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The planet is our beat.

Turning to the Landfill to Make Fine Art

Mbongeni Buthelezi “paints” with plastic—and the results are stunning.

Americans Red and Blue Unite Against Trump's Plan to Drill the Atlantic

Not even the Republican governors who supported him are willing to get behind it.

Week 31: I’ve Got Beef, with Scott Pruitt

The EPA chief puts cows ahead of clean water, the monuments mystery, ExxonMobil’s history of denial, and more science censorship.

It Can’t Be Legal to Drag or Shoot a Shark. Can It?

New research reveals the mistreatment of sharks may be more common than we think, but confusing fishing laws are partly to blame.

Week 30: Build in a Flood Zone without Taking Precautions? Go Ahead, Says Trump.

Plus, EPA chief Pruitt moves in favor of more water pollution and the renewable energy report Rick Perry doesn’t want you to see.

Witness the Larsen C Ice Shelf’s Breakup—in Downtown Chicago?

A public art installation by Luftwerk puts Antarctica’s climate change woes at the center of urban life.