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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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Let's Get Wasted!

DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson
A pop-up restaurant gives trash-bound food a place at the table.

Just the Right Absorbency

Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer
Tampons—yes, tampons—can solve one of the United Kingdom’s biggest sewage problems.

An Argument of Degree

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
An IPCC author assails the two-degree target as scientifically bankrupt and geographically biased.

Climate Running AMOC

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study suggests that melting ice is slowing the seas’ important thermohaline currents.

May it Sleaze the Court

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Utilities want the Supreme Court to reverse life-saving pollution standards on a technicality.

A Carbon Sink, Sinking

Latest NewsBrazilBrian Palmer
A new study suggests excess carbon dioxide is shrinking the Amazon.

Diseases on the Move

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Climate change helps freeloading parasites spread illness. To fight future outbreaks, we need to think of the offenders in a whole new light.

Dr. Ruth of the Sea

Latest NewsUnited States
Uncovering the secrets to sex on the reef could help conserve a rare species of coral.

The Big Green Discount

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
States that produce renewable energy have cheap electricity.

Old Cow, New Tricks

DispatchWestAlisa Opar
Desert-friendly cattle that came over with Columbus might be better bovines for the drought-plagued West.

Obama Talks Keystone XL...Again

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The president talked at length about the pipeline last week. Here’s where he’s right and where he’s wrong.

Olivine: Carbon Eater?

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
A simple rock is being put forth as the solution to global warming.

The XL Stands for "Extra Litigation"

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
TransCanada says if the United States doesn’t approve the Keystone XL pipeline, it might sue under NAFTA.