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A TIP OF THE HAT

7 celebrities we’d like to see #MakeAmericaGreenAgain

This is a crucial election, and the environment is watching. 
TRAINING PAYS OFF

Does anything good come out of the Olympics?

The Olympics bring their host cities new stadiums, trains, and glistening abs — but which of those benefit them in the long run?

Recent Posts

HUMAN/NATURE

People of color are fans of national parks, despite obstacles that keep them out

Only 57 percent had ever set foot in the parks, but 85 percent want more of them -- especially in cities.
#NOTALLSOLARPROJECTS

Why some enviros are cheering the death of a solar project

A coalition of local residents, businesses, and even National Park Service officials opposed the proposed project near the Mojave.
THE BIGGEST LOSER

Antarctica is about to lose a chunk of ice the size of Delaware

It could destabilize one of the continent's largest ice shelves.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Climate activists arrested while protesting offshore drilling

As Obama toured the flooding damage in Louisiana, activists called out "climate injustice" in New Orleans.
DAKOTA ACCESS

There’s a new mega-pipeline in town. Here’s why it has so many protesters in the trenches.

A court battle is one of the last obstacles remaining in Dakota Access' way.
OH SNAP AND DIVIDEND

California cap-and-trade program faces major hurdles

State lawmakers passed an ambitious climate bill, but it might be undermined.
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

Climate change will cost millennials more than student debt or the Great Recession

Young people will be $187,000 poorer thanks to our rapidly changing planet.
COKE ZERO, BERKELEY 1

Soda tax might be working better than expected

Berkeley residents are drinking about two fewer sugary drinks per week since the tax started, according to a new study.
HUMAN/NATURE

The uncertain, hopeful future of the National Park Service

"The goal of our centennial is not to scare everyone to death about climate change."

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HUMAN/NATURE

From Glacierless National Park to the Neverglades: Meet your future national parks

The parks are having an identity crisis -- so we renamed them.
HUMAN/NATURE

Stop a selfie, save a life: Words of advice for the modern wilderness tourist

A little park safety awareness wouldn't kill you.
HUMAN/NATURE

The nearest national park could be just a city block away

The folks with trees, mountains, and bison on their badges have decided it’s high time to serve city dwellers.
TEX-MESS

Texas, keystone of the pro-life movement, sure is seeing a lot of maternal deaths

A new study shows Texas' maternal mortality rate doubling between 2010 and 2014, which the authors deem "highly unusual."
SPACE INVADERS

Police are finally catching cars that veer too close to bicyclists

11 cities are using this nifty sonar device to measure the distance between bikes and cars.
NEWS

Louisiana’s flood couldn’t have been stopped, but it didn’t have to be so devastating

A set of canals, levees, and reservoirs that could have staunched Louisiana's floods had been deemed impractical.

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