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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant

The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.

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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

April 10, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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Black Earth

November 11, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Historian and author Timothy Snyder discusses climate change, genocide, and the ideology of Hitler.

Life After KXL

November 6, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

It's the end of the line for the Keystone pipeline (probably), but not for battles over tar sands and climate.

Be Careful What You Wish For

November 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

TransCanada once wanted the State Department to fast-track its approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. Now the company is begging for more time.

The People Who Opposed America’s Best Idea

October 30, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesBrian Palmer

As the National Park Service prepares for next summer’s centennial, a look at the people on the wrong side of national park history.

INDC: The Acronym Standing Between Us and Disaster

October 29, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What’s an intended nationally determined contribution?

The House Anti-Science Committee

October 28, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

By harassing climatologists, a notorious group of congressmen renews its war against scientists.

The Bee-Free Diet

October 23, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Would you die without bees to pollinate your food?

Is Justin Trudeau Canada’s Climate Savior?

October 20, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer

The complicated environmental policies of Canada’s new prime minister.

The Blue (Plastic) Planet

October 15, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

You've probably heard that there's a lot of plastic swimming around in our oceans. But do you know how much? (Spoiler alert: It's way more than you think.)

Marine Protected Area, Reserve, Monument, Park, Sanctuary…

October 15, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

Why are there so many names for legally protected waterways? And what do they all mean?

No Debate

October 15, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The brief and embarrassing history of climate change in presidential debates.

Just About Everyone vs. Gina McCarthy

October 14, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

This is who will be attacking President Obama’s Clean Power Plan in court.

Climate Change, Ahoy!

October 13, 2015 Latest NewsAfricaBrian Palmer

A new study says the Horn of Africa is going to get hotter and drier, driving poverty and piracy.

Putting the “Green” in Green Energy

October 9, 2015 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

India says it can’t meet its carbon-reduction pledge without help. Any takers?

Heat Exchange

October 8, 2015 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

An Indian public-health official thinks the United States could learn a thing or two from her country about dealing with climate change (and vice versa).