Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city
Tehran is running out of water. Rationing has begun in Iran’s capital city, with some of the approximately 10 million residents experiencing
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Techonology
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
First the plant stalk is harvested, shredded, and crushed. The extracted juice is then combined with bacteria and yeast in
Read MoreViolent ‘storms’ hidden under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet covers some 760,000 square miles and is up to 1.2 miles thick. If it were
Read More‘Climate smart’ beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.
Shoppers have long sought ways to make more sustainable choices at the supermarket — and for good reason: Our food system
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This pig’s bacon was delicious. But she’s alive and well
I’m eating Dawn the Yorkshire pig and she’s quite tasty. But don’t worry. She’s doing perfectly fine, traipsing around a
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At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
Bill Gates scandalized much of the climate advocacy world late last month when he called for a “strategic pivot” in
Read MoreCan Mamdani supercharge New York’s clean energy revolution?
On one of the first chilly nights of fall, union members, Democratic Socialists, scientists, and teachers filed into the pews
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How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
The farmers and ranchers who descended on city hall in Jacksonville, Texas, had been told to “leave their pitchforks at
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How the shutdown broke America’s food chain — and what happens next
In a dramatic twist of political defections and contentious concessions, the longest-ever federal shutdown came to a close late last
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The birth of the climate doula
In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s landfall in September 2017, Esther Louis made preparations to flee Florida with
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