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Polar Ice Caps Melting Six Times Faster Than in 1990s

Losses of ice from Greenland and Antarctica are tracking the worst-case climate scenario, scientists warn.

Damian Carrington · March 12, 2020
Undark

Opinion: Even in the Age of Trump, Facts Matter

Contrary to the administration's claims, the evidence in support of strong environmental regulation is mounting.

Sidney Shapiro · March 12, 2020
Grist

As Coronavirus Fears Soar, Europe Moves to Ban Wasteful ‘Ghost Flights’

Planes have been flying empty to avoid losing their places at busy airports.

Shannon Osaka · March 12, 2020
Mother Jones

The Energy Industry’s “Metaphysical” Argument for a Pipeline That Crosses the Appalachian Trail

Legal experts are baffled over how this case made it to the Supreme Court.

Will Peischel · February 25, 2020

High Country News

Psychedelics on a Trip to Western Ballots

Decriminalization campaigns follow a Denver ballot initiative to regulate shrooms that passed last year.

Nick Bowlin · February 25, 2020
Mother Jones

Donald Trump Claims He Wants to Plant a Whole Bunch of Trees. Maybe He Should Stop Cutting Them Down First.

He's missing the forest for the trees.

Jackie Flynn Mogensen · February 19, 2020
YaleEnvironment360

Native Species or Invasive? The Distinction Blurs as the World Warms

With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that the dichotomy between native and alien species has become an outdated concept.

Sonia Shah · February 3, 2020
Mother Jones

Wildfires Threaten Australia’s Capital

“It may become uncontrollable.”

Nathalie Baptiste · February 3, 2020

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Antarctica’s Glaciers Are Melting so Fast, You Can Swim in Them. In a Speedo.

Will these grim dispatches from Antarctica get the world’s attention?

Emily Pontecorvo · February 3, 2020
Canada's National Observer

Everything You Need to Know About the UN Climate Refugee Ruling and Canada

A recent UN ruling says deporting a person to a country where they could be killed or seriously mistreated as a result of the climate crisis would violate international treaties.

Carl Meyer · January 28, 2020
Guardian

‘We Can’t Live Like This:’ Residents Say a Corrupt Pipeline Project Is Making Them Sick

A community in Pennsylvania says clay-colored water appeared during a drilling mud spill, but the pipeline company insists it’s not to blame.

Nina Lakhani · January 28, 2020
Grist

Sold: Bankrupt Philadelphia Oil Refinery Goes to a Real Estate Company

“My life is at stake here."

Rachel Ramirez and Emily Pontecorvo · January 28, 2020