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How North Carolina Wasted the Chance To Fix Hog Pollution
Feeding the Beast: Second in a series about lax regulation, corporate influence and the heavily polluting, yet nearly…
Read at source →Trying to Get Away From Gas Turbines, Data Centers Place Their Hopes on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Data center developers and states see small modular nuclear reactors as one of the potential solutions for America’s…
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Wired for Profit: Fifth in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution…
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Super PAC Targeting Conservatives Against Clean Energy Touts Fifth Republican Primary Win
Both President Donald Trump and a clean energy super PAC that backed Darline Graham, sister of the late Sen. Lindsey…
Read at source →California Dairy Farm’s New Biogas Project Makes History and Raises Eyebrows
KERMAN, Calif.—One hundred degrees on a steamy Thursday afternoon and not much can be seen along the dust-blown avenue…
Read at source →While Renewables Languish, Pennsylvania Pays Millions to Coal Waste Companies
WINDBER, Pa.—Standing on the rocky banks of Paint Creek in western Pennsylvania, Jim Panaro pointed out the colors of…
Read at source →Flood-Ravaged Nepal on Alert as Scientists Warn of Additional Risk
Residents and rescue workers in flood-ravaged valleys of Nepal faced the threat of a new wave of inundation Friday, as…
Read at source →Trump Administration Speeds Up Environmental Review for 800-Mile Alaska Oil Pipeline
The Trump administration is expediting an environmental review of the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System that would…
Read at source →Can California Farmers Break Free From Plastic?
Farmers have relied on plastic since the 1960s, when the mass production of affordable agricultural tools derived from…
Read at source →A Montana Community Rallies to Save Its Beloved Ski Hill
When the Sand Creek Fire crested Montana’s Maverick Mountain 16 days ago, Cory Birkenbuel watched as firefighters and…
Read at source →20,000 Salmon Return to the Klamath—but Challenging Conditions for Recovery Remain
In August 2024, excavation crews breached the last of four dams on the Klamath River in far northern California,…
Read at source →Empoderando a las comunidades guatemaltecas afectadas por el plástico
Read this article in English. Esta historia cuenta con el apoyo del Centro Pulitzer. JALAPA, Guatemala—En una tarde…
Read at source →As Oceans Warm, Children Face Growing Malnutrition Risk
When ocean temperatures soar, the consequences reverberate beyond the water. In coastal communities, marine heat waves…
Read at source →Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show
Researchers analyzing modern and fossil corals from the Galápagos Islands concluded that global warming has intensified…
Read at source →Rooftop Solar Is Having a Rough One
Rooftop solar installers feel like a dog that’s been repeatedly kicked. President Donald Trump has made solar more…
Read at source →Corpus Christi Withholds Water to Wetlands While Lifting Restrictions on Lawns
Environmental regulators in Texas issued an emergency order on Tuesday evening suspending requirements for the…
Read at source →As Water Pollution Concerns Grow in Iowa, So Do Fertilizer Industry Profits
As farmers balk at skyrocketing fertilizer costs and runoff threatens drinking water sources in Iowa, North American…
Read at source →In Chicago ERs, Extreme Heat’s Toll Goes Far Beyond the Obvious
CHICAGO—Extreme heat is filling up emergency rooms, and not just with heat stroke victims. Periods of extreme heat in…
Read at source →Clean Air Policies Help Kids Breathe and Think Better
Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage. In London, an effort…
Read at source →New York’s Power Grid Struggles to Handle the Heat
NEW YORK—When nearly 10,000 people in Southeast Queens lost power during a July heatwave, Mayor Zohran Mamdani called…
Read at source →A Florida Community Aimed to Address a Legacy of Pollution. The Trump Administration Cancelled Its Funding.
TAMPA, Fla.—Ross Fabian’s low-slung apartment building sits beside a pond that sometimes smells of dead fish. He has…
Read at source →‘Unbearable’ Heat in Uncooled Alabama Prisons
ELMORE, Ala.—Tiffany Montellano can’t sleep. Instead, she lies awake, worried about her husband Andrew, 31, who is…
Read at source →A Severe Drought Is Straining the Panama Canal. Could Global Warming Make It Worse?
One of the world’s most-used shortcuts is at risk as a severe drought plagues Central America. Starting in early…
Read at source →The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says
Some of the largest fossil fuel companies on Earth are disproportionately responsible for the water crisis in the…
Read at source →Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects
The 12 largest gas power projects planned in Texas are all specifically intended to run data centers, according to data…
Read at source →Pennsylvania Lags Far Behind on Solar. Here’s How It Could Catch Up.
Pennsylvania was a pioneer on renewable energy before the fracking boom upended that trajectory, and environmental…
Read at source →Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan
Three days was all it took for the Trump administration’s Colorado River plan to see a legal challenge from, somewhat…
Read at source →ERCOT Says Abbott’s Data Center Audit Will Be Done in December
The first group of large data centers in line to get connected to Texas’ grid won’t move forward until mid-December,…
Read at source →Remembering the ‘Visionary’ Author of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment
A monumental figure in Pennsylvania’s environmental movement passed away last week. Former state legislator Franklin…
Read at source →The Trump Administration Has Spent Billions Boosting Gas Exports, Spurring More Fracking
For companies looking to export natural gas, the last few years have brought both feast and famine. The growth has been…
Read at source →Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England
Wildfires in New England rarely make national news. The spotlight is more often on the catastrophic fires of Western…
Read at source →Boulder, Colorado, and Big Oil Prepare for High-Stakes Clash in Supreme Court
Local and state governments across the United States have turned to state courts over the past nine years, filing…
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A Global Gathering to Tackle the Planet’s Soil Crisis Is Underway in Mongolia
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, policy makers, scientists and global negotiators are gathering to convey an urgent message:…
Read at source →Primary Effort ‘Changed the Conversation’ Around Wyoming’s Public Lands
Zach Lentsch was leading a climbing trip on Devils Tower in Wyoming’s northeast corner on Aug. 18 when he got a text…
Read at source →Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills
In a matter of days, a dirt pit the size of five football fields appeared next to the weathered headstones of Center…
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