At G20 Talks, the United States Makes a Bid to Stay at the Climate Table
In Hamburg, the American negotiators issued bold, sometimes confusing requests.
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Utah’s Anti-Conservation Crusade Is About to Become Very Costly
With Outdoor Retailer's departure, Utah pays dearly for its attack on public lands.
Trump’s Potential Cuts to USAID Could Put Cambodia’s Environment on the Chopping Block
Though Southeast Asia doesn't top the president's agenda, his proposed foreign aid cuts and isolationism could have lasting negative effects on Cambodia's environment.
The Iceberg That Just Broke Off From Antarctica, Pictured From Space on July 12th
The iceberg has a volume twice that of Lake Erie and weighs more than a trillion metric tons.
Recycling Won’t Cut It
Timid textbooks and government guidelines largely fail to discuss the most effective ways individuals can fight climate change.
How a Mass Extinction Event Caused a Boom in Most of the Frog Species Alive Today
New research suggests that the mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago spurred something of an explosion of new frog species.
EPA Head Proposes Televised Climate Debates
EPA chief Scott Pruitt denied that the climate science debates would be aimed at unraveling the agency's endangerment finding.
Flush With Timber Money, Congressman Works to Loosen Forest Protections
Representative Bruce Westerman has received more than $100,000 in timber industry campaign donations. Now, he is pushing a bill that relaxes environmental regulations on the same industry.
How Water Contamination Is Putting California’s San Joaquin Valley at Risk
More than one million people in the San Joaquin Valley region have been exposed to unsafe drinking water in recent years from pesticides, arsenic, nitrate, and uranium. And many communities also face multiple environmental health threats.
The Dangers Lurking in California School Drinking Fountains
It has become too risky for tens of thousands of children in the San Joaquin Valley to drink water at their schools due to chronic contamination by chemicals, pesticides, and other toxins.