Environment

Environment

Indigenous Concerns Surface as Trump Calls for Seabed Mining in Alaskan Waters

Anita Hofschneider / Grist Feb 6, 2026 “It really feels like another false solution.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Iowa’s Question: What Do You Do When the Water Is Undrinkable?

Nina B. Elkadi / Sentient Jan 28, 2026 Nitrate pollution from fertilizer is straining small water facilities across the state — and advanced filtration systems are failing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump Destroyed Offshore Wind. The Northeast Can’t Live Without It.

Jake Bittle / Grist Jan 28, 2026 To keep the lights on, states like New York and Massachusetts will need to build projects that are currently “impossible.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Environment

The Gutting of the National Park Service

Blaine Harden / Inside Climate News Jan 27, 2026 Cutting nearly a quarter of the agency’s staff decimated institutional knowledge in a way that can’t easily be righted and threatens to break the emotional bonds Americans have with public lands. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s EPA Is Exiting the Regulation Game

Jake Bittle / Grist Jan 19, 2026 The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

What Remains of the American Climate Corps?

Kate Yoder / Grist Jan 13, 2026 The federal program shut down, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on — with a lower profile. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Candice Bernd / Texas Observer Jan 8, 2026 Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they also have reasons not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Wildfire Smoke Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

Matt Simon / Grist Jan 5, 2026 Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70 percent higher than once believed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Critics Declared Veganism Dead in 2025. Here’s What Those Obituaries Are Missing.

Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient Dec 31, 2025 The massive scale and influence of the meat industry shouldn’t be underestimated. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

West Coast Levee Failures Illustrate Risks From America’s Aging Flood Defenses

Farshid Vahedifard / The Conversation Dec 30, 2025 Across the U.S., levees are getting older while weather is getting more extreme. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next

Geoff Dembicki / DeSmog Dec 29, 2025 Across the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels, and foment political chaos. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Labor

Inside California’s Wild Christmas Tree Harvest

Allen Myers / High Country News Dec 24, 2025 Each winter, crews climb into the Cascades to cut wild silvertip firs, a fragile tradition now imperiled by wildfire, climate change and tightening immigration enforcement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )