The U.S. has one inspector for every 5,000 miles of pipeline – or twice...
If U.S. president Donald Trump’s plans to complete both the long-disputed Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines come to fruition, they would add 327 miles and 1,172 miles, respectively, to that burden.
Imagining New York in 2050: How a flood-prone metropolis could win the battle against...
Econo-diversity makes cities resilient in times of crisis.
3 ways to tell if your local politician is serious about climate change
At this point we need more than nice rhetoric, more than empty pledges to "live up to the Paris accords."
Zero-Waste Markets Hit the U.S.
Several entrepreneurs are dabbling in ways to clean plastics out of the oceans. Introducing zero-waste markets.
The hidden side of fossil fuel investments: Private equity
Failing to hold private equity firms accountable exacerbates existing inequities.
For Future Summer Olympics, Climate Change Is No Game
At the U.S. Olympic marathon trials held in Los Angeles to choose the team for the Rio Olympic Games this year, 30 percent of the runners dropped out of the race due to the heat. It will be even worse 4 years from now.
Another Flint? Newark, NJ, faces public health crisis over lead contamination in city’s water...
Thousands of residents in Newark, New Jersey, remain unable to drink their tap water in an enduring public health nightmare. Lead contamination...
Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds
The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.
Plastics in agriculture ‘disastrous’ new UN report says
“The report serves as a loud call for decisive action to curb the disastrous use of plastics across the agricultural sectors.”
EV charging stations approved for 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico, covering 75,000...
States will have access to $1.5 billion in federal monies to build the chargers.