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Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?

A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle.

Matt Simon Cities May 8, 2025

Chevron gas station after fire swept through it.

The Trump administration just dismissed all 400 experts working on America’s official climate report

It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.

Joseph Winters Science April 29, 2025

A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.

Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

Nick Bowlin, The Frontier Accountability October 29, 2025

A pumpjack in an oil field, behind barbed wire fence.

Occidental Petroleum’s net-zero strategy is a ‘license to pollute,’ critics say

The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 9, 2024

A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.

Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense

In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."

Katie Myers Energy July 18, 2025

an illustration of a woman in scrubs standing in a mold damaged hallway looking into a child or tween's bedroom

A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold

In Asheville, North Carolina, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat.

Katie Myers & Laura Hackett Health February 24, 2026

A woman and a man in white hard hats stand in a debris field while one holds a rake

DOGE cuts pull AmeriCorps volunteers off of disaster relief jobs

Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.

Molly Taft, WIRED Extreme Weather April 20, 2025

A diver is shown alongside a coral reef many times taller and wider than he is.

The business case for saving coral reefs

A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.

Saqib Rahim Oceans January 5, 2025

Three members of the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia look out at a forest in front of them, their backs to the camera.

The best forest managers? Indigenous peoples, study says.

Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.

Maria Parazo Rose Global Indigenous Affairs Desk December 3, 2023

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