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The planet is our beat.
A New Climate Museum Prepares Us for the Long Haul
“In Human Time,” the museum’s first exhibit, opens in New York City.
Week 52: Zinke Didn’t Do His Job
The Interior secretary’s negligence on offshore drilling, a mass resignation at the National Parks Service board, and the oil and gas industry’s hunger for even more.
The Connection Between Mass Incarceration and Environmental Justice
The country’s prison industry has little regard for where its facilities are located—even if that means building on noxiously polluted ground.
Zinke vs. Coastal Governors
The Interior secretary gave Florida a pass on offshore drilling rigs, but these states don’t want any part in this scheme either.
Week 51: Back to the Drawing Board, Rick Perry
FERC smacks down Rick Perry on coal, Zinke plays favorites with Florida, and Pruitt is investigated (again).
America Needs a Plastics Intervention. Now’s the Time.
China doesn’t want our plastic waste anymore. Instead of searching for another buyer, maybe some soul-searching is in order.