Lisa Song

The Shell Norco refinery in Norco, Louisiana, Thursday, March 8, 2018.

A new interactive map can help assess carcinogenic emissions risk

Health & Medicine

The nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica recently created an interactive map that highlights the EPA’s failure to account for cumulative cancer risk for Americans who live near several industrial facilities.

Canadian oil company seeks to expand pipelines other than Keystone XL

Environment

Two-year-old Michigan oil spill still not completely cleaned up, yields large fine

Environment

A Pulitzer for the Climate

The Cleanup, the Media and ExxonMobil

The World

Emerging Science Note Polar Bears

Ancient traditions and modern technology merge to monitor polar bears in the arctic.

The World

Meet your Meat

Living on Earth lends an ear at Chestnut Farms, the first meat CSA in Massachusetts.

The World

Science Note/ Bees and Elephants

Researchers hung beehives along a fence to deter crop-raiding elephants. The fence has helped Kenyan farmers and plans are underway to build more fences.

The World

Watch Your Water

A new gadget can detect your H02 use throughout your home.