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An illustration of (from left to right) a cotton bud, a sewing machine sewing jeans, a stack of jeans with a price tag, a pair of hands holding up jeans, and a garbage can with jeans hanging out of them.

Should wasteful purchases cost more?

Whoever made the mess should pay to clean it up. But who is actually responsible?

Eve Andrews Ask Umbra March 4, 2021

A massive water recycling proposal could help ease drought

Members of Congress from Western states are pushing for $750 million to turn wastewater into pure water. Here’s how that works.

Matt Simon Science July 10, 2021

How much forest did we lose in 2020? Like, a Netherlands’ worth

Report: Dry, fiery weather is killing the world's trees

Nathanael Johnson Agriculture March 30, 2021

Au revoir to Paris’ airport expansion

A plan to expand France’s largest airport will no longer be taking off after the French government said it didn’t align with the country’s environmental goals.

Adam Mahoney February 16, 2021

A refuge from seismic exploration

An Alaska Native corporation proposal to use seismic exploration to search for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been dropped.

Adam Mahoney February 26, 2021

Hawaii’s renewable outlook? Sunny!

Hawaii's largest utility, Hawaiian Electric, announced that it has far surpassed the island state's 2020 renewable energy goals.

Cameron Oglesby February 24, 2021

Photograph of the skyline of New York City and the Hudson River as Hurricane Sandy approaches

Study: Climate change to blame for $8 billion of Hurricane Sandy damages

A decade on, scientists find rising seas pushed flooding into the homes of 71,000 more people.

Shannon Osaka Science May 18, 2021

Aerial photo 'Pine Bend' Koch Oil refinery

Fossil fuel interests say they’re allies of communities of color. The NAACP disagrees.

The storied civil rights organization is warning its chapters of the "top 10 manipulation tactics of the fossil fuel industry."

Adam Mahoney Race April 20, 2021

“Death by a thousand cuts”: How Congress continues to whittle away at a critical environmental policy

A bipartisan bill aims to rollback parts of the landmark National Environmental Policy Act.

Ysabelle Kempe Politics June 1, 2021

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