Environmental Issues

The Planet Wreckers The Planet Wreckers

Climate-change deniers are on the ropes—but so is the planet.

Jun 4, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Climate Change Could Kill 150,000 Americans This Century Climate Change Could Kill 150,000 Americans This Century

A sobering new report details how extreme heat will take a serious toll on humans this century if climate change isn’t slowed. 

May 24, 2012 / George Zornick

The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats

The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.

May 22, 2012 / Feature / Kristen Iversen

The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep offering gobs of cash to oil, coal and gas companies to continue business as usual.

May 18, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Too Hot Not to Notice? Too Hot Not to Notice?

A planet connected by wild weather.

May 3, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Meet Mitt, the Man from Big Oil Meet Mitt, the Man from Big Oil

Environmentalists fear a Romney presidency. 

Apr 26, 2012 / Ben Adler

The Legacy of Chernobyl The Legacy of Chernobyl

Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl disaster, the US media have yet to print the pictures of Chernobyl now.

Apr 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Salvemos el Día de la Tierra Salvemos el Día de la Tierra

Nacido hace 42 años y celebrado desde entonces cada 22 de abril, el Día de la Tierra ha entrado ya en la mediana edad – y  se le nota.

Apr 23, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Two Years Later The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Two Years Later

Could this be the last time Big Oil has to pay for its mistakes? 

Apr 23, 2012 / Press Room

Save Earth Day

Save Earth Day Save Earth Day

To transform this bland, tired ritual into an occasion for spirited collective action, Earth Day must return to its roots.

Apr 18, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

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