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This question is inherently, existentially, and unavoidably upsetting. But it still needs an answer.
Conflating long-term policy goals and tipping points is a problematic feature of climate discourse
Another reason to worry about wildfires: They could be releasing lead stored in plants and trees.
A new study pinpoints the problems.
Many Pacific Island communities have set aside areas where fishing is forbidden, resulting in more fish, bigger fish, and greater biodiversity.
The absurdity is part of the point of this study.
Berkeley, California, just became the first city in the country to ban gas pipelines — the little ones that go into houses.
Hurricane Dorian is barreling through Puerto Rico. Why aren’t more mainlanders concerned?
Major U.S. cities are leaking methane at twice the rate calculated by the EPA.
