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Vox's coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues

4 maps that show who’s being left behind in America’s wind-power boom

By Umair Irfan and Javier Zarracina

The UK has now committed to the most aggressive climate target in the world

By Umair Irfan

Why the Democratic Party doesn’t want a presidential debate about climate change

By Umair Irfan June 14

Will climate change kill everyone — or just lots and lots of people?

By Kelsey Piper June 13

What’s actually in the Green New Deal, explained with a video

By Alvin Chang and Dion Lee June 12

The severe floods soaking the Midwest and Southeast are not letting up

By Umair Irfan June 11

New York is building a wall to hold back the ocean

By Kimberly Mas and Diana Budds June 11

There’s a new meatless Beyond Burger. It tastes even more like meat.

By Kelsey Piper June 11

These senators are going after the biggest climate villains in Washington

By David Roberts June 7

Breathing dirty air takes years off people’s lives. This tool shows just how much.

By Umair Irfan June 5

10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change

By Eliza Barclay and Umair Irfan June 5

Climate change is becoming a defining issue of 2020

By Ella Nilsen June 5

Oregon is poised to set a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. That’s a huge deal.

By David Roberts June 5

The Joe Biden climate plan plagiarism “scandal,” explained

By Matthew Yglesias June 5

The climate renegade

By Kelsey Piper June 4

Pay attention to the growing wave of climate change lawsuits

By Umair Irfan June 4

I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.

By Mary Annaise Heglar June 4

The race to save endangered foods

By Liz Scheltens June 4

This one weird trick can help any state or city pass clean energy policy

By David Roberts June 3

Why you want oysters and a salt marsh between you and a hurricane

By Anne N. Connor June 3

How California became far more energy-efficient than the rest of the country

By David Roberts May 31

The decline of trust in science “terrifies” former MIT president Susan Hockfield

By Eric Johnson May 31

Why this climate change data is on flip-flops, leggings, and cars

By Umair Irfan May 30

More than 200 tornadoes devastated the Midwest over 13 days. Why?

By Umair Irfan May 30

More natural gas isn’t a “middle ground” — it’s a climate disaster

By David Roberts May 30

The incredibly frustrating reason there’s no Lyme disease vaccine

By Brian Resnick May 30

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

What’s Joe Biden going to do on climate change? Look at his record under Obama.

By Umair Irfan May 29

A major US utility is moving toward 100% clean energy faster than expected

By David Roberts May 29

Democratic hopes for climate policy may come down to this one weird Senate trick

By David Roberts May 28

The rise of meatless meat, explained

By Kelsey Piper May 28

We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That’s huge.

By David Roberts May 27

Barcelona’s radical plan to take back streets from cars

By David Roberts May 26

Mount Agung erupted in Bali. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.

By Umair Irfan May 25

The alarming trend of beached whales filled with plastic, explained

By Umair Irfan May 25

One of the largest environmental protests ever is underway. It’s led by children.

By Umair Irfan May 24

Watch how the climate could change in these US cities by 2050

By Umair Irfan and Kavya Sukumar May 24

12 excuses for climate inaction and how to refute them

By Eliza Barclay and Jag Bhalla May 24

The Green New Deal is fracturing a critical base for Democrats: unions

By Umair Irfan May 22

This federal agency is quietly, profoundly shaping climate policy

By David Roberts May 22

It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.

By Umair Irfan May 21

These huge new wind turbines are a marvel. They’re also the future.

By David Roberts May 20

20 photos of bees that will make you say “damn, bees are beautiful”

By Brian Resnick May 20

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