Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
Environment
The Green Shoots of Urban Agriculture
City farming and food sharing are blossoming in Europe with the help of local traditions and EU research.
City farming and food sharing are blossoming in Europe with the help of local traditions and EU research.
Trinidad and Tobago Is Still Coming to Terms With This New Level of Heat
Warmer temperatures bring with them a range of ripple effects
Warmer temperatures bring with them a range of ripple effects
Doughnut as Economic Compass: What’s Enough… or Too Much?
What exactly is the doughnut? Think of it as an economic compass, artfully crafted to address people’s needs while also respecting the Earth’s boundaries and the vitality of our planet.
What exactly is the doughnut? Think of it as an economic compass, artfully crafted to address people’s needs while also respecting the Earth’s boundaries and the vitality of our planet.
Inside the Rough-And-Tumble Race to Clean Up America’s Abandoned Oil Wells
The federal government has pledged billions to plug thousands of abandoned oil wells around the country, but many hurdles remain.
The federal government has pledged billions to plug thousands of abandoned oil wells around the country, but many hurdles remain.
How Are Heat Waves Affecting Wildlife?
How are recent heat waves around the world affecting wildlife?
How are recent heat waves around the world affecting wildlife?
Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors
The Atlas Network is behind the effort to brand climate activists as extremists and pass anti-protest legislation.
The Atlas Network is behind the effort to brand climate activists as extremists and pass anti-protest legislation.
The Surprising Biodiversity of Abandoned Coal Mines
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
Trinidad & Tobago Is Used to Heat, but Not Quite Like This
'When the weather changes, daily life changes.'
‘When the weather changes, daily life changes.’
Fossil Fuel Workers Have the Skills to Succeed in Green Jobs
Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location mismatch and lack of training are major barriers.
Fossil fuel workers have the skills to succeed in green jobs, but location mismatch and lack of training are major barriers.
Animal CSI: Forensics Comes for the Wildlife Trade
Scientists are using the latest in DNA fingerprinting to combat the multibillion-dollar business of trafficking plants and animals.
Scientists are using the latest in DNA fingerprinting to combat the multibillion-dollar business of trafficking plants and animals.
Why Do Environmentalists Hate Fracking?
Dear Earthtalk: Why do environmentalists hate fracking so much?
Why do environmentalists hate fracking so much?
The Race to Protect Endangered Condors Against Deadly Bird Flu
Avian flu vaccines hadn’t been used on birds in the U.S. until condors started succumbing to the virus last year.
Avian flu vaccines hadn’t been used on birds in the U.S. until condors started succumbing to the virus last year.
Environmental Justice Activists Issue a Call to ‘Wage Love,’ Work Toward Building an Environmentally Just Detroit
The panel worked to define a vision for the city amid a growing climate crisis, unjust environmental policies, widespread power outages, floods, air pollution from wildfires, and industry.
The panel worked to define a vision for the city amid a growing climate crisis, unjust environmental policies, widespread power outages, floods, air pollution from wildfires, and industry.
Can ‘Road Ecology’ Save Millions of Animals?
About a million animals are killed on roads every day in the U.S., and globally that number is much higher.
About a million animals are killed on roads every day in the U.S., and globally that number is much higher.
Reversing the Flow of Time, China’s Battle Against Desertification
The battle against desertification is not without its obstacles.
The battle against desertification is not without its obstacles.