What Happens When a Workforce Is Gutted? Researchers reflect on what was lost a year after the Trump administration dismantled scientific research By Caroline Van Hemert March 29, 2026 In this story: Alaska, federal policy, Trump, science, conservation
Environmental Groups Vow to Stop Trump’s EPA From Revoking the Endangerment Finding As global heating accelerates, the nation’s environmental watchdog is trying to muzzle its own ability to act By Dana Drugmand February 15, 2026 In this story: climate change, EPA, environmental law, Trump, clean energy
What Minnesota Can Teach Us A tribute to those standing up to protect a just and loving America By Aaron Teasdale February 5, 2026 In this story: Trump, politics, immigration, biking
Advocates and Lawmakers Are Fighting to Save the USDA’s Flagship Campus The Trump administration wants to get rid of the “crown jewel” of the Anacostia watershed By Joanna Thompson January 29, 2026 In this story: Trump, politics, conservation, agriculture, science
What’s Next for Global Climate Action After Trump’s Treaty Pullout? The future of global climate cooperation is more uncertain than ever By Ian Rose January 25, 2026 In this story: international, Policy, climate change, Trump
One Year After Trump’s Inauguration, the Damage to Environmental Policy Is Unprecedented The administration has taken a wrecking ball to everything from clean energy policy to chemical regulations By Dana Drugmand January 20, 2026 In this story: Trump, politics, climate change, EPA, environmental justice
Trump’s Venezuela Takeover Is an Oil Trifecta Decades in the Making Several oil companies have a direct stake in what plays out in the region By Amy Westervelt January 7, 2026 In this story: oil, dirty energy, fossil fuels, dirty fuels, Trump
Conservation Leaders Unite to Oppose Steve Pearce BLM Nomination The Trump pick to lead the land management agency has ties to anti-government extremists By Ian Rose November 19, 2025 In this story: public lands, wildlands, land use, Trump
With US Absent, China Asserts Itself at World’s Biggest Climate Summit China’s COP30 leadership goes beyond pledges with its product showcase Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous November 17, 2025 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations, Trump
COP30 Forges Ahead as World’s Biggest Emitter, the United States, Stays Absent With no delegation, the US has left a vacuum that others are already filling Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous November 13, 2025 In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, international climate policy, Trump