Environmental Issues

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back. I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

For protesting Harvard’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels, campus police have told me I will be arrested if I return to the university—which is exactly what I plan t...

Oct 24, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone?

A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone? A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone?

The bright spot for environmentalists in the midterms is, improbably, in deep-red South Dakota.

Oct 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics

The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics

Corporations have directed a gusher of money to climate-change deniers in Congress.

Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Steve Brodner

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.

Oct 21, 2014 / Lee Fang

A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire

A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire

Today’s corporations have taken a page from the tobacco industry, fooling the public and undermining science in order to boost profits, no matter the human cost.

Oct 15, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?

Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame? Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?

For years, radioactive waste has seeped into swampland, canals—even drinking water. Now a few families are fighting to hold the polluters accountable.

Oct 14, 2014 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields

How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields

Thanks in part to Williston, North Dakota, the United States surpassed Saudi Arabia in total oil and gas production, making the nation the number one consumer and producer of fossi...

Oct 13, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener

Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution?

Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution? Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution?

How Pittsburgh’s greenhouse gases became Guangzhou’s problem.

Oct 8, 2014 / Mark Schapiro

Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week?

Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week? Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week?

CNN’s climate change coverage almost disappeared like Malaysian Flight 370.

Oct 2, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014

Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014 Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014

The People's Climate March proves the climate movement has reached critical mass, like the civil rights movement, antiwar, feminist and gay movements before it.

Oct 2, 2014 / Todd Gitlin

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