Environment & Health
New Study Finds Lakes in Minority Communities Across the US Are Less Likely to be Monitored
By Lydia Larsen
In Alabama, a Small Town’s Trash Policy Has Left Black Moms and Disabled Residents Criminally Charged Over Unpaid Garbage Fees
By Lee Hedgepeth
Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch
By Wyatt Myskow
En busca de soluciones para los parques infantiles donde el calor quema
By Wyatt Myskow
A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast
By Phil McKenna
Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?
By Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press and Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator
A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer
Text and photos by David Sassoon
A Nevada Lithium Mine Nears Approval, Despite Threatening the Only Habitat of an Endangered Wildflower
By Wyatt Myskow
Study Finds High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Central Texas Oilfield
By Martha Pskowski
California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions
By Liza Gross
A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania
By Kiley Bense
New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks
By Bob Berwyn
A Dangerous Chemical Is Fouling Niagara Falls’ Air. New York State Hasn’t Put a Stop to It
By Jim Morris and Emyle Watkins
Alabama Environmental Group, Fishermen Seek to End ‘Federal Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay
By Dennis Pillion
Q&A: Near Lake Superior, a Tribe Fights to Remove a Pipeline From the Wetlands It Depends On
By Kiley Price
