EartherEnvironmental Policy How Carbon Emissions Got Rebranded as ‘Pollution’ California activists paved the way for defining climate change as an air pollution problem. Now it's federal law. Kate Yoder, Grist Published September 29, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change South Florida Shuts Down as Hurricane Ian Approaches The storm affects some 2.5 million people, many of whom are under mandatory evacuation orders. By Molly Taft Published September 28, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Ian Begins to Hit Southwest Florida as Extreme Category 4 Storm With 155 mph winds, the storm is almost a Category 5. Local storm surges could reach 18 feet. By Lauren Leffer Published September 28, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Authorities Investigating Couple Who Dyed Waterfall Blue for Gender Reveal The event was held along the Queima Pé River in Brazil, and the country's environmental authority are investigating. By Kevin Hurler Published September 28, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather 2.5 Million Floridians Ordered to Evacuate as Hurricane Ian Intensifies to Category 3 Ian's trajectory has shifted slightly since Monday. It continues to pose an "extreme danger" to west and southwest Florida. By Lauren Leffer Published September 27, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Stuck at Work During a Climate Disaster? A New Bill Could Change That Giving workers more of a chance and a choice when extreme weather hits. Brett Marsh, Grist Published September 27, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Germany Suspects Sabotage Over Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Leaks The Nord Stream pipelines carry natural gas from Russia to Germany across a collective 2,456 kilometers beneath the Baltic Sea. By Kevin Hurler Published September 27, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherCities U.S. Army Corps Proposes Huge Storm Gates to Protect NYC From Flooding The gates would cost about $52 billion to build and install. By Angely Mercado Published September 27, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Hurricane Fiona Rips Apart Canada’s East Coast One of the strongest storms in Canada's history left a trail of destruction in Nova Scotia this weekend. By Molly Taft Published September 26, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy California Set to Ban Gas Heaters Officials are opting for the ban in hopes of lowering air pollution in frontline communities. By Angely Mercado Published September 26, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Ian Heads Toward Florida, Parts of Tampa Ordered to Evacuate Parts of West and Central Florida are likely to face dangerous flooding from heavy rains and storm surges. By Lauren Leffer Published September 26, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Offshore Wind 125 Times Better for Taxpayers Compared to Oil and Gas A report finds per-acre revenue from offshore wind blows oil and gas out of the water. Jessie Blaeser, Grist Published September 26, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice A Houston Community Is Being Dismantled by Mandatory Buyouts Buyouts are a major climate adaptation policy to get people out of harm’s way, but such programs often deepen existing social inequalities. Amal Ahmed, Grist Published September 24, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage ‘Dilbert’ Dude Declares War on Sustainable Investing, Is Terminally Unfunny About It Scott Adams' Dilbert comics are taking aim at "woke" businesses. By Molly Taft Published September 23, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Satellite Images Show a Dark Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona The storm knocked out the grid across the island earlier this week, leaving residents without running water or electricity. By Angely Mercado Published September 23, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Wildfire Smoke Is Making U.S. Air Toxic Climate change is fueling longer and more destructive wildfires, which send smoke far across the country. By Angely Mercado Published September 22, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Mike Bloomberg Wages War Against Plastic The billionaire announced a $85 million campaign to shore up grassroots opposition to the petrochemical industry in the U.S. By Molly Taft Published September 22, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy Manchin’s Latest Legislation Would Accelerate Fossil Fuel Projects The proposed Senate bill seeks to limit the environmental review process for energy infrastructure and push through the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline. By Lauren Leffer Published September 22, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Photos: Monster Typhoon Smashes Into Japan Typhoon Nanmadol, which blew through Japan this week, was the fourth-strongest storm to make landfall in the country's history. By Molly Taft Published September 21, 2022 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice America’s Oldest Black Town Is Trapped Between Rebuilding and Retreating In Princeville, what’s at stake is not just one town’s survival but a unique window into American history. Jake Bittle, Grist Published September 21, 2022 | Comments (0)
