The best-case scenario for Greenland ice melt just got worse
Aug 30, 2022, 9:56 pm By Kate YoderGreenland’s melting ice sheet will raise global sea levels by at least 10.6 inches, twice as much…Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism
Aug 30, 2022, 8:48 pm By Joseph LeeMississippi Governor Tate Reeves has declared a state of emergency in Jackson, with 180,000 people…Why drought looks different depending on your region
Aug 30, 2022, 10:45 am By Chad Small
The Samascott Family has been growing apples on their self-named orchard in Kinderhook, New York,…The ‘climate dystopia’ displacing millions of Pakistanis
Aug 30, 2022, 10:30 am By Blanca Begert
After weeks of relentless rains, a new cycle of flash floods devastated parts of Pakistan over the…How Kentuckians want to hold coal companies accountable for deadly flooding
Aug 29, 2022, 10:45 am By John McCrackenNearly 60 Kentucky residents have filed a lawsuit against neighboring coal companies, alleging…Americans are convinced climate action is unpopular. They’re very, very wrong.
Aug 29, 2022, 10:30 am By Kate Yoder
It can be hard to guess what others are thinking. Especially when it comes to climate change. …Friday night fish frys define Wisconsin. What happens when climate change adjusts the menu?
Aug 26, 2022, 10:45 am By John McCracken
On any given Friday night in Wisconsin, you’re probably eating fish. A weekly offering of fried…It’s official: California is phasing out gas-powered cars by 2035
Aug 25, 2022, 8:49 pm By Naveena SadasivamCalifornia is moving full steam ahead with its plan to ban the sale of new gas-guzzling cars. On…How Colorado River Basin tribes are managing water amid historic drought
Aug 25, 2022, 10:45 am By Joseph Lee
This story is published in collaboration with High Country News. Amid historic drought in the…In ‘On Sacred Ground,’ the sound of white guilt drowns out the drama of Standing Rock
Aug 25, 2022, 10:30 am By Jason Asenap
I’ve often wondered what a fictional feature film set at Standing Rock, at the height of the 2016…Study: Extinction threatens up to 16% of native US tree species
Aug 25, 2022, 10:15 am By Emily PontecorvoIn 2017, a team of tree conservation researchers from the Morton Arboretum, outside of Chicago, set…Wildfire smoke is choking Indigenous communities
Aug 24, 2022, 10:45 am By Diana Kruzman
On July 29, 2021, Li Boyd woke up to the smell of smoke. It was her birthday — she was turning 38…A new low-tech technique can take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
Aug 24, 2022, 10:15 am By John McCrackenHere’s your good news for the day: so-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, cancer-causing…Will the EPA crack down on pollution from buildings?
Aug 23, 2022, 11:00 am By Emily PontecorvoThe Clean Air Act gives the U.S. government broad power to protect public health by regulating major…People doubt their actions affect climate change. Is that a bad thing?
Aug 23, 2022, 10:30 am By Kate Yoder
For years, environmental campaigns have espoused virtuous actions like biking instead of driving,…As drought dries up the Yangtze river, China loses hydropower
Aug 23, 2022, 10:15 am By Blanca BegertA historic drought in the southwest of China is drying up rivers, intensifying forest fires,…Will the Inflation Reduction Act jumpstart carbon capture?
Aug 22, 2022, 10:45 am By Emily Pontecorvo
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, into law last week, unleashing…Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021
Aug 22, 2022, 10:30 am By Jessie BlaeserIn recent years, the Western United States has become synonymous with record-breaking wildfires.…A Uranium ghost town in the making
Aug 20, 2022, 10:30 am By Mark Olalde
This story was originally published by ProPublica. The “death map” tells the story of decades of…After FEMA overhaul, hundreds of thousands of Americans are forgoing federal flood insurance
Aug 19, 2022, 10:45 am By Lylla Younes
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have dropped their flood insurance through the National Flood…
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