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Aluki Kotierk (on screens and third from left at dais), Inuk leader from Canada and former President of Nunavut Tunngavik, chairs the closing meeting of the 25th Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on May 1, 2026.

The uncertain future of the UN’s leading voice on Indigenous rights

The U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is facing questions about its effectiveness amid a broader U.N. budget crisis.

Anita Hofschneider Indigenous Affairs May 6, 2026

Deal of the day: New study links online shopping to air pollution

Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.

Gautama Mehta Justice July 25, 2024

Roadwork and construction on highway overpass in New Jersey

How a Trump effort to cut environmental red tape could backfire

The White House is revoking its own authority to oversee implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act — and leaving a bureaucratic mess in its wake.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation March 6, 2025

View of trees in a forest, with dark shadows at the bottom and dark blue sky above.

The 5 states where environmental ballot initiatives triumphed

Across the country, voters approved spending billions of dollars on climate resilience and conservation.

Joseph Winters Politics November 6, 2024

This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.

Matt Simon Science March 2, 2025

A port filled with trucks carrying containers

California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters Regulation March 22, 2026

a farmworker walks between rows of crops

Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.

Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture February 27, 2025

Signs at BP and Shell display prices for gasoline at stations in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2. The war in Iran has caused prices to surge.

As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis

Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.

Jake Bittle Regulation March 10, 2026

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem takes her seat as she arrives for a House of Representatives hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. President Trump fired Noem this week following her testimony.

Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?

The embattled Homeland Security secretary froze spending and slashed staff. It may well have been illegal.

Jake Bittle Politics March 5, 2026

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