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Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.

The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?

States are struggling to budget given incomplete data

Jessie Blaeser Wildfires December 1, 2022

A brick wall graffitied with the phrase "Water is Life" in front of trees and rolling hills.

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

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

Despite UN talks, the world has no plan to adapt to climate change

Rich countries are dodging responsibility for adaptation aid, infuriating leaders from vulnerable nations.

Naveena Sadasivam & Jake Bittle International December 11, 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

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

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

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