Nearly a year has passed since the US Food and Drug Administration banned Triclosan from hand soaps and body wash in the country. But the…
NOTES FROM THE EDGE
The botanists’ last stand: The daring work of saving the last samples of dying species
Steve Perlman doesn’t take Prozac, like some of the other rare-plant botanists he knows. Instead, he writes poetry. Either way, you have to do something…
POWER UP
For the first time ever, the US is now getting 10% of its electricity from wind and solar
Renewable energy in the US just hit a new benchmark: 10% of the electricity produced in a single month came from wind and solar power…
WATER CRIMES
The Flint water crisis has led to manslaughter charges for a Michigan health official
When Nick Lyon, the head of Michigan’s health department, learned of an uptick of Legionnaire’s disease in the Flint area in January 2015, he chose…
JOBS JOBS JOBS
The first new US coal mine of the Trump era will employ fewer people than an average supermarket
The US’s first new coal mine in years, heralded by president Donald Trump as a fulfillment of campaign promises, will employ 70 people, according to…
STATES RIGHTS
Hawaii just became the first US state to turn the Paris agreement climate goals into official state policy
Hawaii didn’t waste any time. “Climate change is real, regardless of what others may say,” David Ige, Hawaii’s governor, said Tuesday (June 6) just before…
DIY DIPLOMACY
The Paris agreement accidentally created a backdoor for US states and companies to defy Trump’s defection
Chinese president Xi Jinping does not make it a habit of meeting with state-level American politicians, but on Tuesday Jinping sat down with California governor…
SMALL GOVERNMENT
All of the US cities, counties, states, university presidents, companies, and investors defying Trump’s stance on Paris
The climate rebellion is growing fast. Governors of 12 US states and Puerto Rico have signed on to continue the effort to fulfill America’s pledge…
CASHED OUT
If Trump actually wanted to renegotiate the Paris agreement, he just shot himself in the foot
US president Donald Trump just announced he will withdraw the country from the international Paris agreement on climate change. He says he wants a better…
BULLY PULPIT
Weather.com is trolling Trump with “proof,” “more proof,” and “even more proof” of climate change
The Weather Channel’s homepage, Weather.com, had something to say in response to US president Donald Trump’s announcement that he will pull the country out of…
AS THE WORLD SLOWLY BURNS
It’s official: Trump is forcing the US to turn its back on the Paris climate agreement
Since Trump reportedly waffled up to the last moment on the Paris agreement decision, we decided to show you what almost could have been. Here’s…
SEA TO SHINING SEA
Trump announced National Oceans Month with a vow to exploit the seas for financial gain
Donald Trump, like several US presidents before him, declared June to be “National Oceans Month.” But he did it in his own particular style: By…