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California’s fires are getting worse, and it isn’t just the lack of rakes

Scientists pinned down what's behind California's big blazes

Nathanael Johnson Climate & Energy

The first generation of electric airplanes is almost here

About 170 companies are racing to electrify air travel. We talked to the guy who is currently leading the pack.

Claire Elise Thompson Fix

As Amazon Prime Day orders roll in, U.S. workers walk out

Those deals come with more environmental consequences than shoppers bargained for.

Justine Calma Climate & Energy

These scientists found 2,500 years of economic history frozen in ice

Scientists and historians are looking to remote glaciers for insights into events like the Black Plague and Great Depression.

Miyo McGinn Science

The big blue gap in the Green New Deal

4 ways the ocean can play a key role in healing the climate and rebuilding the economy

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Chad Nelsen, & Bren Smith Fix

Camica Anderson, left, holds her son Logan Anderson's hand as other residents look on at the West Calumet Housing Complex on September 4, 2016 in East Chicago, Indiana.

Mind the gap: Lead, mercury, asbestos, and differences in IQ

"Intellect killers" are holding some kids back.

Naveena Sadasivam Equity

Meet the guy swimming through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Ben Lecomte and his team are swimming through one of the most cluttered sections of the ocean in the world to raise awareness about marine plastic pollution

Catharine Smith Science

Massive toxic algae blooms predicted in Lake Erie and Gulf of Mexico

The latest result of the Midwest's wet spring are showing up downstream, in the form of toxic algae growths

Tom Philpott Food

Woman looking up social medial at late night lying in bed, Internet addicted

Binge-watching and porn are draining the planet’s battery

Here's how to feel even more guilty about all that porn and Netflix

Molly Enking Culture

Your city probably won’t feel like itself in 30 years

Like the weather in Barcelona? Move to London.