With Keystone XL Dead, What’s Next for Tar Sands, Landowners, and All That Unused Pipe?
It's the end of the line for the Keystone pipeline (probably), but not for battles over tar sands and climate.
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How Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing the Role of Activists
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Can the Paris Talks Save the Amazon?
During COP21, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal will also meet in Paris. Can Ecuador protect Yasuni National Park—and how can other countries learn from South America?
Something’s Hot in the State of Denmark
An 18-year survey hints at how global warming may be changing the face of Danish bugs.
Cancer Drugs on a Raft Made of Algae
Researchers engineer tiny organisms to deliver cancer drugs to tumors without the usual nasty side effects—and at much less cost than conventional methods.
The Catastrophic Consequences of Climate Change
A year-long special report that chronicles the cost of global warming in all hemispheres.
Could Gravity Save Antarctic Ice?
Maybe, maybe not, but a new study argues climatologists—and policymakers—need to start taking geophysics into account.
The Cow Tipping Point
Is America ready for a post-cow economy? What boutique farms—and petri dishes—mean for the future of agriculture.
The Odd History of Opposition to America’s National Parks
You like parks? These people beg to differ.
What Will Farmers Do Once the Cow Is Obsolete?
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.