Fixing Sexism at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
A sexist remark at a recent meeting prompted some soul-searching among the world's top climate scientists. How can they prevent women's expertise from being excluded?
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New Landscapes is a regular series investigating how environmental policies are affecting communities across America.
Is It Safe to Eat Local Produce After a Wildfire?
New findings could help unravel the larger mystery of how pollution affects produce.
Chantal Bilodeau Brings Climate Change to the Theater
Through a cycle of eight plays, Canadian playwright Chantal Bilodeau explores the inner lives of the Arctic's inhabitants during a time of dramatic change.
Will Artificial Intelligence Make Citizen Scientists Obsolete?
Deep learning models are allowing us to identify flora and fauna automatically. But are there scientific tasks—tasks so intrinsically human—that they can't be done by a computer?
‘No Climate Justice Without Racial Justice’: Inside the Youth Climate March
A conversation with 16-year-old Jamie Margolin, who is leading the Zero Hour march.
Intensifying Heat Waves Bring Hidden Expenses—Especially for the Poor and Vulnerable
Some of the poorest people in the U.S. end up spending more than 50 percent of their income on energy over the course of the year.
Environmental Racism in Flint Is Much Older Than the Water Crisis
The longest-running civil rights case against the EPA has just come to a bittersweet end.
Are the Feds Cherry-Picking Data to Force Pipelines Through Vulnerable Communities?
Critics say the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency has masked the high costs of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to communities of color.
When Scientists Become Storytellers
A new edition of PLoS Biology is dedicated to narrative-driven, peer-reviewed papers, all in the hope of reaching a wider audience and spurring action.
Can Locals in Napa Stave Off a Troublesome Mega-Vineyard?
In California wine country, environmentalists and vintners have kept an uneasy peace. Corporate overreach and damage to the environment are fracturing it.