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Energy & Environment

It is absolutely time to panic about climate change

By Sean Illing

Pay attention to the growing wave of climate change lawsuits

By Umair Irfan

Steve Irwin said, “My mission ... is to save wildlife.” He did.

By Brian Resnick February 22

Playing hooky to save the climate: why students are going on strike

By Umair Irfan February 21

Trump’s pick to chair new climate panel once said CO2 has been maligned like “Jews under Hitler”

By Aaron Rupar February 20

We have a new global tally of the insect apocalypse. It’s alarming.

By Brian Resnick February 18

Mudslides, snow, and flash floods: an atmospheric river has soaked California

By Umair Irfan February 15

California has 149 million dead trees ready to ignite like a matchbook

By Umair Irfan February 15

No, the Green New Deal won’t threaten the grid

By Umair Irfan February 15

A California coalition is tackling one of the hardest, unsexiest parts of climate policy

By David Roberts February 15

America’s trains are a drag. The Green New Deal wants to fix that.

By Umair Irfan February 13

Why Mitch McConnell is holding a vote on the Green New Deal

By Ella Nilsen February 12

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

By Umair Irfan and Kavya Sukumar February 12

There’s now an official Green New Deal. Here’s what’s in it.

By David Roberts February 7

The Green New Deal, explained

By David Roberts February 7

Read: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey’s Green New Deal Resolution

By Ella Nilsen February 7

2018 was one of the hottest years ever

By Umair Irfan February 7

How Antarctica’s melting ice could change weather around the world

By Umair Irfan February 6

3 key lessons from the disasters that hammered the US in 2018

By Umair Irfan and Brian Resnick February 6

Climate change was the subtext of the State of the Union. It should’ve been the headline.

By Umair Irfan February 6

The magnetic North Pole is quickly moving toward Siberia — and no one knows why

By Brian Resnick February 6

These governors are showing what happens when you campaign on climate action and win

By David Roberts February 5

The ecological disaster that is Trump’s border wall: a visual guide

By Eliza Barclay and Sarah Frostenson February 5

A brief guide to David Bernhardt, Ryan Zinke’s replacement at the Interior Department

By Umair Irfan February 4

Watch Ellen Page’s impassioned speech on climate change, racism, and the Trump administration

By Constance Grady February 1

The polar vortex is showing people just how poorly insulated their homes are

By Umair Irfan February 1

It’s outrageously cold in Michigan! Why is the governor asking people to turn down their heat?

By Umair Irfan January 31

The surprising science of why ice is so slippery

By Brian Resnick January 31

The Midwest is facing record-breaking cold. Blame the polar vortex.

By Brian Resnick January 31

What -20° looks like in the polar vortex across the Midwest

By Brian Resnick and Kainaz Amaria January 30

Making cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it.

By David Roberts January 30

The polar vortex is bringing life-threatening wind chills. But are cold snaps deadlier than heat waves?

By Umair Irfan January 30

Science & Health

Winters are warming faster than summers. These US cities could lose weeks of freezing days by 2050.

The dire consequences of having fewer days below freezing, explained.

By Umair Irfan and Kavya Sukumar January 29

California’s largest utility just declared bankruptcy. Hello, climate change.

By Umair Irfan January 29

Trump used the polar vortex to mock global warming. This map shows how wrong he is.

By Brian Resnick January 29

The case for “conditional optimism” on climate change

By David Roberts January 29

Americans are worried about climate change — but don’t want to pay much to fix it

By Umair Irfan January 28

The Ford F-150, America’s most American pickup truck, is going electric

By Umair Irfan January 25

Big brands like Häagen-Dazs and Tide are testing reusable packaging

By Gaby Del Valle January 24

The hidden costs of the government shutdown

By Nicole Fallert January 24

Climate change policy can be overwhelming. Here’s a guide to the ideas that work.

By David Roberts January 24

The way we eat could doom us as a species. Here’s a new diet designed to save us.

By Eliza Barclay January 24

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