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War Harms the Environment. Can a Peace Treaty Repair the Damage?

Experts at a U.N. institute see opportunities for ecological improvement in the peace talks between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.

By Jaylan Sims

Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters plant trees in the Qandil Mountains. Experts see an opportunity for environmental restoration after a long conflict between the group and Turkey ended last year. Credit: Kurdishstruggle/CC BY 2.0
Rain is falling harder and faster around Chicago, creating more severe flooding. Experts say it’s going to get worse, creating an urgency to plan ahead. Credit: Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Flooding in Chicago Is Getting Worse. Here’s Why.

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

Graves mark the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where U.S. troops killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children. Credit: Carla Samon Ros/CJI

How the Rush to Mine the Metal of the Future Echoes America’s Colonial Past

By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow

Māori communities march to advocate for the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi and Indigenous rights on Nov. 19, 2024, in Wellington, New Zealand. Credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

What the US Could Learn About Mining on Indigenous Peoples’ Ancestral Lands

By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow

Bernard Rowe, managing director of Ioneer, points to the site of the company’s planned lithium mine on Nevada’s Rhyolite Ridge. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

How We Tracked the Lithium Rush

By Johanna Hansel, Carla Samon Ros, Wyatt Myskow

The Des Moines River is a drinking water source for more than 600,000 Iowans. When nitrate levels in the river spike, Central Iowa Water Works spends $9,000 to $16,000 a day operating its removal facilities. Credit: Anika Jane Beamer/Inside Climate News

With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment

By Anika Jane Beamer

Plumes of smoke rise over oil depot tanks hit by a joint Israel-U.S. attack on March 8 in Tehran, Iran. Credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

As Energy, War and Climate Collide, a Conference in Colombia Charts a Path Beyond Fossil Fuels

By Bob Berwyn

A view of Dry Fork, one of the nation’s newest coal-fired power plants, in Gillette, Wyo. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Western Lawmakers Move To Weaken Clean Air Act and Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits

By Jake Bolster

People walk near the front entrance to Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on April 22. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Florida, Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open Among Sacred Miccosukee Lands

By Amy Green

A Mexican spotted owl sits on a tree branch. Credit: Shaula Hedwall/USFWS

Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine’s Impacts to Threatened Owls

By Wyatt Myskow

Margie Padilla is worried that a proposed data center near her home in Imperial, Calif., will increase power and water costs for her family. Credit: Steven Rodas/Inside Climate News

California Will Soon Have More Than 300 Data Centers. Where Will They Get Their Water?

By Steven Rodas

Roundup sits on the shelves of a store in San Diego on March 11. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

Thousands of People Say Roundup Caused Their Cancer. The Supreme Court May Quash Their Lawsuits.

By Lee Hedgepeth

People walk through as flooded street as they evacuate during a storm on June 12, 2024, in Hollywood, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Trump’s Environmental Cuts Further Marginalize Vulnerable Communities

By Amy Green

Irrigation water flows at a cotton field in Porterville, Calif. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates

By Georgina Gustin

Mining trucks load lithium sulfate in Chile’s Atacama Salt Flat on July 29, 2024. Credit: Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu via Getty Images

How to Think About the Extractive Problem of Lithium Mining

Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth

A panel announces the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels during the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on Nov. 21, 2025. Credit: First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

As the UN Global Climate Talks Lose Momentum, a Smaller Coalition Eyes a Fossil Fuel Exit

By Bob Berwyn

Florida manatees gather at a refuge on Jan. 21 in Crystal Springs, Fla. Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

By Kiley Price

Water pooling is seen on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Grandfalls, Texas. Credit: Courtesy of Schuyler Wight

An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church

By Martha Pskowski

Earlier this month, the EPA proposed for the first time to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

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