When We Were Partners True power comes through partnership and empathy—not domination By Jonathan Hahn September 8, 2026 In this story: politics, community, activism, climate change, sustainability
How Lee Zeldin Turned the EPA Into a Shield for Polluters Across the country, from West Virginia to Louisiana and beyond, communities are feeling the impacts By Alexander Nazaryan September 8, 2026 In this story: EPA, climate change, Trump, coal, data centers
This Is One of the Most Ambitious Nature-Based Solutions to Sea Level Rise The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is restoring wetlands in the Bay Area Text and photographs by Jeremy Miller September 5, 2026 In this story: climate change, climate adaptation, activism
Chasing Marine Snowstorms to Understand Carbon Storage How the multicolored specks floating throughout the ocean can help us understand shifting conditions By Emma Smith September 3, 2026 In this story: oceans, climate change, science
The Hidden AI Carbon Emissions That Aren’t Being Counted Data centers are already a huge source of pollution. A new study shows that emissions grow when the oil and gas industry uses AI. By Marin Scotten August 30, 2026 In this story: data centers, climate change
Trump, DOGE Slashed Firefighting Resources Before One of the Worst Fire Seasons on Record Budget cuts and policy shifts have curtailed the federal government’s ability to respond By Dana Drugmand August 25, 2026 In this story: wildfire, Trump, politics, extreme weather, climate change
It’s Not Your Imagination. Seaweed Is Everywhere. Here’s why By David Helvarg August 23, 2026 In this story: climate change, travel, extreme weather
A Deep Dive Into A Split-Screen World Emily St. John Mandel's new novel weaves two unhinged realities into one By Jonathan Hahn September 4, 2026 In this story: books, climate change
This Private Company Wants to Extract Water From the Driest Desert in the US Critics say it will deplete a basin and put California's iconic Mojave landscape at risk By Marin Scotten August 19, 2026 In this story: water, conservation, climate change, environmental law, Desert
Bay Area Communities Unite to Take On Sea Level Rise Sierra Club chapters and the Bay Alive Campaign helped shape policies to address an urgent crisis By Jeremy Miller September 11, 2026 In this story: oceans, climate change, activism, chapters, victory