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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

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

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

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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 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

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

A woman and man play with a baby and toddler in front of a house

The EPA was considering a massive lead cleanup in Omaha. Then Trump shifted guidance.

Tens of thousands of Omahans have lead in their yards at levels that experts say is dangerous, especially for kids. Growing momentum to do more cleanup in what’s already the nation’s largest residential lead Superfund site now may stall.

Chris Bowling, Flatwater Free Press Accountability December 14, 2025

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

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