In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
Gristby Sachi Kitajima Mulkey·28 Aug 2026
Somersett, a short drive from downtown Reno, Nevada, is a peaceful place where homes with sweeping, high-desert views line cul-de-sacs, and roads meander through shrubland, trailheads, and golf...
In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
Gristby Sachi Kitajima Mulkey·28 Aug 2026
Somersett, a short drive from downtown Reno, Nevada, is a peaceful place where homes with sweeping, high-desert views line cul-de-sacs and roads meander through shrubland, trailheads, and golf...
New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
Gristby Frida Garza·28 Aug 2026
A new report finds that, across the globe, progress toward developing more sustainable, resilient food systems is not advancing fast enough to meet internationally agreed upon deadlines.
'Starwashing': The new space race has an environmental problem
Gristby Kate Yoder·27 Aug 2026
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer space holds the solutions to our problems on Earth.
On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US
Gristby Tristan Baurick·27 Aug 2026
Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a multibillion-dollar expansion under the Trump administration’s new “emergency” permitting process...
On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US
Gristby Tristan Baurick·27 Aug 2026
Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a multi-billion-dollar expansion under the Trump administration’s new “emergency” permitting process...
The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
Gristby Joseph Winters·27 Aug 2026
The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spending big to oppose climate and worker-safety legislation.
The great American road trip is in peril
Gristby Katherine Bagley·26 Aug 2026
My husband, friends, and I sat huddled at a faux-marble-topped table in the lobby of our Utah hotel, looking down at a Google Maps route pulled up on my iPhone.
US companies are on the cusp of big climate solutions. Thank the government.
Gristby Jake Bittle·25 Aug 2026
The United States has never been one of the most ambitious countries when it comes to tackling climate change, but it has long maintained a program that funds innovative clean energy technology.
Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
Gristby Austin Corona·25 Aug 2026
With congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options for building large-scale renewable power.
Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
Gristby Austin Corona·25 Aug 2026
With congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options for building large-scale renewable power.
Tennessee helped usher in the nuclear age. It wants to lead the way again.
Gristby Katie Myers·24 Aug 2026
Luther “Sunny” Miller is nearly 80, but in his younger days, he worked at Aerojet, a rocket and missile manufacturer located quite literally in his backyard.
Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
Gristby Joseph Lee·24 Aug 2026
Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania.
Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
Gristby Joseph Lee·24 Aug 2026
Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast Tanzania.
Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season
Gristby Matt Simon·24 Aug 2026
Unprecedented. Record-breaking. Baffling. Experts are running out of ways to describe this year’s tornado season in the Midwest, which has unleashed more twisters on Illinois than any other place...
Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
Gristby Adam Mahoney, Capital B·23 Aug 2026
Dominika Parry never stopped fighting for Jackson, Mississippi, residents even after the Trump administration terminated a multibillion-dollar program last year meant to help the Black city still...
Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
Gristby Gabrielle Canon·22 Aug 2026
The U.S. has faced a critical shortage of firefighters at the Forest Service, or USFS, this summer as thousands of fires erupted across the country.
Solar buoyed Europe's grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
Gristby Austin Corona·21 Aug 2026
Repeated record-breaking heat waves cooked the European continent this summer, delivering the region’s hottest June on record.
In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving
Gristby Sachi Kitajima Mulkey·21 Aug 2026
The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than ever before in recorded history. Just this summer, as some U.S.
Who’s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.
Gristby Frida Garza·20 Aug 2026
Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that results in abdominal distress and is passed on via food or water that has been contaminated...
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