Environment & Health
At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
By Delaney Dryfoos
Climate Change Enables the Spread of a Dangerous Flesh-Eating Bacteria in US Coastal Waters, Study Says
By Jon Hurdle
Citing ‘Racial Cleansing,’ Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Residents Sue Over Zoning
By James Bruggers
From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows
By James Bruggers
Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions
By Aydali Campa, Kristoffer Tigue
Roundup, the World’s Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids
By Liza Gross
Rural Communities Like East Palestine, Ohio, Are at Outsized Risk of Train Derailments and the Ensuing Fallout
By Aydali Campa
Environmental Auditors Approve Green Labels for Products Linked to Deforestation and Authoritarian Regimes
By Scilla Alecci
Two Volcanologists on the Edge of the Abyss, Searching for the Secrets of the Earth
By Kiley Bense
To Reduce Mortality From High Heat in Cities, a New Study Recommends Trees
By Danish Bajwa
EPA Paused Waste Shipments From Ohio Train Derailment After Texas Uproar
By Dylan Baddour
The ‘Environmental Injustice of Beauty’: The Role That Pressure to Conform Plays In Use of Harmful Hair, Skin Products Among Women of Color
By Victoria St. Martin
What Denmark’s North Sea Coast Can Teach Us About the Virtues of Respecting the Planet
By Kiley Bense
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Left Devastating Flooding in Central Florida. Will it Happen Again?
By Amy Green, WMFE
Indoor Pollutant Concentrations Are Significantly Lower in Homes Without a Gas Stove, Nonprofit Finds
By Delaney Dryfoos, Victoria St. Martin
Pennsylvania Environmental Officials Took 9 Days to Inspect a Gas Plant Outside Pittsburgh That Caught Fire on Christmas Day
By Jon Hurdle