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The Maple Leaf Lag

Latest NewsCanadaJeff Turrentine
Under Justin Trudeau, Canada has a chance to make amends for a decade of climate inaction. But if it’s ever to catch up, it needs to start right now.

Bring Out Your Dead

Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer
TransCanada makes a desperate bid to revive the persistently vegetative Keystone XL pipeline.

Extreme Exhibitry

Latest NewsNew York City, United StatesClara Chaisson
New York City is getting a museum entirely devoted to climate change.

Oh, Canada…

Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer
Meet Timothy Ball, our northerly neighbor’s most prominent climate change denier.

Accident at Indian Point

Latest NewsNew YorkBrian Palmer
Is it safe to operate a nuclear reactor 34 miles from 8.4 million people?

Fall Guys

Latest NewsCanadaJason Bittel
Canada is killing wolves to save endangered caribou. The real problem? Tar sands development.

Let the Wily Go Wild?

Latest NewsNew York CitySusan Cosier
Cities across the country have learned to live with coyotes. Why not New York?

Ants: The Best Kind of Litterbug

Latest NewsNew York CityPerrin Ireland
Think before you squish that ant—those little guys are great at cleaning up our big messes.