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What the massive trove of new documents reveals about Scott Pruitt
Secrecy. Paranoia. Lack of transparency. And Pruitt’s favorite restaurant.
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Humans didn’t exist the last time there was this much CO2 in the air
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere breached 410 parts per million for the first time in human history.
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The water war that will decide the fate of 1 in 8 Americans
An especially dismal snowpack this past winter has raised tensions over water rights in the Southwest.
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The Bering Sea’s ice has never melted this early before
Ice disappears every summer but never so early, the latest sign of what scientists have been calling the New Arctic.
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California’s next megaflood would be worse than eight Hurricane Katrinas
Odds are that a devastating megaflood could hit California in the next 40 years.
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Detroit is about to cut off water for thousands of people
The city, activists say, is “weaponizing water as a tool of gentrification.”
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As coral reefs disappear, some tropical fish might just keep swimming
If fish migrated to the depths in the past, maybe they could do it again.
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The shipping industry sets sail toward a carbon-free future
Two tense weeks of negotiations lead to an agreement that could lead to cleaner international trade.
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Former administrators say Pruitt’s impact on EPA can be reversed
Carol Browner and Christine Todd Whitman say it will take time, but the the agency can get back on track.
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Gigantic water tunnels won’t save Houston from the next Harvey
There are two paths to take: Plan for the long term, or fight the sky.