Environment

Aston in Antarctica

The Woman Who Skied Antarctica Solo

Adventurer Felicity Aston on her 59 days amid ferocious wind storms, treacherous glaciers, and breathtaking white solitude.

By Maddie Oatman

 | Tue Mar. 13, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
pink slime beef

The "Pink Slime" in Your Kid's School Lunch

McDonald's has dropped a controversial hamburger-meat extender. But it's still in school lunches.

By Tom Philpott

 | Wed Mar. 7, 2012 3:30 AM PST

Iowa Moves to Keep Its Factory Farms Shielded From View

Iowa's agribiz-tied Gov. Terry Branstad signs the nation's first a so-called ag-gag bill.

By Tom Philpott

 | Mon Mar. 5, 2012 1:10 AM PST

Your Take: Teaching Kids About Climate Change

We asked how you have the climate change chat with kids. Here's what you said.

By James West and Tim McDonnell

 | Fri Mar. 9, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Should Corporations Bankroll National Parks?

Sure our parks are strapped for cash, but the idea of a Coke banner over Mt. Rushmore is a tad bit creepy.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Mon Mar. 5, 2012 3:30 AM PST

Texas Farmer Takes On TransCanada

As TransCanada announces plans to proceed with the southern route of the Keystone, one landowner vows to stop them.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

"The Lorax": In Thneed of Some Marketing Help

The film version of "The Lorax" is actually pretty good. So why is the marketing campaign so awful?

By Kate Sheppard

 | Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Diet Soda, the Silent Killer?

New research shows a strong correlation between heavy diet soda consumption and strokes and heart attacks.

By Tom Philpott

 | Thu Mar. 1, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Video: Eric Schlosser Talks Food and Class

The "Fast Food Nation" author handily debunks the myth that good food is elitist.

By Tom Philpott

 | Tue Feb. 28, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How Climate Change Causes Earthquakes and Erupting Volcanoes

A changing climate doesn't just cause floods, droughts, and heatwaves. It also brings erupting volcanoes and catastrophic earthquakes.

— By Bill McGuire, The Guardian.

| Tue Feb. 28, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Does Dry Cleaning Cause Cancer?

The EPA says that dry cleaning's main ingredient is a "likely human carcinogen." Here's how to have wrinkle-free clothes—without the risk.

By Kiera Butler

 | Mon Feb. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How Factory Farms Are Killing Seals

A new study finds dead sea mammals harboring E. coli resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics used on farms.

By Tom Philpott

 | Fri Feb. 24, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Lucy Lawless—a.k.a. Xena the Warrior Princess—Occupies a Shell Oil Drilling Ship

From 174 extremely windy feet in the air, Lawless tells me how her crew of Greenpeace volunteers plans to stop the Noble Discoverer from getting to Alaska.

By Tasneem Raja

 | Fri Feb. 24, 2012 4:01 AM PST
the Lorax with Mazda

The Lorax: Blowing Smogulous Smoke

Film version of beloved children's book partners with Mazda SUV.

By Kate Sheppard

 | Thu Feb. 23, 2012 1:02 PM PST
Owen

It's Not Easy Being Green

In an age of environmental problems, author David Owen warns against easy solutions.

By Alyssa Battistoni

 | Sat Feb. 25, 2012 4:00 AM PST
fracking

Your Town Is Fracked

Redrawing Pennsylvania's fracking front lines.

By James West

 | Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST
Michael Mann

The Inside Story on Climate Scientists Under Siege

Michael Mann reveals his account of attacks by entrenched interests seeking to undermine his "hockey stick" graph.

–By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian; James West, Climate Desk

 | Fri Feb. 17, 2012 1:08 PM PST

Internal Heartland Institute Email Blasts "Lamestream Media" for Climate Leak

In a note to funders, the climate denial group promises to fight back, warns of "Occupy Wall Street goons."

By Kate Sheppard

 | Thu Feb. 16, 2012 4:15 AM PST

Radioactive Fallout From iPhones and Flat-Screen TVs?

The owners of a new rare earths plant in Malaysia say it won't do local harm. What I found out there suggests otherwise.

By Kiera Butler

 | Thu Feb. 23, 2012 4:00 AM PST

France Seeks to Cut Pesticide Use in Half

Mon Dieu! France is proving that governments don't have to prop up the agrochemical industry to promote farming.

By Tom Philpott

 | Wed Feb. 15, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Mennonites in Black

Not everyone wants a new iPad.

The Illustrated Etiquette Guide for Soldiers (Iraq War Edition)

Learn how to say "where are the prisoners kept?" in phonetic Arabic, plus cultural advice on hugging from the US military.

Can You Love a Child of Rape?

Post-genocide, Rwandan women raise the children of their attackers.

The Art of the Filthy Rich

The fat cat is greed personified, but only thanks to the work of top-notch artists like these.

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