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Protestors gather in Dillingham, Alaska for a rally against Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay.

EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine

Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.

Jessie Blaeser Regulation February 1, 2023

View of Hobart Bay off Stephens Passage in Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska, USA.

Why Biden’s new protections don’t eliminate threats to the Tongass National Forest

The Agriculture Department just restored the so-called Roadless Rule, but federal land swaps could still open forest lands to logging.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation January 30, 2023

Father son carried flooding Brentwood California

California’s storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin.

Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies.

Blanca Begert Extreme Weather January 18, 2023

Houston is just the latest Texas city to boil water for safety

The infrastructure woes behind a water failure

John McCracken Accountability November 29, 2022

Low-cost sensors are helping communities find gaps in air quality data

From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.

Diana Kruzman Health June 24, 2022

An illustration of a woman with a visibly pregnant belly kneeling on the ground looking up as a large sun shines ominously overhead

‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Heat waves are making pregnancy more dangerous and exacerbating existing maternal health disparities.

Virginia Gewin Health May 30, 2024

Aerial View of the Delaware Bay at Kitts Hummock

Protecting the East Coast from fracking wastewater

Regulators voted last week to prohibit wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, from being discharged into the lands and water of the Delaware River Basin.

Joseph Winters December 13, 2022

Participants walk by United Nations, United Arab Emirates and COP28 flags during the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.

Why are there so many fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28?

A record 2,400 lobbyists are at the conference representing national governments, business groups, and carbon offset advocates.

Jake Bittle International December 6, 2023

‘Phaseout’ or ‘phasedown’? Why UN climate negotiators obsess over language

Expect heated debates over single words — and even commas — at COP28.

Akielly Hu COP28 November 29, 2023

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