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A coal miner wearing coveralls sits on a piece of mining equipment while eating his lunch.

A new federal rule aims to protect miners from black lung disease

Miners say the "overdue" regulation's success will depend upon upon effective enforcement.

Katie Myers Health April 17, 2024

A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.

Illinois families are going electric — for free

As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.

Kari Lydersen Business December 7, 2025

Atomic plant Vogtle is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia.

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask.

Gautama Mehta Energy April 8, 2024

How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.

Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.

Matt Simon Climate November 5, 2024

A man leans against a wheelbarrow while clearing debris from Marshall Presbyterian Church in Marshall, North Carolina, in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and over again.

Katie Myers Extreme Weather April 9, 2025

A field of cut down trees extends toward the forest and mountains

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous peoples around the world

Without U.S. funding, Indigenous communities in Peru and elsewhere face increasing threats to their land, livelihoods, and human rights.

Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press Indigenous Affairs June 4, 2025

Illustration of a Kenyan girl standing in front of a hospital bed outside with sandflies surrounding her

As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.

Georgia Gee Health November 3, 2025

Farm equipment in front of a raised bed of dirt with solar panels in the background.

The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money — but ‘inviting’ grant recipients to remove DEI and climate language

The agency is finally moving on getting gridlocked money to farmers. But at what cost?

Ayurella Horn-Muller & Izzy Ross Food and Agriculture April 4, 2025

Know your rights as an immigrant before, during, and after disasters

Here are trusted, reliable resources to use during extreme weather or natural disasters for non-English speakers and undocumented immigrants.

Victoria Bouloubasis Extreme Weather July 7, 2025

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