Environment & Health
Data Centers’ Use of Diesel Generators for Backup Power Is Commonplace—and Problematic
By Arcelia Martin
Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers
By Katie Cerulle
Poor Air, Glaring Lights and Stress Could Hobble COP30 Climate Talks
By Bob Berwyn
Two Caribbean Islands Seek Justice From France for Pesticide Poisoning
By Mathilde Augustin
Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?
By Wyatt Myskow
‘It’s Not Too Late’: New Cornell Study Maps the Environmental Cost of AI and How Policy Could Limit the Damage
By Carl David Goette-Luciak
A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive
Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella Escobedo
For Many Disabled Fire Victims in Los Angeles, a Continuing Trauma
Story and photos by Nina Dietz
How a Historic Meeting Between Pope Leo and King Charles Might Shift the Narrative on ‘Creation Care’
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
A New York Gas Pipeline Is Closer to Construction, Despite Concerns From Lawmakers, Environmentalists
By Lauren Dalban
Trump Names More Priority Minerals for U.S. Mining Revival
By Dylan Baddour
States and Nonprofits Are Helping National Parks Run During the Shutdown. Could Their Efforts Backfire?
By Jake Bolster
N.C. Supreme Court Says State Regulators Erred on CAFO Permits
By Lisa Sorg
‘Hurtling Toward Climate Chaos’ as COP30 Nears
By Bob Berwyn
Another Dry Spell Hits New England, Raising Alarm About Flash Droughts
By Ryan Krugman
Trucks Move the Country’s Goods Through This County. As Even More Loom, People Are Pushing Back.
By Siri Chilukuri
