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We need old buildings to make great cities, but we need new ones too

The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues in favor of smaller, older buildings. But big, new projects are critical to healthy cities as well.

Ben Adler Culture May 15, 2014

Rising sea levels will drown your Western art history course

About 140 of 720 UNESCO World Heritage sites surveyed will be underwater because of climate change, according to a new study.

Amelia Urry Culture March 5, 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Freefall is Mirror Image of Carbon Dioxide Ascent

By Emily E. Adams The amount of Arctic sea ice has plummeted in recent decades—a bold manifestation of the rise...

Lester Brown Uncategorized January 23, 2014

Wyoming doesn’t want its kids to learn about climate change

It's the first state to reject new national science education standards. And it just so happens to be the biggest coal-producing state.

Ben Adler Culture April 23, 2014

Senate votes to keep subsidizing flood insurance in flood-prone areas

Climate change and fiscal prudence be damned.

John Upton Climate & Energy February 3, 2014

GMO companies are dousing Hawaiian island with toxic pesticides

Dangerous chemicals are being applied to GMO test fields on Kauai at a much higher rate than on most U.S. farms, an analysis of new data reveals.

Paul Koberstein Technology June 16, 2014

Why it’s a big deal that half of the Great Lakes are still covered in ice

What happens when it all melts? Read on.

Stephanie Garlock Climate & Energy April 16, 2014

5 ways Paul Ryan’s budget screws the climate and environment

His plan would increase pollution, accelerate global warming, despoil public lands, and stymie Americans’ efforts to get out of their cars.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy April 3, 2014

To attract minorities, the national parks need some better ideas

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Park Service gave everyone freedom to celebrate as they wished. Was that really the best it could do?

Brentin Mock Culture April 2, 2014

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