Environment

Sorry, New York Times: Your Big China Story is "Old News."

The paper of record published a blockbuster report about China last night—but there's one big problem.

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China Is Spewing Out Much More Pollution Than We Ever Imagined

The planet's top carbon emitter has been vastly understating its coal use.

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Breaking: Bernie Sanders Wants to Ban All New Fossil Fuel Development on Federal Lands

The proposed bill would also ban new offshore drilling.

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The Keystone XL Pipeline Isn’t Dead Yet. Here's What You Need to Know About What Comes Next.

Low oil prices are squeezing production of one of the world's dirtiest fossil fuels.

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Sorry, New York Times: Your Big China Story is "Old News."

The paper of record published a blockbuster report about China last night—but there's one big problem.

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China Is Spewing Out Much More Pollution Than We Ever Imagined

The planet's top carbon emitter has been vastly understating its coal use.

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Breaking: Bernie Sanders Wants to Ban All New Fossil Fuel Development on Federal Lands

The proposed bill would also ban new offshore drilling.

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The Keystone XL Pipeline Isn’t Dead Yet. Here's What You Need to Know About What Comes Next.

Low oil prices are squeezing production of one of the world's dirtiest fossil fuels.

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Sorry, New York Times: Your Big China Story is "Old News."

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China Is Spewing Out Much More Pollution Than We Ever Imagined

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Breaking: Bernie Sanders Wants to Ban All New Fossil Fuel Development on Federal Lands

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Prefer Your Meat Drug-Free? You're the "Fringe 1 Percent"

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The Keystone XL Pipeline Isn’t Dead Yet. Here's What You Need to Know About What Comes Next.

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One Thing I Wish Everyone Understood About Justin Bieber's New Video

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TransCanada Just Asked the United States to Suspend the Keystone XL Pipeline

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Big-Time Food Writer Mark Bittman Left the New York Times to...Sell Vegan Food Kits?!

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Volkswagen's Pollution Scheme Could Be Even Worse Than We Thought

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Bill Gates Thinks It’s Time to Fix Capitalism

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Here's A Diet That Actually Works, and Has the Science to Prove It

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The World's Plan to Save Itself, in 6 Charts

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This Chart Shows Where All the Candidates Stand on the World's Biggest Issue

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These Bats Look Exactly Like Teddy Bears and Cute Little Piggies

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Are We About to Say Goodbye to Fish Sticks?

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George Pataki

Watch 2 GOP Presidential Candidates Call Out Their Party for Denying Science

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This Commercial Might Be One of the Only Factual Things to Air During Tonight's GOP Debate

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7 Things You Need to Know About Meat and Cancer

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Paris Is About to Make Huge News. This Video Explains Why.

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4,400 Dead Cows Are Decomposing in a Sunken Ship in a Brazilian River

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Kelly Ayotte

Meet the Republican Senator Who Wants to Fight Global Warming

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This Could Be the Worst Climate Crisis in the World Right Now

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VIDEO

One Thing I Wish Everyone Understood About Justin Bieber's New Video

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CHARTS

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INTERACTIVES

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Deep Inside the Wild World of China's Fracking Boom

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MAPS

Here's What You Need to Know About the Big Storm Coming for the East Coast

California Is on Fire. This Map Shows Where.

LONGREADS

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Bark Beetles Are Decimating Our Forests. That Might Actually Be a Good Thing.

PHOTO ESSAYS

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The Photos That Helped End Child Labor in the United States
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These Striking Photos Will Change the Way You Look at Coal Country

Photo Essays + Slideshows

This Is What It’s Like to Live Without a Country

Photographer Greg Constantine documents the lives of stateless people around the world.

A Photographer's View of Big Coal

Documenting the River Rouge plant, a test case for anti-coal activists.

These Photos Will Make You Want to Quit Your Job and Ride a Mustang From Mexico to Canada

Or at least live it through these guys.

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These Striking Photos Will Change the Way You Look at Coal Country

Photographer Stacy Kranitz documents life in this often misrepresented part of America.

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