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Environment

"Safe" Plastic Alternatives Linked to Scary Health Problems

Yet again.

—Gabrielle Canon

Exxon station

Exxon Knew About Global Warming More Than 30 Years Ago

A former Exxon scientist says the company learned about climate change in 1981. But that didn't stop it from funding skeptics.

—Suzanne Goldenberg

bumblebee

Here's Why All the Bees Are Dying

Bees are essential for life as we know it, but we're wiping them out.

—Tim McDonnell

This Is How Much Energy It Takes to Legalize Weed

Marijuana growers in Denver are draining the city's electricity supplies.

—Brentin Mock

"Safe" Plastic Alternatives Linked to Scary Health Problems

Yet again.

—Gabrielle Canon

Exxon station

Exxon Knew About Global Warming More Than 30 Years Ago

A former Exxon scientist says the company learned about climate change in 1981. But that didn't stop it from funding skeptics.

—Suzanne Goldenberg

bumblebee

Here's Why All the Bees Are Dying

Bees are essential for life as we know it, but we're wiping them out.

—Tim McDonnell

This Is How Much Energy It Takes to Legalize Weed

Marijuana growers in Denver are draining the city's electricity supplies.

—Brentin Mock

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Koalas Get Laid By Making This Horrifyingly Disgusting Grunting Sound

—Tim McDonnell

Here Is the Clearest Image NASA Has Ever Taken of Pluto and its Moon Charon

"Safe" Plastic Alternatives Linked to Scary Health Problems

—Gabrielle Canon

These Antidepressants May Increase the Risk of Birth Defects

bumblebee

Here's Why All the Bees Are Dying

—Tim McDonnell

Exxon station

Exxon Knew About Global Warming More Than 30 Years Ago

—Suzanne Goldenberg

There Are Places Where Electric Cars Pollute More Than Gas Guzzlers

This Is How Much Energy It Takes to Legalize Weed

—Brentin Mock

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Airbnb for Water

—Josh Harkinson

Bacon Is About to Get More Expensive

—Tom Philpott

Solar Power Is Mostly for the Affluent. Here's Obama's Plan to Spread the Wealth Around.

—Tim McDonnell

Doctors Are Prescribing Amphetamines for Binge Eating

Stop Buying in Bulk

—Eric Holthaus

America's BBQ Grills Create as Much Carbon as a Big Coal Plant

—Maddie Oatman

BP Set To Pay Largest Environmental Fine in US History for Gulf Oil Spill

—Dominic Rushe

Finally, a Little Good News on the California Drought Front

Here's How Africa Can Fix Hunger Without "Help" From Monsanto

—Tom Philpott

marijuana leaf

Police Say the Biggest Pot Raid in Years Wasn't Really About Pot

—Josh Harkinson

The Supreme Court Just Stopped the EPA From Making the Earth a Safer Place

—Gregory Barber

The Threatened Atlantic Puffins Are Nesting And It's Adorable

Congress Doesn't Think Agricultural Sustainability Has Anything to Do With Your Health

—Maddie Oatman

What Do You Do When Your Land Sinks Into the Earth?

—Nathan Halverson

Why Is a Whole Foods Exec Livestreaming His Empty Office?

VIDEO

Koalas Get Laid By Making This Horrifyingly Disgusting Grunting Sound

Here's Why All the Bees Are Dying

CHARTS

China, Coal. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

We're Eating Less Meat—Yet Factory Farms Are Still Growing

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

Do Your State's Hospitals Serve Big Macs?

How Screwed Are Your State's Oysters?

LONGREADS

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

This Fast-Food-Loving, Organics-Hating Ivy League Prof Will Trick You Into Eating Better

PHOTO ESSAYS

These Stunning Photos Show the Urban Sky Like You've Never Seen It Before

These Photos of Sea Creatures Soaked by Oil in California Will Break Your Heart

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