How the Cold War Defined Scientific Freedom
The idea that liberal democracies shielded science from politics was always flawed.
Climate
Is Your Halloween Candy Destroying the Rainforest?
The Rainforest Action Network says it very well might be.
Climate Kings
How a new generation of authoritarian leaders are using climate change to seize power
Undoing American Climate Diplomacy
Trump’s new secretary of state does not improve the situation.
The End of Ice
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as any place on the planet. Can native villages in northernmost Alaska survive climate change?
A World at War
We’re under attack from climate change—and our only hope is to mobilize like we did in WWII.
The Last Stand for Sanders’s Environmental Activists?
For the greens looking to change the Democratic Party platform, it's the end of the world as we know it.
Should We Respond to Climate Change Like We Did to WWII?
The controversial theory of "climate mobilization" says we should.
Why Hillary Clinton Can’t Win in Coal Country
In West Virginia, Donald Trump is being hailed as the savior of coal jobs—while Clinton’s realism is dooming her.
Why Methane Is Having a Moment
The greenhouse gas hasn't gotten the attention such a potent carbon-polluter deserves. But that's about to change.
The Rain Barrel Is Only the Beginning of the West’s Water Wars
Colorado is about to let residents collect rainwater, but the debate is far from over.
Is It Game Over for Coal?
Market trends and new regulations spell the end for one of America's dominant sources of energy.
We’ll Always Have Paris
The historic climate agreement struck in December has yet to be signed, and already has suffered one setback after another.
