Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
Gristby Benton Graham10d ago
The first thing Brightline wants you to know about its bankruptcy is that the trains will keep running.
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top 95%Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
Gristby Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco10d ago
Every year, climate disasters force millions of people to leave their homes. In the aftermath of floods, fires, and droughts, they face the challenge of finding a new place to rebuild their lives.
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
Gristby Leia Larsen10d ago
It didn’t take long for prospectors to stake their claims on land in southeast Utah that was previously protected in Bears Ears National Monument.
Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Gristby Christian Schwägerl, Yale E36011d ago
In a modern five-story building in the center of Hamburg, Germany, technicians are preparing to install several new “racks” — gray metal casings that hold computing hardware — alongside the scores...
A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Gristby Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder12d ago
Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. What his fellow Republican county commissioners were about to do, he said to the packed courthouse, would violate America’s founding ideals.
Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
Gristby Kate Yoder13d ago
By now, you’ve seen the headlines, and there’s more of them every day: It’s “jaw-dropping.” It’s poised to make global warming worse. California has just declared a statewide state of emergency.
Why haven't we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
Gristby Matt Simon13d ago
You are about to time-travel. Off the Pacific coast of South America, the band of warm water known as El Niño is mutating into a freak of nature.
Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
Gristby Austin Corona14d ago
Senators are looking toward the Capitol doors as they prepare to head home and campaign for the midterms.
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations' sovereignty
Gristby Jake Bittle14d ago
President Donald Trump’s second term has been a nightmare for global cooperation on climate change.
As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
Gristby Anita Hofschneider14d ago
Leevin Camacho was brushing his teeth one day last fall when his mother called. The water is contaminated, she said.
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
Gristby Kate Yoder14d ago
Last year was a tough time for anyone who studies climate change for a living. The United States, once respected around the world for its sprawling investments in science, suddenly reversed course.
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
Gristby Joseph Lee15d ago
Indigenous lands from Canada to Ecuador to Nepal are increasingly being hit by catastrophic storms, fires, and floods.
This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
Gristby Stefania D'Ignoti15d ago
Giorgia Caruso always imagined her children one day inheriting the farm her family has tended for three generations. Her daughters would do more than produce organic meat and dairy.
Marine protected areas aren't as protected as you think
Gristby Joseph Winters15d ago
Earlier this year, ocean conservation advocates celebrated what seemed like a major milestone: 10 percent of the Earth’s oceans had been officially designated as protected marine protected areas.
Trump is backing a diesel export ban. How much would that do?
Gristby Tik Root15d ago
Diesel prices have hit a record high nearly every day this month, with a national average on Tuesday at $6.52 a gallon, according to AAA.
Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch
Gristby Matt Simon16d ago
The food chain you learned about in school isn’t the full picture. Yes, the rat eats your garden crops, the ermine snags the rat, and the eagle picks off the ermine.
Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Gristby Chris Berdik, The Hechinger Report16d ago
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
Gristby Austin Corona16d ago
Beneath the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, and the deserts in between, lies a massive energy source — and it isn’t a fossil fuel.
Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
Gristby Ellis Juhlin16d ago
There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors, but thrill-seekers visiting the nation’s national forests often turn to motorized recreation.
How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
Gristby Emily Jones17d ago
Environmental and public health groups are challenging the Trump administration’s proposal to repeal greenhouse gas standards for power plants — a change that’s likely to increase Georgia’s...