Environment

Andrew Rotherham

What Do We Do About Poor Science Scores? Take Kids Outside

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A radically simple solution to improving science education in America

Dominique Browning

What the Wind Tells Us

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A new online tool, called the Wind Map, shows how our pollution gets spread far and wide.

Dominique Browning

What You Should Know About Exxon Mobil’s Latest Ad Campaign

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Why is the oil company that funded climate change deniers suddenly calling for better science?

Dominique Browning

When Grownups Bully Climate Scientists

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Bullying is thuggish no matter who is doing it. So why are grown adults engaging in it?

Dominique Browning

The Racial Politics of Asthma

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Of all the health dangers that disproportionately impact black children, air pollution might be the worst

Dominique Browning

From the Winter That Wasn’t To The Spring That Isn’t

Carl Court

Soaring temperatures, plants blooming ahead of season—what does this heat wave portend for summer?

Josh Ozersky

What Would a Test-Tube Hamburger Taste Like?

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Some lucky person could be eating lab-grown meat as early as this fall. Here’s why I don’t want that person to be me

Dominique Browning

The Countdown to Clean Air Begins

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As the EPA’s new mercury standards get posted in the federal register, opponents gear up to destroy legislation that was 20 years in the making

Dominique Browning

Shouldn’t Pro-Lifers Be Anti-Death?

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A battle over pollution is dividing Evangelicals over what’s appropriate to fight for under the “pro-life banner”

Dominique Browning

What the Birds Know

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They are sounding the alarm on the danger of mercury emissions to humans

Dominique Browning

Let’s Put Conservation Back Into Conservative

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Stopping pollution is something that everyone should embrace, says Rob Sisson, President of Republicans for Environmental Protection

Dominique Browning

Why Doesn't Pro-Life Rick Santorum Support Clean Air?

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Any person of faith who claims to believe in the sanctity of human life should pay attention when that life is in jeopardy

Dominique Browning

Will We Finally Get Mercury Out of Our Food?

The EPA’s new standards on mercury emissions have been 21 years in the making. Will we squander the chance to reduce our exposure to this harmful toxin?

Dominique Browning

Who Speaks for the Trees?

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Why, Dr. Seuss, of course. But will a new movie adaptation of The Lorax speak to a new generation of children?

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Talking About The Weather Just Got More Interesting

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Experts confirm what Americans suspected: extreme storms, droughts and floods are being made worse by climate change