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A group of elementary children wearing winter coats and backpacks stand on a street corner outside an elementary school waiting for crossing guards

London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.

Syris Valentine Cities September 17, 2024

Hurricane Ian stirred up flesh-eating bacteria in Florida

After the 2022 storm, the state saw its highest number of vibriosis cases in more than 30 years.

Zoya Teirstein Health October 20, 2023

Groups of people surround green tables with star-shaped cages in the water off the coast of an island

‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years

A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.

Syris Valentine Science March 26, 2024

Dark view of a factory with plume emitting from a chimney and cars parked in the parking lot.

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data

A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 29, 2025

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Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth.

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk April 15, 2024

A fan cools down during the Australian Open in January.

The results are in, and January was one of the warmest in all of recorded history

It’s the latest evidence that we have left the bounds of “normal” weather on a “normal” planet.

Eric Holthaus Science February 19, 2019

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke

The blazes come on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded.

Siri Chilukuri Drought October 16, 2023

Two workers wearing hard hats spread concrete

A former Utah coal town could soon become a hub for low-carbon cement

Terra CO2 wants to make cement additives from mining waste. The startup could get a $52.6 million DOE grant to build a clean energy factory near Salt Lake City.

Maria Gallucci Energy October 26, 2024

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Katie Myers Accountability March 25, 2025

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