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A long corridor of dry grass between metal fences, as seen through a metal fence.

Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges

With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.

Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune & William Melhado, The Texas Tribune Extreme Heat May 4, 2024

Collage of worker carrying solar panel, archival material from Sun Day 1978, and view of Capitol building

The politics of renewables are getting stranger. ‘Sun Day’ celebrates them anyway.

The national day of action arrives at a time when clean energy is becoming more polarized.

Kate Yoder Culture September 18, 2025

Why aren’t tribal nations installing more green energy? Blame ‘white tape.’

Federal rules that undermine Indigenous economies make development too tedious.

Taylar Dawn Stagner Indigenous Affairs September 23, 2024

a farmworker in a blue hoodie carries a bucket of tomatoes on their shoulder as they walk through a row of crops

Farmworkers already face harsh conditions. Now they may have to deal with a pay cut.

Hard-line immigration policy, climate change, and labor shortages are colliding to create a real problem for U.S. farms.

Frida Garza Labor September 17, 2025

Supreme Court justices pose in two rows, wearing robes, in front of a red curtain.

The Supreme Court just ended its term. Here are the decisions that will affect climate policy.

Experts say the most impactful decisions have enabled the Trump administration to gut the federal workforce and freeze funding.

Joseph Winters Justice July 1, 2025

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US taxpayers will pay billions in new fossil fuel subsidies thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.

Molly Taft, WIRED Politics September 14, 2025

A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.

New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t

It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.

Kate Yoder & Joseph Winters Accountability May 2, 2024

Photo of Michael Grunwald beside the book cover for We Are Eating the Earth

How do we feed billions without wrecking the planet? A Q&A about our food systems.

From fermented fungi to gene-edited pesticides, Michael Grunwald explores innovative solutions to boost food production while protecting the planet in his latest book.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Food and Agriculture September 11, 2025

A poll worker collects mail in ballots from a drop box for the New Jersey primary election on June 4, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey

Has extreme weather made voters care more about climate change?

The answer depends on their political affiliation.

Syris Valentine Extreme Weather September 20, 2024

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