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Food scraps in a compostable bag in a bin

The myth of ‘home-compostable’ plastics

Study shows 60% of plastics certified for home composting don’t break down.

Joseph Winters Accountability November 7, 2022

tall mountains with some snow and in the middle a large green patch

Feedback loops: How the ‘greening’ of the Alps could lead to more warming

Climate change can manifest as more than snow cover loss, a new study finds.

Chad Small Science June 6, 2022

A man fills a water tank intended for drought-affected livestock from a community well on the Navajo Nation, south of Tuba City, Arizona.

Supreme Court hears Navajo demands for Colorado River water rights

The Biden administration told justices it doesn't have an obligation to bring more water to the reservation.

Jake Bittle & Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs March 21, 2023

How changing the United Nations will help Indigenous peoples and the world

"Indigenous people have to be at the forefront of responses to climate change."

Joseph Lee & Jenna Kunze Global Indigenous Affairs Desk May 3, 2023

Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.

The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?

States are struggling to budget given incomplete data

Jessie Blaeser Wildfires December 1, 2022

A group of Black women and men in orange shirts stand in front of an industrial facility.

A gas storage plant and new pipeline disrupt life in this Black community

The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid.

Adam Mahoney, Capital B Energy October 8, 2023

A brick wall graffitied with the phrase "Water is Life" in front of trees and rolling hills.

In Arizona water ruling, the Hopi tribe sees limits on its future

Arizona's unique method for awarding water to tribes was supposed to open up economic possibilities beyond farming for the Hopi Tribe. Instead, the tribe says it has dashed their dreams of building a thriving homeland.

Umar Farooq, ProPublica Drought July 22, 2023

Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.

Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right.

Arizona has paused new housing construction around the city, citing a water shortage.

Jake Bittle Cities June 9, 2023

Collage: an ear surrounded by vintage illustrations of a chickadee, a whippoorwill, a loon, a toad, and a humpback whale, music notes, sound waves, and cutout bars of marbled texture

How climate change is muting nature’s symphony

From warbling loons to chirping toads, rising temperatures threaten some of the Earth’s most iconic sounds.

Joseph Winters Culture August 3, 2022

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