Environment Consumers Love Squeezable Plastic Pouches for Food—Too Bad Recyclers Hate Them Plastic-pouch food packaging is showing up everywhere—except at recycling facilities. Elizabeth Royte
News in Brief World Leaders Have Promised to Fix the Climate, but the Real Work Will Fall to Cities, Businesses, and You Cities, states, and businesses—not just those world leaders in Paris—will save us from climate change. Here’s what they’re going to do. Brian Palmer
Environment The Government Just Announced What Could Be the Most Significant Energy Efficiency Rule Ever And it's one that even big businesses can get behind. Brian Palmer
Environment What If the Causes of Violent Crime Are Blowing in the Wind? Serious crimes are more likely to occur in neighborhoods downwind of air pollution, according to a new study. Madeleine Thomas
News in Brief GOP: Generating Outsize Pollution? New research finds air pollution levels are higher in states with Republican governors. Tom Jacobs
Environment 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. Brian Palmer
Environment How a Concerned Mother and Her Pediatrician Uncovered Flint, Michigan’s Lead-Laden Tap Water Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else). Susan Cosier
Environment Want to Reduce Food Waste? Hug Your Local Freegan No group has better mapped and internalized the geography of waste—or been bolder about wading into the cesspools where trash accumulates. James McWilliams
Environment Chicago’s Catholic Churches See the Light—and Cut Their Carbon Emissions The Archdiocese of Chicago is acting on the pope’s environmental message. Susan Cosier
Environment Particulate Matters New research suggests even small amounts of air pollution can make you sick. Brian Palmer