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Woman drinking water from plastic bottle

Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought

New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic.

Joseph Winters Science January 9, 2024

A sign that says Palisades Elementary School with a fire truck standing in the street next to it

After the wildfires, Beverly Hills shut out students whose school burned

The dispute between two Los Angeles-area districts raises a broader question of what a school district owes its neighbors after a major disaster.

Erin Rode Wildfires April 10, 2025

A Palestinian farmer works the land near Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City in May, 2018.

Despite war at home, Palestine arrives at global climate conference

At COP28 in Dubai, Palestinian delegates are calling attention to another crisis.

Naveena Sadasivam & Lylla Younes COP28 December 1, 2023

Two men stand in yellow grass next to big solar panels

Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.

From elders struggling with high electric bills to lost economic development opportunities, Trump’s gutting of Solar for All is felt by residents of northern Plains reservations.

Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder Energy February 15, 2026

The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat

Was this extra warming a blip, or a sign that climate change is veering off predictable tracks?

Kate Yoder & Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Science June 6, 2024

Signs warn potential homebuyers about flooding issues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

FEMA’s buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?

A new study shows how federal money for managed retreat may also fuel white flight.

Jake Bittle Housing June 16, 2023

President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.

Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?

In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.

Katie Myers & Jake Bittle Energy January 19, 2026

a grey sky backdrops rows of palm trees buffeted by wind while a car with headlights on drives by

Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet

El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Extreme Weather June 3, 2024

A voluntarily fallowed field stands next to an active wheat field at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation along the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.

Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now

This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.

Jake Bittle Drought August 15, 2023

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