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A front end loader removes trash and beads left on Bourbon Street after Mardi Gras in 2009

New Orleans wants to fix its Mardi Gras mess. So why is the trash pile still growing?

This year's Carnival resulted in 1.4 tons of beads, beer cans, and other trash along the city’s parade routes — the highest total on record.

Tristan Baurick Cities May 11, 2026

Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste

Now they're turning to the UN for help.

Anita Hofschneider Indigenous Affairs March 19, 2025

barrels labeled radioactive LSA and hazardous waste

Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’

Some think a Trump administration plan is a chance to boost communities that hemorrhaged jobs after coal plants closed.

Leia Larsen & Matt Ward Energy March 24, 2026

compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above

An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.

The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture May 9, 2025

Frontal view of a large piece of John Deere farming equipment harvesting a field of soybeans

Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat

A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture August 21, 2024

What exactly is a natural disaster?

Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed.

Lyndsey Gilpin Extreme Weather July 7, 2025

A row of fresh bagels coming out of a commercial oven

This Brooklyn bagel shop is saving money with plug-in batteries

Startup David Energy is giving batteries to its New York City customers to help them reduce hefty demand charges on their monthly utility bills.

Maria Gallucci & Jeff St. John, Canary Media Business January 24, 2026

The upper building of a dam sits amid red rocks and a low water level

A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?

It would likely be complicated, messy and involve big lawsuits, according to experts and former officials.

Alex Hager, KUNC Drought July 5, 2025

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles, California on January 8, 2025

California overhauled its insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught fire.

The fires could cause more than $20 billion in damages, further straining the state’s fragile insurance market.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather January 8, 2025

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