Science, Tech & Environment

December 11, 2018

We talk about "climate refugees" all the time. But they don't exist. In fact, those displaced by climate change have no special protections under international law. But that may be changing.

Climate Change

Smothered by smog, activists are urging Poland to reconsider coal

PRI's The World

December 11, 2018

Coal smog can make many poles feel like they're living in the 19th century. Now a growing grassroots movement is pushing local and national governments to cut smog and rethink the country's heavy reliance on coal.

Economics

Insects slipping into the US are causing billions of dollars in damage

PRI's The World

December 10, 2018

The US has two trade deficits: money and pests. A Congressional amendment would add some safeguards to clamp down on non-indigenous insects that are killing American trees.

Climate Change

Poland is a coal country. But for how long?

PRI's The World

December 07, 2018

This year's climate conference is convening in the heart of Poland's coal country. As the world meets to negotiate a follow-up to the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015, Poland's leaders are promising continued reliance on coal.

Climate Change

Nearly swallowed by the sea, a small island in Tanzania fights against climate change

Thomson Reuters Foundation

December 07, 2018

First, the encroaching sea started eating away at homes and killing crops on the small island of Kisiwa Panza. Then the rising tides began bringing up the dead.

Environment

Marinating in plastics

Innovation Hub

December 06, 2018

Plastics. You may love them. You may hate them. But you can’t live without them.

Technology

New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices

Global Voices Online

December 06, 2018

US tech giant Google has been accused of over-complying with censorship requests from the Russian government, such as removing YouTube videos posted by an opposition figure and a controversial rapper.

Food

While small dairy farms close, this mega-dairy is shipping milk to China

Civil Eats

December 05, 2018

Powdered milk production for the Chinese market is being marketed as a boon for rural areas, but many of the people who live nearby disagree.

Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks

The Conversation

December 05, 2018

Thirty percent of global emissions will be generated from democracies governed by populist nationalist leaders who have very different playbooks than more traditional politicians.

Science, Tech & Environment

PHOTOS: Up close and personal with Greenland’s massive ice sheet

PRI's The World

December 04, 2018

Researchers on Greenland’s ice sheet are trying to find out more about our planet and the future implications with rising seas. It’s also spectacularly beautiful and surreal.

Science, Tech & Environment

UN compact recognizes climate change as driver of migration for first time

Smothered by smog, activists are urging Poland to reconsider coal

Insects slipping into the US are causing billions of dollars in damage

Poland is a coal country. But for how long?

Nearly swallowed by the sea, a small island in Tanzania fights against climate change

Marinating in plastics

New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices

While small dairy farms close, this mega-dairy is shipping milk to China

Why the rise of populist nationalist leaders rewrites global climate talks

PHOTOS: Up close and personal with Greenland’s massive ice sheet

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