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J’accuse…! Court finds France blew it on climate

A French court ruled that the government was responsible for “ecological damage” by failing to meet its goal of cutting emissions by 1.5 percent each year.

Adam Mahoney February 5, 2021

House hunters are fleeing climate change, causing a new kind of gentrification

A new survey shows that Americans are factoring climate change into their moving plans. This could push low-income families into at-risk areas.

Ysabelle Kempe Housing April 9, 2021

Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom

Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?

Maria Gallucci Climate & Energy June 11, 2022

A woman holding a sign that says "women against the climate crisis" during a march on International Womens Day

Oil companies want you to think they’re feminist. It’s BS.

Big Oil's tweets rang hollow on International Women's Day.

Alexandria Herr Science March 9, 2021

Collage with cicadas and cicada shells surrounding an alarm clock

Cicadas like to be on time. But are they getting confused by climate change?

Brood X cicadas can be tricked by warming temperatures.

Shannon Osaka Science May 10, 2021

America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives — and the planet.

The Biden administration's infrastructure push presents a rare chance for U.S. school districts to make their buildings both greener and cheaper to operate.

Levi Pulkkinen Buildings July 3, 2021

An elephant and a donkey facing each other across a chasm

Poll: The partisan gap on climate change is widening

But new data shows that young Republicans are leading their party on climate.

Zoya Teirstein Politics April 13, 2021

A tank of produced water used for farming. For decades, Kern County has used oil field wastewater, known as "produced water," for irrigation.

A California water board assured the public that oil wastewater is safe for irrigation. Experts say evidence is flimsy.

Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with “produced water,” the board’s own panel of experts conceded.

Liza Gross Accountability April 9, 2022

The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.

The tragedy of North Birmingham

Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.

Max Blau, ProPublica Accountability September 17, 2022

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