a surprising move in Northern B.C., and residents look to what's next.

Ted Alvarez Culture

New Mexico suing to block horse slaughter

The state's attorney general is filing a lawsuit to stop a slaughterhouse from killing horses for meat.

John Upton Food

China launches world’s second-biggest carbon-trading market

Europe, watch your back.

John Upton Technology

Why do Virginians want to drill off their own coast?

After Deepwater Horizon, you might think people wouldn't want offshore rigs anywhere nearby. But Virginians, like other Americans, hold contradictory views on energy issues.

Ben Adler Technology

Environmental justice leaders to Obama: There’s a gap in your climate plan

When the president unveiled his climate action plan last summer, he failed to account for the underserved communities that bear the brunt of our fossil fuel addiction. A new petition aims to change that.

Brentin Mock Cities

Artist builds tiny house on a sled for disadvantaged kids

It might be a little cramped, but when you've got the Arctic expanse all around, huddling together sounds pretty nice.

Sarah Laskow Culture

Elephants may be extinct in a decade, thanks to an ivory trade that helps fund terrorism

As if it weren't a big enough bummer that people are killing elephants left and right, blood ivory funds terrorist groups.

Holly Richmond Culture

Tax meat to cut methane emissions, say scientists

Sheep, cows, and goats are the single biggest human-related source of the potent greenhouse gas.

Adam Vaughan Climate & Energy

Before he died, a 27-year-old left a message in a bottle, and it can teach us something about climate change

The note asks the finder to measure how far away a glacier is. Spoiler alert: The glacier shrunk 233 feet.