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1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

July 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen

Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.

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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

June 28, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.

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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

June 25, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant

Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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Upshot from Pediatricians: Curb overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture

November 16, 2015 Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD

There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee

November 16, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

But there ought to be.

California Bans Plastic Microbeads: A Key Step in Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution

November 13, 2015 Expert BlogElizabeth Murdock

You Don't Know Jack(fruit)

November 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Prolific and nutritious, this funny-looking fruit could help feed the world.

EPA Proposes to Ban Dangerous Pesticide From Our Food

October 30, 2015 Expert BlogDr. Veena Singla

A New Alliance to Save School Food

October 23, 2015 Expert BlogMargaret Brown

No Photos, Please

October 23, 2015 DispatchWyomingAlisa Opar

New Wyoming laws stifle freedom of speech and make citizen science illegal.

Multinational Corporations and Supply Chain Responsibility: Who Is Stepping Up on Pollution from Manufacturing, and Who Hopes You Will Pay No Attention?

October 22, 2015 Expert BlogLinda Greer

Biting Back

October 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Backyard breeders are creating a new kind of hero honeybee—one that chomps off the legs of mites and saves the hive.

Subway eliminating antibiotics use in their meat supply menu-wide

October 20, 2015 Expert BlogLena Brook

Steaking Their Claim

October 16, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way.

The Soil Savior

October 15, 2015 DispatchTexasJeff Turrentine

A Texas farmer is bucking tradition by putting soil health above all else. The result? Water-retaining, nutrient-rich pay dirt.

Let's Celebrate: Governor Brown Signs California's Important New Law on Antibiotic Use in Meat Production

October 11, 2015 Expert BlogAvinash Kar

Unleaded, Please

October 9, 2015 Latest NewsFlintSusan Cosier

Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).

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).