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A group of Nigerians standing in flooded waters carry supplies onto a military truck after devastating flooding in September 2022.

Climate change made deadly rainfall in West Africa 80% more likely to happen

A new study says climate change also made the weather 20 percent wetter.

Brett Marsh Climate November 21, 2022

Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks

The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.

Blanca Begert Health August 1, 2023

A researcher measures water levels in an irrigation well near Marienthal, Kansas. Water levels in the state's Ogallala Aquifer have been declining for decades.

Biden’s $8 billion quest to solve America’s groundwater crisis

With little fanfare, the administration is using infrastructure funding to revive dormant plans for pipelines and reservoirs in rural areas across the U.S. West.

Jake Bittle Drought October 23, 2023

Illustration of leaking tank spilling into groundwater

The Hidden Cost of Gasoline

Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess — and it’s not going away.

Kate Yoder Accountability June 14, 2023

Closeup photo of a car getting pumped with gasoline

Gasoline use isn’t falling fast enough. Targeting ‘superusers’ could help.

America may have hit “peak gasoline,” but the fossil fuel’s decline is still too slow to meet climate goals.

Kate Yoder Transportation May 24, 2023

A man and three children stand in a garden in front of green fields.

At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month

The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Agriculture July 29, 2023