Explainer

Why Cattle Farming Is Bad for the Environment, Explained

Climate•8 min read

Explainer

The Causes and Effects of Deforestation, Explained

A big aspect of climate change, summarized briefly.

Climate•8 min read

Explainer

Humans Destroying Ecosystems: How to Measure Our Impact on the Environment

You might have heard the claim humans are “destroying” the planet — but how do you actually measure that?

Climate•7 min read

Reported

The Senate’s New Farm Bill Would Prioritize the Climate. Too Bad It’s Basically Doomed.

Food•7 min read

Explainer

Your Thanksgiving Meal’s Climate Impact, in 4 Charts

The single dish with the highest carbon footprint is not the meat — it’s the mac n cheese.

Climate•4 min read

Reported

Food Is a Huge Source of Methane Emissions. Fixing That Is No Easy Feat

At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity.

Climate•6 min read

Reported

What COP29 Had to Say About Food Systems

Climate•4 min read

Explainer

How Bezos, Zuckerberg, Gates and Musk Are Trying — or Not Trying — to Make Meat Sustainable

Who’s putting the most money into making food systems more sustainable?

Climate•9 min read

Solutions

Upcycled Foods Offer Creative Fix for Food Waste

Climate•5 min read

Solutions

Shareholder Activists Push Fast Food Chains to Commit to Climate Targets

Climate•4 min read

Solutions

How European Supermarkets Are Getting People to Eat Less Meat

‘Protein splits’ appear to be working — but is there hope the trend could spread to the U.S.?

Climate•8 min read

Reported

The Magical Math of Climate-Friendly Meat

The meat industry is playing with the metrics that measure methane to make climate claims that don't add up.

Climate•11 min read

Solutions

How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year

Climate•5 min read

Solutions

New Air Quality Monitors Could Expose Factory Farming and Environmental Racism

In North Carolina, Sampson County residents and environmental groups are working together to measure air pollution from the meat industry.

Climate•6 min read

Explainer

18 Simple Climate Change Actions You Can Take Today

The climate crisis can feel overwhelming. Here are 18 science-backed actions you can take to make a difference.

Climate•9 min read

Solutions

Fishing the Ocean’s Twilight Zone Comes at a High Cost

Climate•7 min read

Solutions

Overfishing Threatens More Than Ocean Life. It’s Also Fueling Emissions.

Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year.

Climate•5 min read

Explainer

How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans and Marine Life Alike

Humans who eat seafood are also eating their own waste.

Climate•8 min read

Explainer

‘Climate Smart’ Policies Might Not Actually Be Helping the Climate

Climate•8 min read

Reported

Are COP29 Food Pledges Going to Succeed? COP28’s Impact Holds Clues

The last UN conference saw major breakthroughs, but there's still a long way to go.

Climate•7 min read

Explainer

Why Methane Is Bad for Climate Change, and What the Government Is Doing About It

Biden has addressed methane emissions. Here’s what we might expect from Trump.

Climate•10 min read

Investigation

UN Green Climate Fund Investing in Factory Farming, Report Finds

Climate•6 min read

Reported

Dead Zones Are Growing, but With Government Action, Hope Isn’t Lost

In places with no enforceable limits on nutrient pollution, addressing the problem will remain elusive.

Climate•9 min read

Investigation

Breathing Wildfire Smoke as Babies Sickened These Monkeys for Decades

An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades.

Climate•5 min read

Reported

Is ‘Climate Change’ or ‘Global Warming’ the Better Term to Inspire Action?

Climate•4 min read

Solutions

Plant-Based Companies Should Follow the Electric Vehicle Handbook, New Report Says

Meat alternative makers could learn a thing or two from Tesla and others in the field.

Climate•6 min read

Explainer

How Livestock Farming Affects Climate Change, Explained

The environmental impact of raising animals for food.

Climate•7 min read

Reported

Dairy Digesters Presented At Congressional Briefing As a Solution to Curbing Methane Emissions

Climate•6 min read

Solutions

How Ecotourism Became an Unexpected Climate Solution in an At-Risk Guatemalan National Park

Rural communities manage their forest — and how species are protected.

Climate•3 min read

Solutions

A New Wildlife Crossing Provides Safe Passage Over a Busy Interstate

Climate•8 min read

Explainer

13 Animals Going Extinct — in Large Part Thanks To Humans

Deforestation, commercial fishing and climate change threaten these endangered animals.

Climate•8 min read

Solutions

How to Account for Offshore Wind Impacts on Oceanic Wildlife? Make a Plan.

As wind energy develops in the Atlantic Ocean, researchers are working together to protect wildlife.

Climate•10 min read