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A large white and blue building sits on the banks of a river

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.

At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.

Holly K. Hacker, Brett Kelman, & Daniel Chang, KFF Health News Accountability October 4, 2025

Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.

The Mojave Desert species is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation.

Matt Simon Energy January 28, 2026

a woman in her 70s filters water at a kitchen sink

Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

Keerti Gopal & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Accountability July 14, 2025

An underwater photo of rocky nodes on the sea floor

Humans know very little about the deep sea. That may not stop us from mining it.

With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world’s ocean floor.

Gautama Mehta Oceans August 15, 2024

An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.

California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next

Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.

Tik Root Energy August 15, 2025

Scientists examine sea ice in the Arctic

Global warming is melting Arctic sea ice. Can science refreeze it?

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

Matilda Hay Climate April 14, 2025

At COP28, a raft of initiatives to reduce methane includes a long-awaited EPA rule

The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Naveena Sadasivam COP28 December 2, 2023

Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?

A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle.

Matt Simon Cities May 8, 2025

A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

Nick Bowlin, The Frontier Accountability October 29, 2025

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