Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham
Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.
Oct 21, 2014 / Lee Fang
A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire
Today’s corporations have taken a page from the tobacco industry, fooling the public and undermining science in order to boost profits, no matter the human cost.
Oct 15, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame? Brain Cancer Cases Shot Up in This Florida Town—Is a Defense Contractor to Blame?
For years, radioactive waste has seeped into swampland, canals—even drinking water. Now a few families are fighting to hold the polluters accountable.
Oct 14, 2014 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields
Thanks in part to Williston, North Dakota, the United States surpassed Saudi Arabia in total oil and gas production, making the nation the number one consumer and producer of fossi...
Oct 13, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution? Is Pittsburgh Really Green—or Is It Just Outsourcing Its Pollution?
How Pittsburgh’s greenhouse gases became Guangzhou’s problem.
Oct 8, 2014 / Mark Schapiro
Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week? Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week?
CNN’s climate change coverage almost disappeared like Malaysian Flight 370.
Oct 2, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014 Why Future Generations Will Ask Where You Were on September 21, 2014
The People's Climate March proves the climate movement has reached critical mass, like the civil rights movement, antiwar, feminist and gay movements before it.
Oct 2, 2014 / Todd Gitlin
The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race
The petrochemical industry is devastating the state, but no candidates dare take it on.
Oct 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Conservatives Really Don’t Get It About Climate Change Conservatives Really Don’t Get It About Climate Change
Watch some of the most outlandish statements about our changing climate at last week’s Values Voter Summit.
Oct 1, 2014 / Lauren Windsor
Extinction Pop Extinction Pop
Choreographed for maximum appeal, pop culture likes to say yes. History is made by those who say no.
Sep 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover