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The flames took Erica Solove by surprise.  It was the middle of winter in Colorado. Blizzards were to be expected. A fire? Not so much. Yet on Dec. 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire tore through the towns of Louisville and Superior in Boulder County, killing two…

Hidden between volcanic cones in the Patagonian Steppe lies Laguna Blanca, an oasis-like lake in an otherwise arid region. Home to black-neck swans, red-eyed silvery grebes and dark-spotted endemic frogs, the serene body of water is the main attraction of the…

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with journalist Abrahm Lustgarten, an editor covering climate at ProPublica. It is not an easy time to be a climate scientist. The Trump…

In 1976, Jonathan Jarvis began his career in the National Park Service beside a statue of Thomas Jefferson, working as a seasonal interpreter in Washington, D.C., to help visitors understand the historical and natural significance of parks in the nation’s…

Sacred Native American sites, public lands and undeveloped landscapes on and off shore are once again under threat from President Trump and congressional Republicans after the House Natural Resources Committee released draft legislation Friday that would make…

The state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large fossil fuel firms accountable for the damaging climate impacts of their products.  Hawaii is the 10th state so far to take the fossil…

Inside the Marine Mammal Care Center in Los Angeles, more than 80 sea lions and seals lounge lethargically in outdoor fenced-in pens or paddle in small pools. Some bark and moan. Many of the sea lions noticeably stare into space or crane their necks so that…

An Inside Climate News investigation into the wide-ranging environmental and human rights consequences of a little-known international arbitration system is a finalist in the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards. “Cashing Out,” reported by Katie Surma and…

A trifecta of crises—accelerating climate change, a scarcity of affordable housing and escalating insurance rates—are threatening the one place where people usually feel secure: their homes. “The cost of property insurance was a topic most people…

On a warm July morning in 1943, in the middle of World War II, a thick cloud of acrid smoke blanketed downtown Los Angeles, turning its clear blue skies into an inscrutable brown haze that left Angelenos with burning eyes, noses and throats. The aerial assault…