Environmental Issues

Dust Bowl Blues

Dust Bowl Blues Dust Bowl Blues

A severe drought in the Southwest is devastating crops and farm communities—and sending a warning about climate change.

Jul 17, 2013 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The New Climate Radicals

The New Climate Radicals The New Climate Radicals

Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara are reminiscent of the human-centered, Quaker-inspired anti-nuke founders of Greenpeace.

Jul 17, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom

Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom Charles Koch on the Poor: Let Them Eat Economic Freedom

Just give free-market ideology a few seconds of your time and you, too, can join the 1 percent!

Jul 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe

Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe

As Google and other tech giants gain weight in Washington, the gap between values and political value seems to be widening.

Jul 12, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting

The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting

In the Powder River Basin, coal companies are pushing to unlock more carbon pollution each year than the Keystone KL pipeline. 

Jul 11, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse

Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse

Train derailment highlights a significant lack of oversight over the shipment of oil via rail, but that’s only one of the hazards of the North American oil boom. 

Jul 9, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Can Obama Reverse Climate Change—or Is it Too Late?

Can Obama Reverse Climate Change—or Is it Too Late? Can Obama Reverse Climate Change—or Is it Too Late?

In a speech that Al Gore described as ‘the best on climate by any president ever,’ President Obama forcefully called for action to address man-made global warming....

Jun 27, 2013 / Chris Hayes

Obama Lays Out His Plan to Slow Global Warming

Obama Lays Out His Plan to Slow Global Warming Obama Lays Out His Plan to Slow Global Warming

The president committed to leading an international effort against climate change—but he remains undecided about the Keystone XL pipeline.

Jun 26, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Trek West for the Big Picture

Trek West for the Big Picture Trek West for the Big Picture

Saving the land one footfall at a time.

Jun 24, 2013 / Chip Ward

Former Obama Campaign Staffers Protest Keystone XL Pipeline

Former Obama Campaign Staffers Protest Keystone XL Pipeline Former Obama Campaign Staffers Protest Keystone XL Pipeline

Twenty-two protesters were arrested in front of the State Department office in Chicago.

Jun 18, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

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