Climate Change
In Northern Virginia, a Coming Data Center Boom Sounds a Community Alarm
By Aman Azhar
Wildfire Smoke May Worsen Extreme Blazes Near Some Coasts, According to New Research
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Minnesota Has Passed a Landmark Clean Energy Law. Which State Is Next?
By Dan Gearino
Derailed Train in Ohio Carried Chemical Used to Make PVC, ‘the Worst’ of the Plastics
By James Bruggers
Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos
By Kathryn Jones, Texas Observer
Q&A: Cancer Alley Is Real, And Louisiana Officials Helped Create It, Researchers Find
By James Bruggers
Twice as Much Land in Developing Nations Will be Swamped by Rising Seas than Previously Projected, New Research Shows
By Bob Berwyn
Q&A: California Drilling Setback Law Suspended by Oil Industry Ballot Maneuver. The Law’s Author Won’t Back Down
By Liza Gross
Study Documents a Halt to Deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest After Indigenous Communities Gain Title to Their Territories
By Katie Surma
Coal Ash Along the Shores of the Great Lakes Threatens Water Quality as Residents Rally for Change
By Grace van Deelen
In Louisiana, Climate Change Threatens the Preservation of History
By Kiley Bense
What Is Permitting Reform? Here’s a Primer on the Drive to Fast Track Energy Projects—Both Clean and Fossil Fuel
By Dan Gearino, Kristoffer Tigue
Pennsylvania Advocates Issue Intent to Sue Shell’s New Petrochemical Plant Outside Pittsburgh for Emissions Violations
By Jon Hurdle
States Have Proposals, But No Consensus, On Curbing Water Shortages In Colorado River Basin
By Wyatt Myskow
Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes
By Aman Azhar
What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles
By Dan Gearino