A Nonprofit News Organization
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Australia’s Barrier Reef Erupts in Color as Corals Spawn (Maria) […]
Ocean thermal energy conversion could power the world’s tropical islands, if it ever gets out of the “innovation valley of death.”
Recent research suggests that vitamin D deficiencies — suffered disproportionately by African Americans — may worsen COVID-19 outcomes. The question is: Why?
Climate change makes the dangers of natural hazards worse. Thousands of industrial facilities will be more likely to spill hazardous chemicals as flooding, storm surge, wildfire, and sea level rise intensify, a government study found.
Felicia Kornbluh explores the future of reproductive rights post-Dobbs, the possible impact on the 2024 election, and the hurdles in broadening the fight.
As more communities sue oil majors following climate disasters, a collection of evidence reveals the industry’s efforts to deny the link between extreme weather and climate change.
Last week a Federal Public Defender in Charlotte, North Carolina posted the following message on Facebook: I never vent about work online, but some things must be said. The following were literally the very last words out of my mouth this morning before sitting down at the end of a bond hearing at which the […]
Puerto Rico’s Power Problem ; US Revives Assad Gas Claims …and More Picks 1/25