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Report: Plastic is on track to become a bigger climate problem than coal

A new report details 10 ways, from fracking to incineration, that plastic contributes to global warming.

Joseph Winters Accountability October 22, 2021

Collage: Silhouette of the United States with crushed plastic bottles

Corporations tried to blame you for the plastic crisis. Now states are turning the tables.

As recycling heads to the dump, Maine and Oregon have a new strategy: Make companies pay.

Kate Yoder Accountability September 13, 2021

San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.

A quiet revolution: Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought

San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these metropolitan areas with sufficient water supplies to support their growing populations.

Jim Robbins Cities May 11, 2022

A man fills his car at a hydrogen fueling station in Los Angeles.

Biden-backed ‘blue’ hydrogen may pollute more than coal, study finds

The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $8 billion to develop "clean hydrogen," but a new study finds the alternative fuel is highly polluting.

Oliver Milman, The Guardian Climate August 13, 2021

Firefighters fight the Dixie Fire on July 26 amid smoky skies.

The Dixie Fire is moving too fast for California’s emergency alert systems

TV broadcasts and phone calls are no match for today’s quick-moving fires.

Joseph Winters Climate August 10, 2021

Biden’s Earth Day climate summit: Here’s what’s at stake

Can Biden prove to the world that the U.S. is ready for ambitious climate action?

Emily Pontecorvo Uncategorized April 20, 2021

A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.

Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.

An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger.

Ula Chrobak Science February 26, 2022

1 state, 4 new climate bills

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed four bills into law on Monday to cut the state’s carbon emissions and lower dangerous air pollution in disadvantaged communities.

Shannon Osaka May 18, 2021

Collage: Four pieces of coral in a row; one pink, one blue, one red, and one greyscale

For Florida’s corals, no escape from climate change

Some corals will be able to migrate poleward to escape rising temperatures. But scientists say Florida’s reefs have nowhere to go.

Jena Brooker Climate June 28, 2021

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