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In the hot house: Prison staff held liable for extreme heat in Louisiana cell block

A recent court ruling suggests that as climate change drives summer temperatures higher, prisons will need to adapt, lest they run afoul of basic human rights principles.

Brentin Mock Cities January 3, 2014

The billionaire boys’ club: How college students and Wall Street are thinking alike

College administrators may be giving divestment protesters the cold shoulder, but some Wall Street leaders are warming up to the idea of accurately pricing climate change.

Heather Smith Technology December 11, 2013

Dramatic charts reveal climate change’s effects on oceans

The oceans are becoming warmer, more acidic, starved of oxygen, and less productive. Here are the results, in technicolor.

John Upton Climate & Energy October 16, 2013

Is there a sustainable future for America’s most popular seafood?

The shrimp farming industry gets a bad rap, but it might be greener than you think -- and we eat enough of the stuff that it's worth getting right.

Amelia Urry Technology April 25, 2014

Please do not eat this sandwich made of the entire McDonald’s dollar menu

The Thrillist staff panicked when they heard McDonald's was eliminating its Dollar Menu. This is the hideous result.

Jess Zimmerman Food and Agriculture October 28, 2013

Pushing poor people to the suburbs is bad for the environment

High-income people moving into cities means low-income people are being pushed out. The better answer is density and more affordable housing.

Ben Adler Cities December 13, 2013

Air apparent: Once we start geoengineering, it may be hard to stop

The authors of a recent study thought maybe it'd be a good idea to look before we leap into the caldera of the fake-volcano business.

Amelia Urry Technology December 4, 2013

Earthquakes shake Texas town on Thanksgiving, and fracking might be to blame

There have been more than a dozen earthquakes in and around the small Texan city of Azle recently, and a scientist says fracking practices could be the cause.

John Upton Climate & Energy November 29, 2013

Keystone XL and the energy rush that could change America forever

A sneak peak at a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist's new book about the tar-sands oil rush.

Tony Horwitz Technology March 16, 2014

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