A major paper debunking the “serotonin hypothesis” has a lot of people agitated. But leaving more room for nuance in our discussions about mental health is the right idea.

"Giga Berlin" may be hiring, but it's also using huge quantities of water and alarming locals.

Passing any climate policy through this Senate is a massive achievement. But environmentalists are right to be wary of the drilling concessions Democrats had to give away to get there.

The Manchin climate compromise continues the worrisome trend of treating oil and gas infrastructure as a security necessity—even though they endanger more than they protect.

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t curb fossil fuels. In fact, it boosts them.

It’s past time to green the nation’s agriculture. But spending on biofuels and seaweed additives is the wrong way to do that.

While the bill will fall short of the Biden administration’s ambitious climate goals, the fact that it will include climate provisions of any kind is an unexpected surprise.

The point of biking or going vegan isn’t the impact of a single person’s choice. It’s about throwing everything we’ve got at a problem that feels overwhelming.

Contrary to the narrative you’ll read in some newspapers, climate policy polls very, very well.

“It’s not ideal, but it’s how the sausage gets made, right? I try not to go to the sausage factory.”

Gay men are being disproportionately affected by the virus. While we don’t have all the answers on transmission, we should be asking why the U.S. government is failing to tackle yet another public health crisis.

Grant Township has become the poster child for democracy and home rule. Its own state is fighting against it.

As the World Health Organization declares an international emergency, it’s clear America has dropped the ball.

Simply declaring an emergency wouldn’t solve this problem. The Biden administration has long hesitated to back serious policies for a livable planet.

If media outlets can’t find a better way of delivering bad news, people will tune out.

Forget your carbon footprint; the best thing to do about climate change is join a group focused on collective action.

Joe Manchin’s ability to sink climate legislation is getting less attention than the January 6 hearings. But it’s just as dire a sign for democracy.

People who once feared reactor meltdowns and toxic waste have come to see nuclear energy as an acceptable alternative to the greater danger of fossil fuels.

As the BA.5 variant takes over, Covid death numbers have become an object lesson in why raw data is often misleading.

The melting Arctic offers a lifeline for the increasingly sanctioned Russian economy.