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‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world

The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.

Ayurella Horn-Muller & Naveena Sadasivam Food and Agriculture March 18, 2025

Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing

A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.

Lylla Younes Accountability August 23, 2024

Demonstrators chant as lawmakers are welcomed back ahead of a House meeting in the state Capitol in Austin, Texas.

How Texas flood relief got caught in a high-stakes political battle

As a fight over voting districts consumes the Texas legislature, funding for flood relief remains elusive.

Naveena Sadasivam Extreme Weather August 22, 2025

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How hot weather can tamper with your words

A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.

Kate Yoder Language June 14, 2024

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New technologies could refine the copper the world needs — without the dirty smelting

Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.

Maddie Stone Technology December 2, 2024

A man with his back to the camera considers a row of new washing machines and dryers in an appliance shop.

Washers and dryers are about to get a whole lot more efficient

The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.

Tik Root Energy February 29, 2024

Did climate change supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ storm pummeling the central US?

A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.

Matt Simon Climate April 4, 2025

A man stands on sandbags next to a building as waves lap behind him

A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360 Oceans April 18, 2026

Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.

The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.

Lylla Younes Energy February 26, 2025

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