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The cowboy who got rich selling veggie burgers

To see the future of food, look no further than Sam Cobb, the cattle rancher making soy-based Boca Burgers.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture February 18, 2026

The dubious economic calculus behind the Willow project

The ConocoPhillips venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t achieve either.

Zoya Teirstein & Jake Bittle Energy March 16, 2023

New Jersey Pine Barrens wildfire forest fire

Spring wildfires in the eastern US got off to a roaring start this year

It may not be as dramatic as when the West burns, but an unseasonably warm, dry winter could make fire season longer and more intense.

Katie Myers Climate April 25, 2023

Collage of corn stalks beneath a hole-filled umbrella cut from a dollar bill.

‘Nothing’s predictable’: Extreme weather is ruining farmers’ crops, and their finances

Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.

Lois Parshley Agriculture October 13, 2023

Side-by-side images of the book cover for On the Swamp and the author, Ryan E. Emanuel

In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change

Lumbee scientist Ryan Emanuel on seeking home, and climate justice, in "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice."

Maya L. Kapoor Indigenous Affairs May 17, 2024

A factory worker on a General Motors assembly line plugs a charging cord into a Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.

GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?

With United Auto Workers still on strike, the concession could lead to better pay and benefits across the auto industry.

Katie Myers Energy October 20, 2023

1 in 3 Americans breathe unhealthy air, new report says

The American Lung Association finds that U.S. air quality is improving, but wildfires, drought, and inequality threaten progress.

Akielly Hu Health April 20, 2023

A stylized collage showing a black and white photo of a toddler covering his eyes with his hands as if playing against a solid, speckled background in gray-green

The Ground Beneath Their Feet

The only way to stop the long-lasting harms of lead poisoning in children is to end exposure to the chemical — and with data-driven and community-based action, that’s possible.

Yvette Cabrera Solutions March 22, 2023

A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab

Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.

Mark Olalde, ProPublica & Jimmy Tobias, High Country News Economics December 6, 2025

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