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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

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 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

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

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

A mural depicting three coal miners is seen on the side of a building in rural West Virginia.

Joe Manchin could lose his pivotal Senate seat — to another coal baron

The race between Democrats’ swing vote and Governor Jim Justice is bringing West Virginia politics to the national stage.

Katie Myers Politics August 22, 2023

a woman in an orange shirt pushes a cart full of paper bags of trash through a town

How 2 communities, separated by an ocean, are working together to manage trash better

Grassroots groups in Manila and Detroit have teamed up in the fight against pollution.

Whitney Bauck International August 21, 2023

Jairo Estrada, left, and Juan Espinoza work to get one of their family's car off their flooded property in Allensworth, California. Portions of the town have flooded as Tulare Lake reappears.

The ghost of Tulare Lake returns, flooding California’s Central Valley

Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather March 28, 2023

A wire fence outside of a house with clothes drying on top.

A community-led approach to prevent flooding expands in Illinois

In a region where communities of color are most impacted by flooding, RainReady is bringing together community members to create flood mitigation plans.

Maia McDonald & Katrina Pham, Borderless Extreme Weather August 20, 2023

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