FEMA’s buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?
Jun 16, 2023, 10:00 am By Jake BittleFor the past 30 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has been conducting a vast,…A once-shuttered California mine is trying to transform the rare earth industry
Jun 15, 2023, 10:45 am By Maddie Stone
In arid southeastern California, just across the border from Nevada, sits the only large-scale rare…How environmental conflicts hurt — and motivate — women activists
Jun 15, 2023, 10:30 am By Katie Myers
Sandra Liliana Pena was a human rights defender in Colombia. A member of an Indigenous group known…‘It’s time for my government to take action’: A conversation with a youth plaintiff in Held v. Montana
Jun 14, 2023, 2:00 pm By Akielly Hu
Hello, and welcome to Part 2 of our series on personal action in the face of climate change. (Check…At your neighborhood gas station, a looming environmental disaster
Jun 14, 2023, 10:45 am By Kate Yoder
This story was co-published with Crosscut. A black, electric-powered Nissan Leaf pulled up to a gas…A planned “charging depot” reveals what powering electric big rigs could look like
Jun 13, 2023, 11:45 pm By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Dealing with the malfunctioning hardware, long lines, and slow speeds that too often plague public…India and Pakistan are bracing for a mammoth cyclone
Jun 13, 2023, 8:44 pm By Lylla YounesIndia and Pakistan remain on high alert this week as a powerful cyclone churns across the Arabian…Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Jun 13, 2023, 10:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
It has been a chaotic start to the Northern Hemisphere’s “danger season,” those few months of…Who is ‘Held’ of Held v. State of Montana?
Jun 13, 2023, 10:15 am By Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon
Rikki Held’s last name has been referenced in legal briefs, news articles and water cooler…New power sector rules are the U.S.’s best chance at achieving climate goals
Jun 12, 2023, 1:56 pm By Grist Creative
In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency issued preliminary carbon standards for power…How climate justice could look different — and the same — in the Gulf Coast and Appalachia
Jun 12, 2023, 10:45 am By Lylla Younes
In 2014, Anthony Giancatarino visited Louisiana to attend a meeting about “energy democracy,” or…After 5 years, Greta Thunberg holds her final school strike for the climate
Jun 12, 2023, 10:15 am By Akielly HuOn Friday, Greta Thunberg graduated from high school and participated in her final school strike for…Net-zero targets are more popular than ever, but less than 5% are credible
Jun 12, 2023, 10:15 am By Joseph WintersCountry-level pledges to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions boomed during the lead-up to the…Does the Mississippi River have rights?
Jun 11, 2023, 1:00 pm By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WNIJ
This story was originally published by WNIJ and is republished with permission. The Mississippi…Rural electricity is getting its biggest boost since FDR — here’s how
Jun 10, 2023, 1:00 pm By Jeff St. John, Canary Media
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is republished here with permission.…Spirituality, global warming, and grief: How clergy can help tackle climate anxiety
Jun 9, 2023, 10:45 am By Rebecca Randall
This story was co-published with Sojourners, a nonprofit publication covering faith, politics, and…Youth vs Fossil Fuels
Jun 9, 2023, 10:30 am By Katie Myers
This story was co-published with Teen Vogue. The complaint in the groundbreaking climate lawsuit…Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right.
Jun 9, 2023, 10:00 am By Jake BittlePhoenix, Arizona, is facing not one but two water crises. Around a third of the desert city’s…How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis
11:44pm By Lylla YounesOn Monday evening, meteorologists at the National Weather Service center in Upton, New York, noticed…A California bill could reveal corporate America’s climate secrets
10:45am By Max GrahamCalifornia lawmakers are weighing a bill that would reach well beyond the state’s borders by…
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