20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’s levees are sinking and short on money
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It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina,…Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change ‘debate’
Aug 27, 2025, 4:30 am By Kate Yoder
Should you be worried about climate change? The answer used to be debatable — literally. Way back…As the Trump administration shrinks the USDA, rural farming communities are left to pay the price
Aug 27, 2025, 4:15 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Like many government agencies, the Department of Agriculture has a fraught history with…Trump administration halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm
4:45am By Clare Fieseler, Canary Media
It happened again. For the second time this year, the Trump administration has halted the…‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must close, but the fight isn’t over
Mon 4:45am By Miacel Spotted Elk
The Miccosukee Tribe makes its home in the Florida Everglades, where a tribal village sits only a…Alligator Alcatraz must close, but the fight isn’t over
Mon 4:45am By Miacel Spotted Elk
The Miccosukee Tribe makes its home in the Everglades, where a tribal village sits only a few miles…FEMA now requires disaster victims to have an email address
Aug 24, 2025, 9:00 am By Molly Taft, WIRED
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will now require disaster survivors to register for federal…A coal-fired plant in Michigan was supposed to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1M a day.
Aug 23, 2025, 9:00 am By Oliver Milman, The Guardian
Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the…In the wake of destructive floods, Wisconsin youth sue state utility regulator over failure to consider climate change
Aug 22, 2025, 4:09 pm By Anita Hofschneider
On August 9 and 10, a massive storm over southeastern Wisconsin dropped up to 13 inches of rain in…Antarctica is in extreme peril
Aug 22, 2025, 1:17 pm By Matt Simon
Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents — a great sheet of ice…How Texas flood relief got caught in a high-stakes political battle
Aug 22, 2025, 4:30 am By Naveena Sadasivam
In early July, flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed 138 people and caused an estimated $1.1…Inside a Georgia beach’s high-tech fight against erosion
Aug 22, 2025, 4:15 am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals
Aug 21, 2025, 2:00 pm By Tik Root
The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron.…Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them
Aug 21, 2025, 4:45 am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
The Department of the Interior, or DOI, has such a wide-ranging set of duties that it’s sometimes…Struggling to get in your daily steps? It may be your city’s fault
Aug 20, 2025, 4:45 am By Matt Simon
If you’re struggling to walk more, know that it’s not necessarily a failure of willpower.…Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden.
Aug 19, 2025, 6:00 am By Katie Myers
Margie Huggins has spent her retirement tending her parents’ farm in Transylvania County, in the…After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?
Aug 18, 2025, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
The finger-pointing began as soon as the waters started to recede. Within hours of last month’s…A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.
Aug 17, 2025, 9:00 am By Ames Alexander, Floodlight
They came with promises of transformation: thousands of jobs, surging salaries, and a foothold in…Trump administration reopens $5B EV charging program after losses in court
Aug 16, 2025, 9:00 am By Jeff St. John, Canary Media
The Trump administration appears to be backing away from its fiercely contested efforts to freeze a…The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself
Aug 15, 2025, 12:30 pm By Gautama Mehta
For the last three decades, the United Nations’ agency called the International Seabed Authority,…
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