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Ione Quigley, the Rosebud Sioux's historic preservation officer,

How the Trump administration is putting hundreds of sacred sites at risk

Indigenous nations are facing impossible deadlines and vanishing budgets amid sweeping federal rollbacks.

Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs May 29, 2025

US president Donald Trump and Argentina president Javier Milei shake hands at the World Economic Forum while seated at a table against a blue backdrop

Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices

There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture February 11, 2026

Photo of downed utility poles lying sideways across the street

What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.

Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows.

Kate Yoder Economics June 12, 2026

Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.

The national fight for public power comes to Oakland

Oakland residents wanted to take a modest step toward ditching an investor-owned utility. Then PG&E got involved.

Sophie Hurwitz Energy July 24, 2025

A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida on September 25, 2024.

The National Weather Service is once again translating lifesaving alerts. What happened?

Political pressures may have driven the federal agency to backtrack on its decision to suspend automated weather translations.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Extreme Weather May 6, 2025

Brooke Rollins standing in front of a wooden seal of the USDA

The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Accountability June 1, 2026

A dry irrigation canal runs between almond orchards in Chowchilla, California. The state's landmark groundwater law will force farmers to fallow tens of thousands of acres.

In a first, California cracks down on farms guzzling groundwater

Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.

Jake Bittle Agriculture April 17, 2024

A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.

Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply

America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.

Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Drought July 2, 2023

A desolate highway in Colorado, with transmission lines in the foreground and mountains in the background

Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green

The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?

Keaton Peters, High Country News Energy May 10, 2025

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