Air Quality

Jun 20 2019 | IN Pollution | REVIEWED BY Michael Polanyi

Having an awareness of the worst possible climate change scenarios can be motivating rather than paralyzing, argues David Wallace-Wells. The climate crisis has the potential to bring people together in the massive efforts required to mitigate the disaster.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key proponent of a New Green Deal

The Green New Deal: Our Best Chance on Climate

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert Paehlke

Online exclusive

The 'Green New Deal' addresses today’s two most urgent problems simultaneously: climate change and rising inequality.

Being the Change

Apr 01 2019 | IN Pollution | REVIEWED BY Michael Polanyi

Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

Beyond Crisis

Feb 12 2019 | IN Pollution | REVIEWED BY Gideon Forman

A story of hope for a rapidly changing world

Why We Walk

Feb 06 2019 | IN Water | BY Mary Anne Caibaiosai

Nga zhichige Nibi onji – We do it for the water.

Flying Under the Radar Pt. II

Dec 18 2018 | IN Travel | BY Ryan Katz-Rosene

Are loopholes in emissions reporting allowing countries to ignore aviation's contributions to global warming?

An airplane takes off from a runway/photo by bilaleldaou

Flying Under the Radar

Dec 11 2018 | IN Travel | BY Ryan Katz-Rosene

Is the aviation industry washing its hands of climate change?

Land meets sea at Uruma City, Japan/Ryo Yoshitake ©

Living the best of both worlds

Nov 21 2018 | IN Resilience | BY Hai Lin Wang

Can conservation and human prosperity really co-exist?

Smoke rising over German factories. (Foto-Rabe/Pixabay)

Fewer air pollution deaths? Thank a regulation.

Oct 27 2018 | IN Regulation | BY Braydon Black

Recent research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests air quality improvements since the 1990s have cut the number of deaths related to air pollution in half.

BEF-China's experimental site/Photo by UZH

Quality, not quantity of trees dictates how well forests store carbon

Oct 16 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Hai Lin Wang

Does species richness impact how effectively a forest can absorb excess carbon? A three-country, eight-year study (finally) has answers.

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