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A small boat sails over the tranquil waters of the Black Sea at sunset.

A look inside the plan to store carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea

The Black Sea is almost devoid of oxygen. That could make it a great place to stash carbon.

James Jackson Solutions September 12, 2023

A decades-long battle against North Carolina’s largest landfill is ramping up

“There is not a house in this community that has not had a person who has suffered from some type of cancer or kidney failure.”

Cameron Oglesby Accountability January 19, 2024

A truck near an oil well in Osage County

How abandoned oil wells plague the Osage Nation

A century after the events of "Killers of the Flower Moon," abandoned oil wells litter the Osage Nation.

Naveena Sadasivam, Lylla Younes, & Allison Herrera Accountability November 3, 2023

Parts of the world have already grown too hot for human survival

Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.

Zoya Teirstein Extreme Heat September 8, 2023

Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents

Models show that currents could slow by more than 40 percent within 30 years, with potentially devastating effects on the ocean's ability to store carbon.

Katie Myers Climate April 3, 2023

New York’s public housing is sinking — literally

The city is spending billions to protect Manhattan. Other boroughs, not so much.

Lylla Younes Climate & Energy May 22, 2023

An aerial view of two houses surrounded by oily water.

Cities are struggling with warmer, wetter weather. Better climate models could help.

A new federal initiative is bringing together climate scientists and community leaders to examine cities’ microclimates — and make them more resilient.

Ashley Stimpson, Nexus Media News Extreme Weather October 3, 2023

Participants attend day thirteen of the COP28 climate conference on December 13, 2023 in Dubai. The conference went into an extra day as delegations continue to negotiated over the wording of the final agreement.

How an oil executive led the world to an agreement to ditch fossil fuels

After weeks of debate at COP28, countries decide to “transition away” from oil and gas — while stopping short of a “phaseout.”

Naveena Sadasivam & Jake Bittle International December 13, 2023

collage of a prison with oil pumpjacks propping it up

10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.

Alleen Brown, Clayton Aldern, & Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs January 27, 2025

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