Environment & Health
Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals
By Teresa Tomassoni
Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution
By Katie Surma
Pitted Against Waste
By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen
What Chicago’s Boulevards Reveal about Community, Climate Change and Inequality
By Yiannis Mastoras
Scorching Saturdays: The Rising Heat Threat Inside Football Stadiums
By Olivia McMurrey, Lee Hedgepeth
As Glaciers Melt, the Earth’s Cryosphere Is on Thin Ice
Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth
Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters
By Blanca Begert
A Patch of Indigenous Land, Rich in Metals, Pits Prominent Miner and Native Owners Against Conservationists
By Max Graham, Northern Journal
Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
A Proposed Alabama Data Center Faces New Hurdles: A ‘Road to Nowhere’ and the Birmingham Darter
By Lee Hedgepeth, Dennis Pillion
A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers
By Dan Gearino
Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism About the Species’ Ability to Recover
By Teresa Tomassoni
Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress
By Bob Berwyn
ConocoPhillips Wants to Explore for Oil in an Arctic Wilderness
By Nicholas Kusnetz
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