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‘Paranoia and distrust’: How Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs will affect climate policy

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption.

Zoya Teirstein Accountability January 29, 2025

Members of the Buffalo Nations Food Sovereignty community dig into soil with shovels in a sunny garden

How Trump’s funding freeze for Indigenous food programs may violate treaty law

According to Indigenous legal experts, the freeze erodes the little trust Indian country has in the federal government.

Taylar Dawn Stagner Indigenous Affairs March 31, 2025

Hurricane Milton satellite photo October 8 2024

How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm

Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours. It’s one of the fastest intensification events scientists have ever witnessed in the Atlantic.

Matt Simon Extreme Weather October 7, 2024

President Trump sits at a table holding up a signed executive order while cabinet members look on. Behind them is a gold curtain.

Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them

Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy Energy August 21, 2025

How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America

Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.

Matt Simon Cities November 13, 2025

The silhoutte of a woman against the night sky and a power grid.

Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households

While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.

Akielly Hu Climate & Energy March 18, 2025

A long corridor of dry grass between metal fences, as seen through a metal fence.

Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges

With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.

Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune & William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Extreme Heat May 4, 2024

A hurricane ravaged coastal town on a sunny day

After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s climate resilience plan faces its biggest test yet

A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy Extreme Weather November 6, 2025

A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.

New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t

It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.

Kate Yoder & Joseph Winters Accountability May 2, 2024

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