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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 panoramic view of the Kigluaik Mountains in western Alaska is seen from the road between the towns of Nome and Mary's Igloo.

In Alaska, a graphite mine races toward approval without the required tribal consent

A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities.

Lois Parshley Indigenous Affairs September 30, 2025

A group of sheep stand in a field in front of an array of solar panels.

American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.

We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back.

Ayurella Horn-Muller, Melina Walling, Clayton Aldern, & M.K. Wildeman Food and Agriculture April 17, 2026

Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.

Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar

A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power.

Izzy Ross Buildings July 11, 2024

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

Line of forest service firefighters walking

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."

Katie Myers, Izzy Ross, & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Politics February 26, 2025

An overhead view of dug up dirt in the middle of a forest

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

Sam Cowie, Cícero Pedrosa Neto, & Isabel Harari Accountability March 14, 2026

A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname

Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil

The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?

Jake Bittle International October 23, 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

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