Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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12/10/2021
Native Americans’ farming practices may help feed a warming world
‘We’ve had 5,000 years of farmers trying out different strategies for dealing with heat, drought and water scarcity. We need to begin to translate that.’
12/07/2021
Chile’s congress recognizes same-sex marriage, joining Latin America’s shift toward gay rights
Chile’s congress on Tuesday voted to legalize same-sex marriage, joining the growing wave of Latin American countries recognizing the right in a historically Catholic region.
11/17/2021
Opinion: Climate migration is here. The U.S. must invest accordingly.
This week, parts of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia found themselves underwater after an “atmospheric river” dumped inches of rain within hours, caused power outages and devastating floods, and forced the evacuations of thousands. It was hard to look at pictures from the region and not imagine people thinking: Maybe we should leave for good.
11/15/2021
EPA finalizes its first national recycling strategy
On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized America’s first “national recycling strategy,” which aims to support the agency’s goal of achieving a 50 percent recycling rate by the end of the decade.
11/15/2021
Israeli climate-tech firms team up with former foes to face threat of rapid warming
Dozens of Israeli climate-tech companies are teaming up with once-hostile neighbors in the Arab world, working together to stem the threat that climate change will render much of their region uninhabitable.
11/11/2021
London’s River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and sea horses, is no longer ‘biologically dead’
Some 60 years ago, parts of the River Thames were declared biologically dead. But the famous waterway that cuts through London has been revived and is now home to hundreds of wildlife species, such as sea horses and sharks.
11/09/2021
Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries
Ocean boosters like to compare the kinetic energy stored in the sea to a ginormous oil reserve that’s never going to run dry. It doesn’t matter if the sun shines or the wind blows. The tides turn.
11/05/2021
Opinion: New covid-19 treatments give the world what it has longed for: Hope
The world has lived in fear of covid-19 for more than a year and a half. News that two new pills that can treat patients suffering from the virus at home gives us what we’ve long wanted: hope.
11/04/2021
Opinion: On climate, we need to run fast — but not run scared
Believe it or not, there is some real good news on the climate front. This week, approximately 100 countries announced an agreement to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030, closing a glaring gap in climate policy.
10/29/2021
Yes, anti-lynching laws are mostly symbolic. That’s what makes them important.
For over a century, the U.S. has failed to formally ban lynching. What does that say about us?
10/28/2021
For years, Black girls have been stuck on the sidelines of teen dramas. A new wave of shows is changing that.
Brenda. Buffy. Joey. Veronica. Blair. Serena. Those names are instantly recognizable if you’ve watched even just one episode of a soapy high school drama in the past 20 years.
10/22/2021