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Magic Mushrooms: This Scammer Is Twisting Science In A Scheme To Save The World
Joseph Kelly has an easy fix to the climate crisis — and he’ll take down anyone who tries to stop him from selling it to you.
12 hours ago
The US Will Return To The Global Climate Stage With An Aggressive Goal To Cut Emissions By 2030
The US is responsible for about 13% of global greenhouse emissions. Biden is targeting drastically cutting those emissions this decade.
14 days ago
The US Has Recommended Pausing The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine To Study Rare Blood Clotting Issues
Of the more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered so far in the US, federal authorities are investigating six cases of rare and severe blood clotting.
23 days ago
Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is No Green New Deal, Progressives Said
“I think it’s a step towards our vision of a Green New Deal,” an activist from the Sunrise Movement said. They just think it falls far short.
1 month ago
Deb Haaland Will Be The First Native American To Lead The Interior Department
One senator dubbed the controversy over Haaland’s confirmation “a proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels.”
1 month ago
A Large PR Firm Pledged To Fight Climate Change. Then It Took Millions From A Notorious Fossil Fuel Trade Group.
Edelman, a PR firm that’s pledged to “work with an environmental conscience,” was paid $4 million to promote one of the most extreme fossil fuel trade groups in the country, new tax filings show.
1 month ago
Michael Regan Will Be The First Black Man To Lead The EPA
“We will move with a sense of urgency on climate change,” Michael Regan told Congress last month. “We will stand up for environmental justice and equity.”
1 month ago
Texas Leaders Ignored Warnings A Decade Ago That Their Power Supply Was In Danger
“We’ve watched this movie before and the sequel is worse than the original,” one Texas energy expert said.
2 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Has Landed On Mars To Search For Signs Of Ancient Life
“Based on everything we know about Mars in the past, it absolutely should have been capable of supporting ancient life," one NASA scientist said.
2 months ago
Texas Was "Seconds And Minutes" Away From An Uncontrolled Blackout, Officials Said
By Thursday, outages had left 500,000 without power and led to at least 10 deaths.
2 months ago
Trump Led An “All-Out Assault” On The EPA. Now Biden Has To Rebuild It.
Under Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency knelt to the country’s biggest polluters and lost more than 800 employees. Staffers say they want accountability.
2 months ago
Biden's Latest Executive Orders Are The Most Aggressive Moves On Climate Change Of Any President
The executive orders will take aim at fossil fuels and set the US up to be an international leader in tackling the climate crisis.
3 months ago
On Day 1, Biden Directed The US To Rejoin The Paris Climate Accord
Under Trump’s direction, the US became the only country to withdraw from the historic climate agreement.
3 months ago
Climate Activists Have A New Target: Moms
A new advocacy group featuring climate scientists who are also moms is hoping to move the needle by making the climate crisis personal.
3 months ago
2020 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record. Global Warming Is To Blame.
NASA found 2020 tied as the hottest on record. NOAA found it came in a close second.
3 months ago
The US Was Hit With A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters In 2020
“We’re running out of adjectives trying to describe these extreme events,” a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said.
3 months ago
The 13 Biggest Lessons We've Learned About The Coronavirus So Far
"It’s an extraordinary virus, the likes of which I’ve never, ever seen, and I’ve been doing this now for almost 40 years,” Anthony Fauci told BuzzFeed News.
4 months ago
Biden Has Vowed To Put Science First To Beat The Pandemic. That Won’t Be Enough.
"Following the science is necessary but not sufficient," said Matthew Seeger, a risk communication expert.
4 months ago
Joe Biden Has Picked Gina McCarthy To Fill A New Role As US “Climate Czar”
McCarthy, former head of the EPA under Obama, has been a vocal opponent of President Trump's environmental policies.
4 months ago
The Busiest Hurricane Season On Record Is Officially Over
This hurricane season blew through predictions from federal scientists and set a string of new records along the way.
5 months ago
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