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The Case for Reviving the Civilian Conservation Corps

If the US brought back the Great Depression’s massive worker program, it could put millions of Americans back to work—and help stave off disasters like wildfires.

Matt Simon · October 23, 2020
Grist

Not up for Debate: It’s Time to Ask Trump and Biden Some Serious Questions on Climate.

The questions on warming in the first debate were an embarrassment. Here's how Kristen Welker can raise the stakes.

Derrick Z. Jackson · October 22, 2020
High Country News

In Las Vegas, the Burdens of Remote Learning Rest Heavy on Working Parents

One of the nation’s largest school districts is trying to provide laptops and Wi-Fi to more than 300,000 students.

Nick Bowlin · October 21, 2020
Slate

Three of the Most Prestigious Scientific Journals Have Condemned Trump’s Handling of COVID-19

“This may be the most shameful moment in the history of U.S. science policy,” wrote one editor.

Jane C. Hu · October 21, 2020

Guardian

75 Ways Trump Made America Dirtier and the Planet Warmer

In the past four years, Trump has shredded environmental protections for American lands, animals and people.

Alvin Chang, Emily Holden, Oliver Milman and Noa Yachot · October 20, 2020
High Country News

Today’s Wildfire Modeling ‘Just Sucks’ for Flames Fueled by Climate Change

How scientists use models to understand blazes — and where those models fall short.

Victoria Petersen · October 19, 2020
Guardian

‘We Don’t Have Any Choice’: The Young Climate Activists Naming and Shaming Us Politicians

As the election nears, young Americans are calling on US politicians to take action on climate, police brutality and immigration

Nina Lakhani · October 16, 2020
Wired

What Forest Floor Playgrounds Teach Us About Kids and Germs

Finnish researchers just published the first big test of the “biodiversity hypothesis”—that exposure to the microbes in dirt is good for young immune systems.

Megan Molteni · October 15, 2020

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Feeling the Heat

How the Green New Deal lit a fire under the GOP

Zoya Teirstein · October 14, 2020
Mother Jones

On Climate, Amy Coney Barrett Demurs, “I’m Not a Scientist.”

Ah, that old chestnut.

Rebecca Leber · October 13, 2020
Atlas Obscura

Pandemic Quiet Means We Can Eavesdrop on Rare Australian Dolphins

Researchers are hoping to use the opportunity to get a better handle on their language.

Ronan O'Connell · October 12, 2020
Undark

The Chinchillas and the Gold Mine

In Chile, 25 rare chinchillas sit atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable gold. Can a mining company safely move them?

Ed Stoddard · October 12, 2020