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More Living Shorelines Could Come to States Bordering Chesapeake Bay if the Region’s Senators Get Their Way

As Virginia, Maryland and Delaware face more floods, their elected officials want to use federal dollars to deploy natural mitigation techniques.

By Avril Silva

Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S. 

How ‘Mother Trees’ Nurture Our Forests

Tidal flooding fills the streets in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 3, 2022. Credit: Jim Morrison/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Politics

Chemical Accidents Rise as Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Safety Rules

Hazardous chemical releases from industrial accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

By Liza Gross

Federal Officials Say an Endangered Wetland Plant Is Recovering. Not Everyone Agrees.

A Midwest Mayor Joins London Climate Week as a ‘Rational Optimist’ Who Aims to Get Things Done

Crews work to extinguish a fire after an explosion at a Chevron refinery on Oct. 2, 2025, in El Segundo, Calif. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Justice & Health

Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction

Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking transformational change.

By Katie Surma

A New Mexico Town Is Running Dry. An Immigration Detention Center Is Its Biggest Water Customer.

FERC Order Bolsters Maryland Case Against Billions in Data Center Grid Costs

Claudia Rondan, an environmental defender from the Emberá Indigenous community, walks on the banks of Colombia’s Atrato River in Choco on Aug. 29, 2024. Credit: Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Offshore Oil and Gas Rush Threatens Whale Corridors and Coral Reefs

Global plans to drill and expand fossil fuel projects overlap with marine protected areas and important fishing grounds, a new report finds.

By Teresa Tomassoni

What Happened When an LNG Giant Came to Town

French Oil Major Failed to Fulfill ‘Vigilance’ Duty on Climate, Paris Court Rules

In Kenya, 100 percent of coral reefs, mangroves and marine and coastal protected areas overlap with proposed oil and gas blocks. Credit: Muturi Kamau

Clean Energy

The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know

Plug-in solar provides the opportunity for more people to invest in the clean energy transition, experts say.

By Dan Gearino

Trump’s ‘Short-Sighted’ Cuts Jeopardize Philadelphia’s Clean Energy Future

Green Economy Hits $10 Trillion in Market Value

Plug-in solar panels sit on the balconies of a building in Erfurt, Germany. Credit: Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images

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