A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes By William von Herff October 21, 2025 In this story: drought, Desert, wildlife, birds, climate change
Here’s Why Maine Just Had Its Worst Fire Season in Years This past August saw more brush fires across one of the least likely places to burn By Emmett Gartner October 10, 2025 In this story: wildfire, climate change, drought
Why the Shrinking Great Salt Lake Is a Public Health Crisis Drought and overallocation of water lead to toxic dust that pollutes Salt Lake City communities By Helena Huizenga July 23, 2025 In this story: drought, agriculture, health, public health, healthy communities
The Northeast Is Becoming a Tinderbox Here’s everything you need to know about the region’s record-breaking drought conditions and unusual wildfires By Sara Hashemi November 27, 2024 In this story: wildfire, drought
As Salt Water Flows up the Mississippi River for a Third Year, the Region Looks for Permanent Solutions A salty river is a public health crisis, contaminating drinking water for thousands in southeast Louisiana By Lily Carey and Eva Tesfaye November 19, 2024 In this story: clean water, climate change, drought
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
In Corpus Christi, Texas, Environmentalists Are Fighting a Slate of Proposed Desalination Plants The city says it needs extra water. But it's for fossil fuel and plastic corporations—not people By Jeremy Miller June 13, 2023 In this story: water, drought, climate change
In British Columbia, Streams Have Gone Missing Water is running out in a region known for rain By Tatum McConnell June 6, 2023 In this story: climate change, forests, water, drought
What I Learned From Wildfire Risk Tools Fire maps are better than ever. Are we ready to use them? By Juliet Grable August 4, 2022 In this story: wildfire, drought, saving wild places
Mapping a State's Secret Water How groundwater mapping could be a game-changer for California By Isobel Whitcomb July 13, 2022 In this story: science, drought, climate change, water