The Deadly Risks of Extreme Heat Studies show that heat impacts can be widespread By Sara Novak August 16, 2026 In this story: extreme weather, climate change, public health
Why Is Canada on Fire, Really? Trump and the Republican Party blame poor forest management. The science shows otherwise. By Marin Scotten August 6, 2026 In this story: extreme weather, climate change, wildfire
Piles of Mushrooms Are Rotting in This Colorado Town to Help Curb Forest Fires Meet the Colorado community members using fungi to combat fires in their neighborhoods By Olivia Young August 5, 2026 In this story: climate adaptation, wildfire, climate change, science
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait and switch,” it’s set to power AI. By Dana Drugmand August 3, 2026 In this story: technology, public lands, climate change, Trump, Desert
Effort to Unleash Cattle on Public Land Spells Trouble for Ecosystem Health Conservation groups warn of the consequences of more livestock grazing By Tabby Kibugi August 2, 2026 In this story: public lands, saving wild places, conservation, federal policy
How Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health People with health issues say it worsened their symptoms or forced them to stay inside By Emma Smith July 27, 2026 In this story: wildfire, health, climate change
“A Stake Through the Heart of the Endangered Species Act” How the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks threaten thousands of plants and animals with extinction By Ashley Stimpson July 26, 2026 In this story: endangered species, wildlife, animals, conservation, federal policy
Trump and Republicans Peddle False Claims About Wildfires It’s part of an ongoing pattern of disinformation spreading in response to climate-fueled extreme weather By Dana Drugmand July 28, 2026 In this story: climate change, Trump, extreme weather, politics
A New Fight Over National Monuments Emerges in Utah Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments are once again threatened by a major downsizing By Molly McCluskey July 22, 2026 In this story: monuments, public lands, indigenous communities, saving wild places, federal policy
What the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum Can Teach Us About a Warming World The event, which took place over 50 million years ago, offers lessons for our world today By Riley Black July 17, 2026 In this story: climate change