Fossil Fuel Drilling Is Making Texans Sick (VIDEO)
Methane released from fracking is terrible for the climate. In Texas, it’s also hurting people’s health. In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that
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Extreme Heat Threatens Farms and Farm Workers (VIDEO)
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
Fighting Floods and Fossil Fuels in Port Arthur, Texas (VIDEO)
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
Where Rising Seas Are Raising Rents (VIDEO)
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
The Politics of a Green New Deal (VIDEO)
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
Environmental Racism Is Bad for Your Brain (VIDEO)
There are a lot of explanations for the apparent gap in IQ test scores of white Americans and Americans of color. Some experts point to things like bias in the exam itself,
Meet the New Generation of Black Climate Leaders
The politics of climate change are shifting. This year, as the most diverse Congress in history was sworn in, its newest members called for an ambitious plan to overhaul the U.S. economy
The Food Revolution Will Not Be Televised
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Half a century ago, the world saw
Black Leaders Working for a Government for the People
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Black people are underrepresented in the halls
Seed by Seed and Bus By Bus (VIDEO)
Wildfires, sea level rise, air pollution, asthma — you don’t have to go far to find communities living with climate change impacts. But there are also climate solutions everywhere you look. This summer, the
Immigrant Detention Center Stifled by Pollution (VIDEO)
Karnes County was once one of the poorest counties in Texas, but a few years ago it saw the beginnings of an oil and gas boom spurred on by advances in hydraulic
Too Little Power Can Be a Dangerous Thing
In Port Arthur, Texas, where most residents are black or Hispanic and close to a third live below the poverty line, influence is a difficult thing to come by. It is not
Once a Black Mecca, Africatown Has Been Hobbled by Pollution
It began as a beacon of freedom, founded by those aboard the last slave ship to reach the United States. For decades, it stood as a sanctuary of African culture, but today,
Katrina Survivors Call for Reproductive Rights (VIDEO)
Thirteen years ago, Hurricane Katrina stole the lives of more than 1,800 Americans and plunged New Orleans into pandemonium. Locals marked the storm’s anniversary by looking to the past, reflecting on its
Interfaith Leaders Bless Electric Vehicles (VIDEO)
On a recent Monday morning, Rabbi Abraham drove to Newark, New Jersey to bless some electric cars. He pulled into the lot behind Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, parked his Chevy Volt beside
It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s… a Drone That Loves Trash (VIDEO)
It’s hard to keep track of how much plastic is in the ocean. We’ve all heard about the floating garbage gyres in the Pacific, but it’s such a large problem that it
Citizen Scientists Find Evidence of Climate Change (VIDEO)
Climate change is causing spring to arrive earlier and earlier, posing a challenge for plants and animals — as well as the scientists who study them. An early thaw can throw off the rhythms
Olympians Urge Congress to Deal With Climate Change (VIDEO)
Over the last year, cross-country skier Jessie Diggins traveled around the world for competitions, winning third in the team sprint at the 2017 Nordic World Championships in Finland and a gold medal
Third Nor’easter in 10 Days Bears Down on New England (VIDEO)
The Eastern Seaboard is enduring its third nor’easter in 10 days. Winter Storm Skylar is expected to blanket New England in more than a foot of snow. The National Weather Service has
Winter Storm Quinn Threatens More Than a Foot of Snow (VIDEO)
Just days after Winter Storm Riley slammed the East Coast, another nor’easter is on its way. Winter Storm Quinn is expected to deliver heavy snowfall from Philadelphia to Boston Wednesday. Scientists say
Winter Storm Riley a “Life and Death” Matter for Northeast (VIDEO)
Weather whiplash has heads spinning throughout the Northeast. Last week’s unusually balmy weather had flowers blooming from Washington to New York. This week, Winter Storm Riley — a late-winter nor’easter — is delivering rain, snow and
The Aesthetics of Wind Energy
The semester kicked off with a one-question pop quiz — hot or not? Psychologists at the University of Texas asked students in a small class to rate the desirability of their peers. At the
EVs Abroad, Pickups at Home (VIDEO)
In 2009, President Obama, flanked by auto executives in the White House Rose Garden, announced new fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. The new standards, which came on the heels of the auto
In Puerto Rico, Solar Offers Hope to Hospitals Without Power (VIDEO)
More than four months after Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico, over 450,000 people are still without power. For critical facilities like hospitals, the lack of electricity has meant cutting services and
The Drones That Plant Trees and Deliver Profits
Climate change is a sprawling, complex problem. But there is an astonishingly simple way to make a difference: plant more trees. Trees scrub pollution from the air, reduce erosion, improve water quality,