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Feature Stories

From Drought to Deluge: What the LA Fires and Hurricane Helene Have in Common

It all comes down to physics

By Sarah Gottlieb  and Elliot Gottlieb

June 9, 2025

Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again

The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land

Story and Illustrations by Sarah Gilman

March 25, 2025

The Hog Industry's Great Biogas Boondoggle

CAFOs are jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon

By Barry Yeoman

June 11, 2024

Radioactive Shadow Workers

The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret

By Justin Nobel

March 24, 2025

Trump Watch

This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects

The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch

By Hannah Richter

October 28, 2025

As Shutdown Drags On, Public Lands, Programs, and Jobs Hang in the Balance

The longer federal agencies are shuttered, the more the damage will spread

By Alexander Nazaryan

October 9, 2025

The Fight Over Data Centers

They’re unsightly and power hungry. The White House wants to build a whole lot more.

By Alexander Nazaryan

September 14, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Renewable Wind Reaches a New Phase

Environmental advocates say that stop work orders will raise consumer prices and risk energy shortages

By Dana Drugmand

August 31, 2025

Climate & Energy

Plug-In Solar Power Could Be Coming to a Balcony Near You

The small devices are poised to make energy even more affordable

By Dana Drugmand

November 7, 2025

This Natural Disaster Has Upended Life for Rural Alaskans

Storms like Typhoon Halong will only get worse as fossil fuel emissions continue to rise

By Bailey Berg

November 5, 2025

These Inuit Maps Are Reimagining the Arctic

Counter-mapping projects are supporting Indigenous sovereignty in a shifting landscape

By Chloe Berge

November 2, 2025

In Rural Louisiana, Meta’s New Data Center Promises Growth—But at What Cost?

The Hyperion data center could have a major impact on a largely agricultural community

By Reese Anderson

October 30, 2025

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Environment, Explained

What’s the Greenest and Safest Way to Dry Clean My Clothes?

Here’s the dirt on “green” cleaners, wet cleaning, and reusing bags and hangers

By Jessian Choy

October 1, 2025

What Happens to the Clothes You Return Online?

Too often, they don’t get recycled or reused but instead fill up our landfills, lands, and oceans

By Kelly Rota

September 2, 2025

What Is the Least-Toxic Flooring for My House?

Almost all building surfaces have toxic chemicals. Give the floor to these greener options.

By Jessian Choy

August 10, 2025

Breaking Down Compostable Bags

What you should know about these increasingly popular products

By Cara Giaimo

June 29, 2025

Culture & the Arts

Art That Heals and Reveals

Indigenous artwork is helping tribal members protect themselves from harmful environmental exposures

By Wendee Nicole

November 6, 2025

How to Make Time Stand Still

Start with your local rose garden

By Gary Singh

September 30, 2025

This Brooklyn Artist Records Thawing Permafrost

Scientists are listening to discover new ways of understanding climate change

By Adam Popescu

September 24, 2025

Every Watershed Deserves a Rock Opera

How an Oregon sewer inspired a live multimedia performance

By Michelle Nijhuis

September 16, 2025

Multimedia

The Past, Present, and Contested Future of LNG Terminals Along the Gulf Coast

Gas export terminals have hollowed out communities in Texas and Louisiana—but some residents are fighting back

By Delaney Nolan

December 14, 2024

Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone

Online retailing delivers a public health problem

By Judith Lewis Mernit

September 12, 2022

A Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes

A pipeline carrying Canadian tar sands crude has already leaked a million gallons. These are the resisters dedicated to shutting down Enbridge Line 5.

By Donovan Hohn

March 16, 2023

Tour the San Joaquin River

An interactive map and tour of the San Joaquin

By Geoff McGhee

June 16, 2021