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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

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

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

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

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

What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change

Collapse isn’t inevitable. New research shows that nimble, cooperative societies adapted best to rapid shifts.

Kate Yoder Health January 23, 2023

A lone, skinny pine tree sways on the banks of a stream in the middle of a prairie.

Fighting drought, potato farmers in northern Minnesota overdrew their water permits by tens of millions of gallons

The farmers likely face few consequences because of laws that one regulator says are inadequate.

Greg Stanley, Star Tribune Agriculture March 11, 2023

an aerial image shows flood damage in apartment complex in Orlando Florida after Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.

After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Then Ian happened.

The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet.

Brett Marsh Cities December 16, 2022

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