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a woman in her 70s filters water at a kitchen sink

Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

Keerti Gopal & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Accountability July 14, 2025

An American flag flies near the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant on November 19, 2024 in Wilmington, California.

California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next

Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.

Tik Root Energy August 15, 2025

Scientists examine sea ice in the Arctic

Global warming is melting Arctic sea ice. Can science refreeze it?

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

Matilda Hay Climate April 14, 2025

Human Rights Watch blames Louisiana regulators for low birth weights in Cancer Alley

In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.

Lylla Younes Regulation January 25, 2024

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

View of a cattle ranch in the Jiangsu province of China

The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem

Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture last year, according to a new analysis.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture November 19, 2024

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

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

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