Environment & Health
Florida Avoided the Worst of Milton’s Wrath, But Millions Are Suffering After the Second Hurricane in Two Weeks
By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Bob Berwyn, Dan Gearino, Kiley Bense
Hurricane Threat Poised to Keep Rising, Experts Warn
By Bob Berwyn
EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger
By Dennis Pillion
Fact-Checking the Viral Conspiracies in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
By Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarchs
By Liza Gross
Stronger Storms Like Helene Are More Likely as the Climate Warms
By Sean Sublette
Storm-Ravaged Florida Communities Brace for ‘Horrific’ Hurricane Milton
By Kiley Price
Alabama Town Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Over Unpaid Garbage Bills
By Lee Hedgepeth
Alaska Utilities Turn to Renewables as Costs Escalate for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation
By Hal Bernton
Is Your Company Losing Money Due to Climate Change? Consider Moving to the Midwest, Survey Says
By Kristoffer Tigue
Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Environmental Racism in Cancer Alley Zoning
By James Bruggers
Veterans of Alaska’s Oil Industry Look to Blaze a Renewable Energy Pathway in the State
By Hal Bernton
How Texas Diminished a Once-Rigorous Air Pollution Monitoring Team
By Dylan Baddour, Peter Aldhous
Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?
By Jake Bolster
Why the 2024 Hurricane Season Could Finally Change the Conversation Around Climate Change
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Federal Highway Officials Reach Agreement With Alabama Over Claims It Discriminated Against Flooded Black Residents
By Lee Hedgepeth