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Explainer
Turning the tide against illegal gold mining in the Amazon
Illegal gold mining in Brazil has devastated Indigenous communities, but under new leadership from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
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Explainer
December 23, 2024 High tech hunt for abandoned, leaky oil and gas wells
How do you find thousands of abandoned, polluting oil and gas wells spread across an entire state? With packs of senior citizen volunteers...
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Climate change
December 20, 2024 Trump nominee and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has drastic plans to...
Russell Vought is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. He has plans to greatly expand the powers...
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Climate change
December 20, 2024 5 reasons to be hopeful: Big environmental wins in 2024
From clean energy expansions to a major electoral victory, here are five big environmental wins in 2024 to give you hope.
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People
December 12, 2024 We need to get lead out of drinking water, but some fixes are making it worse
Half-fixes cause more harm. When water utilities only partially replace lead pipes, it increases the risk of lead exposure for residents.
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Profile
December 6, 2024 Meet Rosa Inguanzo, champion of change
Rosa Inguanzo is uniting her central California community to call for clean water.
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Climate change
November 27, 2024 UN climate talks yield some progress, much more to do
Here's what the UN’s annual climate conference, COP29, delivered — and what’s still needed.
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Climate change
November 22, 2024 Can we still fight climate pollution under Trump?
With second Trump term looming, advocates, state and local officials, businesses and other nations will defend climate progress.
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Climate change
November 15, 2024 Rising seas, raising voices
Island leaders demand urgent action as climate change threatens their nations.