Conservation1/15/21Jan 151Conservation1/15/21ConservationRare Wolverine Spotted in Yellowstone for the First Time in YearsBrian Kahn61A camera trap set up to catch cougars prowling Yellowstone National Park has captured an even rarer creature. The…
Conservation1/14/21Jan 14SaveConservation1/14/21ConservationDonald Trump Confronts the Scourge of Efficient Hot Water Heaters and FurnacesBrian Kahn39President Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House is ending the way it began, with a slapdash effort to make…
Climate change1/13/21Jan 13SaveClimate change1/13/21Climate changeLand Absorbs Carbon Now—But It Could Emit It in Just a Few DecadesBrian Kahn2The Earth is saving our asses right now by sucking up a large hunk of humanity’s carbon pollution. But we may not be…
Climate change1/12/21Jan 121Climate change1/12/21Climate changeTrump Officials Publish Climate Denial Flyers, White House Disavows ThemBrian Kahn11Like a well-oiled machine, the Trump administration is focusing on what really matters in this time of democratic…
Conservation1/11/21Jan 11SaveConservation1/11/21ConservationFederal Authorities Are Looking for the Ghoul Who Carved 'TRUMP' Into a ManateeBrian Kahn32Over the weekend, Florida officials received reports of a manatee that had President Donald Trump’s name carved in…
Extreme Weather1/11/21Jan 11SaveExtreme Weather1/11/21Extreme Weather2020 Could've Been So Much WorseBrian Kahn9A week into 2021, the lesson is already clear that things can get so, so much worse. As if to underscore that, the…
News1/10/21Jan 10SaveNews1/10/21NewsThe Instagram InsurrectionBrian Kahn141The first inkling I had that something was very wrong on Wednesday was when my wife said, “Oh shit, is this real?”…
Politics1/8/21Jan 84Politics1/8/21PoliticsThe Big Oil Money Behind the Members of Congress Who Fueled the Capitol AttackBrian Kahn and Dhruv Mehrotra53On Wednesday, Chevron decried the assault on the Capitol by a mob of violent extremists hellbent on halting a…
Climate change1/8/21Jan 8SaveClimate change1/8/21Climate changeLast Year Was the Hottest in Human History, Despite Record Carbon Emissions DropBrian Kahn9The climate crisis doesn’t stop for anything, whether it’s an attempted coup, deadly pandemic, or economic collapse.…
Environmental Justice1/7/21Jan 73Environmental Justice1/7/21Environmental JusticeThe Climate Crisis Will Be Steroids for FascismBrian Kahn28The Capitol has a police force with a $500 million budget, and yet it failed at its one job on Wednesday. Members of…
Climate change1/1/21Jan 13Climate change1/1/21Climate changeStudents Are Filling in the Plot Lines of the Green New DealBrian Kahn13The Green New Deal tells an important story about what society could be instead of what it currently is. It’s about…
Year In Review12/31/20Dec 311Year In Review12/31/20Year In ReviewThe Biggest Science News of 2020Rose Pastore and Brian Kahn8[Yelling into a cavernous chamber as supernovae explode in the dark and a gust of hot wind comes whistling through] S…
Environmental Justice12/30/20Dec 302Environmental Justice12/30/20Environmental JusticeWhat's Truly Terrifying About the Stumbling Covid-19 Vaccine RolloutBrian Kahn31A cursory glance at country-by-country covid-19 vaccinations shows the U.S. well ahead of other countries. But dive…
Conservation12/29/20Dec 293Conservation12/29/20ConservationWe've Hit the Phase of the Trump Presidency Where People Are Suing Over DishwashersBrian Kahn159President Donald Trump’s bitter feud with various household appliances has landed his administration in court.
Climate change12/29/20Dec 29SaveClimate change12/29/20Climate changeGreat Britain Set a Wind Energy MilestoneBrian Kahn18The United Kingdom, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, is now home to the wind energy revolution that’s…
Extreme Weather12/23/20Dec 231Extreme Weather12/23/20Extreme WeatherIt's Iguanas-Falling-Out-of-Trees Cold in MiamiBrian Kahn43The weather forecast for South Florida is sunny with a chance of stunned iguanas. Miami faces its coldest Christmas…
Environmental Justice12/21/20Dec 211Environmental Justice12/21/20Environmental JusticeAI and Satellite Data Could Help End Slavery on the High SeasBrian Kahn2Slavery is rampant on fishing vessels around the world. Just how rampant, though, is an open question, given the…
Climate change12/21/20Dec 21SaveClimate change12/21/20Climate changeThe Senate Agrees to a Plan to Phase Out a Dangerous Greenhouse GasBrian Kahn11“Bipartisan climate policy” is a unicorn of phrases when it comes to Congress, let alone “bipartisan climate policy…
Year In Review12/21/20Dec 211Year In Review12/21/20Year In ReviewEarth Looked Like Hell From Space This YearBrian Kahn6On their own, each of the numerous weather calamities that befell the world in 2020 would be a crisis. But…
Climate change12/18/20Dec 18SaveClimate change12/18/20Climate changeThe Climate Core of Joe Biden's Cabinet Is Perfectly FineBrian Kahn13We now know the core group of people who will implement President-elect Joe Biden’s climate agenda. While Biden has…