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Students in the Local Flora class at Green Mountain College plant an American elm as part of the college’s riverine floodplain forest restoration work on campus, in the buffer zone along Vermont’s Poultney River.

The Top 20 Coolest Schools 2018

Here's why the greenest colleges of 2018 rank at the top of their class

By Katie O'Reilly

August 27, 2018

Bears Ears National Monument, Utah
Feature

Land Grab: Trump's Campaign Against Bears Ears National Monument

The Trump administration is trying to destroy a landmark Native American accomplishment

By David Gessner

August 28, 2018

Partially built VC Summer Nuclear Generating Station, South Carolina
Feature

A Nuclear Energy Meltdown Scrambles Southern Politics

South Carolinians have some of the highest electricity bills in the country, thanks in part to nuclear energy

By Andrea Cooper

August 30, 2018

A desert graveyard near Victorville, California, holds some of the 350,000 Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars that VW bought back from customers for $7.4 billion.
Feature

Volkswagen's Cheating Scandal Could Have a Silver Lining

$4.7 billion could transform our transportation system

By Edward Humes

August 29, 2018

Here's what these students learned from their teacher—and vice versa
Feature

An Environmental Theory Professor and His Students Reflect After Class

Here's what these students learned from their teacher—and vice versa

By Christopher Schaberg

September 3, 2018

6 of the Best 2018 EVS, Both Full Battery Electric and Plug-In Hybrid
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6 of the Best 2018 EVS, Both Full Battery Electric and Plug-In Hybrid

Good news for buyers: EV models are proliferating; most are available in plug-in

By Jim Motavalli

August 29, 2018