Environment

Scientists: No, We Can't Fight Climate Change by Burning Trees

Dozens of experts are criticizing an EPA memo on biomass.

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Here's How Countries All Over the World Are Making Polluters Pay

By next year, nearly half of global GDP will be covered by cap-and-trade programs.

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Here's the Latest Climate Science "Scandal"

Skeptics think they've debunked global warming. Once again, they're wrong.

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Vaccines Are One of Our Best Weapons Against Global Warming

Climate change could make deadly diseases like rotavirus even worse.

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Scientists: No, We Can't Fight Climate Change by Burning Trees

Dozens of experts are criticizing an EPA memo on biomass.

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Here's How Countries All Over the World Are Making Polluters Pay

By next year, nearly half of global GDP will be covered by cap-and-trade programs.

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temperatures over time

Here's the Latest Climate Science "Scandal"

Skeptics think they've debunked global warming. Once again, they're wrong.

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measles vaccine

Vaccines Are One of Our Best Weapons Against Global Warming

Climate change could make deadly diseases like rotavirus even worse.

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LATEST

Scientists: No, We Can't Fight Climate Change by Burning Trees

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There's a Horrifying Amount of Plastic in the Ocean. This Chart Shows Who's to Blame.

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Here's How Countries All Over the World Are Making Polluters Pay

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temperatures over time

Here's the Latest Climate Science "Scandal"

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measles vaccine

Vaccines Are One of Our Best Weapons Against Global Warming

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Here's Why You Shouldn't Drink Coffee Before 9:30 in the Morning

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Apple Is About to Shell Out $850 Million for Solar Energy

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Science Says FitBit Is a Joke

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Scientists Are Pretty Terrified About These Last-Minute Fixes to Global Warming

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Are Solar Companies Ripping You Off?

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God Wants You To Vaccinate Your Kids

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Catastrophic Flooding Is Getting Worse and We're Woefully Unprepared

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Bad Man Wants to Ban Bag Bans

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The Dangerous Chemical Lurking in Your Beer Can

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This Train Plowing Through Snow Is Absolutely Astonishing

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Obama: Climate Change Is an "Urgent And Growing Threat" To National Security

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China's Toxic Air Could Kill a Population the Size of Orlando

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World Leaders Will Meet This Year to Decide the Fate of Our Planet. They Already Sound Pessimistic.

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One of the World's Worst Climate Villains Could Soon Be Booted From Office

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We Have Some Really Good News About How America Uses Energy

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More States Are Letting Parents Refuse to Vaccinate Their Kids

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Global temperatures in 2014

Was 2014 Really the Warmest Year? Here's Why It Doesn't Matter

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Growers Are Making Bank on This Green, Fragrant Bud. No, Not That One.

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VIDEO

This Train Plowing Through Snow Is Absolutely Astonishing

How China's Filthy Air Is Screwing With Our Weather

CHARTS

ocean trash

There's a Horrifying Amount of Plastic in the Ocean. This Chart Shows Who's to Blame.

Here's How Countries All Over the World Are Making Polluters Pay

INTERACTIVES

The Great Frack Forward

Deep Inside the Wild World of China's Fracking Boom

Here's How Many Ridiculously Hot Days Your City Will Have in the Future

MAPS

More States Are Letting Parents Refuse to Vaccinate Their Kids
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This Map Shows Why The Midwest Is Screwed

LONGREADS

Sika Eteaki

How the Government Put Tens of Thousands of People at Risk of a Deadly Disease
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Invasion of the Hedge Fund Almonds

PHOTO ESSAYS

This Is Not a Drill: 29 Million Brace for Massive, Historic Snowstorm

This Is What Every Fire Season Could Soon Look Like

Photo Essays + Slideshows

From Russia With Love: Photos of Brave Gay Activists Fighting Homophobia

Russian gay activists show amazing courage in the face of violence and laws designed to drive them underground.

Phone Sex Operators

When you dial a 1-900 number, who picks up the phone?

Past Tents: Beautiful Photos of an Old-School One-Ring Circus

Photographer Norma I. Quintana runs away with the circus.

Great Photos of High Life and Low Life in the American Desert

From shabby motels to Palm Springs stagecraft, three photobooks offer varying takes on western living.

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