Climate Change Is Killing People. Could Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Criminally Responsible? Some advocates and legal scholars are suggesting going beyond civil lawsuits By Dana Drugmand August 19, 2024 In this story: extreme weather, climate change
What Would It Take to Bring Renewable, Reliable Power to Puerto Rico? The island is struggling to build a more stable electrical grid. What’s taking so long? By Marlowe Starling August 15, 2024 In this story: climate change, clean energy, utilities, renewable energy
ICYMI Final: Superlatives to Note, Fools to Quote, Memes to Promote & Don’t Forget to Vote! Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber July 26, 2024 In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over By Nathan Gilles July 29, 2024 In this story: forests, national forests, state forests, drought, climate change
Climate Migration Will Be the Global Challenge of a Generation Models predict mass displacement in the decades ahead Text and photographs by Joshua Collins July 25, 2024 In this story: extreme weather, immigration, climate change
Do Western Lichens Need Federal Protections? Entire species of lichen could be wiped out if greater protections aren’t put in place to protect them By Nathan Gilles July 19, 2024 In this story: endangered species, biomass, ecosystems, climate change
How to Hike Safely in the Heat Temperatures are rising, so protect yourself with these extra precautions Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn July 5, 2024 In this story: hiking, climate change
Locals Paved the Way for Chicago's New Composting Program Can the city’s food scrap drop-off initiative work in harmony with existing businesses? By Claire Hoy July 9, 2024 In this story: waste reduction, climate change
Ash Trees Are Dying Everywhere. This Is Why. A bug is going to make your summers hotter By Ethan Freedman June 23, 2024 In this story: climate change, urban planning, land use and planning, federal policy
Youths Win Landmark Settlement in Hawai'i That Enshrines “Life-Sustaining Climate Policy” Into Law The outcome of the case marks a major victory for young climate activists By Dana Drugmand June 22, 2024 In this story: climate change, environmental law