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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
Jane Martin with the nebulizer and medications she uses at her home in Gloster, Mississippi, on September 20, 2025.

A Small Town in Mississippi Battles the International Biomass Industry

DispatchMississippi, United KingdomClara Chaisson
When the Drax wood pellet plant came to Gloster, reports of lung disease soon followed.
A woman prepares homemade spaghetti in a kitchen using bamboo tongs.

Is Bamboo Always Sustainable?

ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu
This versatile plant is popping up in more and more consumer products, but when it comes to eco-friendly shopping, the details matter.

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ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.

Empowering India

NRDC in ActionIndia
Anjali Jaiswal, director of NRDC’s India program, discusses harnessing the power of clean energy in the country.

Killing KXL

NRDC in ActionCanada, Nebraska, Washington, D.C., United States
How an unlikely coalition of environmental activists stopped the destructive tar sands oil pipeline.

The Farmer Who Weeded Out Chemicals

DispatchCaliforniaLaura Fraser
Organic farmer Jim Cochran proves that growing nontoxic strawberries isn’t just possible, it’s profitable.

Thanks, Chevron?

ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Brian Palmer
How a 1984 Supreme Court ruling for Big Oil could help Obama’s new plan to fight climate change.

When Are We Going Underwater?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Renowned scientist James Hansen says sea level is rising faster than expected—but did his study’s publication violate scientific norms?

The Old College Try

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
Students are pushing their schools to divest from fossil-fuel companies. Administrations are pushing back. History tells us who will win.

Oh, Canada…

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

Remember the Kalamazoo

DispatchMichiganBrian Palmer
Five years ago, a pipeline spilled a million gallons of tar sands crude into a Michigan river—and we’re still cleaning it up.

Dead Bear Walking

Latest NewsArcticBrian Palmer
Will “walking hibernation” help polars bears survive climate change?

NIMBY By Any Other Name

DispatchMarylandJeff Turrentine

Light-rail proponents in Maryland just won support from their Republican governor. Why is a self-styled “environmental” group standing in their way?

Bringing the Noise

Latest NewsArcticAlisa Opar
How will Shell’s Arctic drilling affect marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea?