Latest Articles
-
What’s At Stake: Clean Air and Public Health in our Highest Courts on December 10
This Tuesday, December 10, our nation’s highest courts will hear two landmark Clean Air Act cases that have big implications for public health. First and foremost, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. Back in 2011, EPA unveiled this update of a critical public health protection […]
-
Six good reasons to watch the Supreme Court’s interstate air pollution case
The court this week is hearing arguments about an EPA clean air rule -- a big deal for enviros, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and any Americans who like to breathe freely.
-
Postcard from the edge: Urban conundrums on the front lines of climate change
In a warming world, cities will adapt or die. Grist's newest blog, Underwater cities, will take a hard look at what adaptation means.
-
The world’s greenest oil company?
France's Total is hedging against a low-carbon future by investing in solar and biofuels.
-
The Gates Foundation’s hypocritical investments
ExxonMobil, Walmart, and McDonald's are just a few of the companies that the mega-charity supports.
-
Is genetic engineering a doomed effort to reinvent nature’s wheel?
Much GMO research is just walking roads that evolution already tried. Is gene-splicing a dead end and should scientists just move on?
-
![smokestack]()
![smokestack]()
Northeast states pissed at Midwest states over coal pollution
Eight governors from the Northeast are asking the EPA to crack down. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear a big air-pollution case.
-
![A bald eagle]()
![A bald eagle]()
Feds will let wind farms kill eagles for 30 years
Wind energy companies will be able to get 30-year "take" permits for eagles if they implement “advanced conservation practices” to help protect birds.
-
College cops embrace solar, will now bust up parties sustainably
It wouldn't be a true college story unless somebody started smoking. Or, in this case, someTHING.
-
Bill Nye and his bowtie want to find life on other planets
Bill Nye the Science Guy wants Obama to dedicate $1.5 billion to space exploration. Aliens make people happy!
