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As Lake Powell dries up, the US turns to creative accounting for a short-term fix

A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn't.

Jake Bittle Energy April 26, 2022

Illustration of migrating bison with barbed wire fence and mountains in the background

The return of the American bison is an environmental boon — and a logistical mess

American bison are back on the rise. The problem is, they don't respect fences.

Lina Tran Indigenous Affairs November 9, 2022

Aerial view of a channel of water attached to the Mississippi River with smaller areas of water scattered over the land

As the Louisiana coast disappears, the Mississippi River’s newest channel is building much-needed land

It's up to the Army Corps to keep it flowing.

Lina Tran Science June 17, 2022

Rolling hills and forest are interrupted by an enclosure with a gas installation.

Amid fracking boom, Pennsylvania faces toxic wastewater reckoning

A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new injection wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the state’s economic health and that most of its wastewater is safely recycled.

Stacey Burling, Inside Climate News Energy April 30, 2023

Biden takes on super-pollutants

The Biden administration is taking a big shot at the super-pollutants known as hydrofluorocarbons.

Zoya Teirstein September 24, 2021

Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.

Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition

Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one?

Jake Bittle Energy May 15, 2024

Fighting fire with fi…fty billion dollars

A new program from the Biden administration will spend $50 billion over the next 10 years to prevent the West’s next major conflagration.

Joseph Winters January 20, 2022

A man stands on a hill under a cloudy sky as water pours from a pipe.

Texas’ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state

On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.

Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune & Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune Drought May 13, 2023

Airborne DNA is being used to detect insect species, a breakthrough for ecologists

The technique has ‘huge potential’ for monitoring decline in biodiversity, say scientists.

Patrick Barkham Science January 5, 2022

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