News & Commentary

A Motion for the Ocean

October 5, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

President Obama just announced the first two new marine sanctuaries in 15 years.

Extreme Exhibitry

August 24, 2015 Latest NewsNew York City, United StatesClara Chaisson

New York City is getting a museum entirely devoted to climate change.

This Again?

August 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

July 2015 was the hottest month on record.

Going Back to Cali

August 21, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Gray wolves have returned to the Golden State after a nearly century-long absence.

Up (and Down) a Creek

August 11, 2015 Latest NewsColoradoClara Chaisson

Here’s what you need to know about the EPA spilling three million gallons of wastewater into a Colorado river.

Thrice as Nice

July 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

President Obama just established three new national monuments.

The Voice of a Generation

June 26, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Meet the “anti-Bieber”: Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez is the teenage superstar of the youth-led climate movement.

Vanishing Vaquitas

June 19, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

A report finds that the world’s smallest cetacean has reached a dangerous new low.

The Hole Picture

May 28, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

This is how big the ozone hole would be if we hadn’t phased out CFCs.

I Hate Reruns

May 22, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

The Santa Barbara coast has yet another oil spill, thanks to a company that screws up royally—repeatedly.

Incoming!

May 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Ten reasons why President Obama says global warming poses a threat to national security.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

Getting Schooled in the Lunch Room

May 19, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

The cafeteria tray gets a sustainable (and homey) makeover.

The Silent Killer

April 17, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, International, New YorkClara Chaisson

Extreme heat kills more often than we think, and climate change is only going to turn it up a notch.

Wild Idea

April 3, 2015 Latest NewsArcticClara Chaisson

The president is asking Congress to designate crucial Arctic habitat as wilderness.

Let's Get Wasted!

March 30, 2015 DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson

A pop-up restaurant gives trash-bound food a place at the table.

EPA: Keystone Fails on Climate

February 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

In a letter to the State Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warns of the pipeline's hefty carbon contribution.

Climate Gets a Seat

January 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Scientist and clean air advocate Nicole Hernandez Hammer will be a guest at tonight’s State of the Union.

2014: One for the Record Books

January 16, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

NASA and NOAA confirm that last year was the hottest in recorded history.

If You Build It, Will They Come?

January 14, 2015 DispatchNorth CarolinaClara Chaisson

A huge chimney in Raleigh is a hotel, for birds.