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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
Jane Martin with the nebulizer and medications she uses at her home in Gloster, Mississippi, on September 20, 2025.

A Small Town in Mississippi Battles the International Biomass Industry

DispatchMississippi, United KingdomClara Chaisson
When the Drax wood pellet plant came to Gloster, reports of lung disease soon followed.
A woman prepares homemade spaghetti in a kitchen using bamboo tongs.

Is Bamboo Always Sustainable?

ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu
This versatile plant is popping up in more and more consumer products, but when it comes to eco-friendly shopping, the details matter.

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The Sound and the Fury

DispatchCanadaKim Tingley
On the trail of the "Windsor hum," a mysterious noise that’s making Canadians crazy.

What's a Sulcus?

ExplainerInternational
You've got plastic microbeads in your sulcus. (And that's not a good thing.)

A Sickening Swill

DispatchIowaSusan Cosier
Iowans don't want runoff from factory farms coming out of their faucets. So it’s about time the government does something about it.

Ozone Slayer

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The new ozone limits are based on sound science rather than corporate scare tactics. What a revolutionary concept.

Weed Eaters

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
These guys want you to eat weeds—and they’ll show you where to find ’em.

Slipping Through the Cracks

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
We’re losing billions of gallons of fresh, clean water thanks to leaky pipes.

Political Climate Change

Latest NewsUnited States
Voters really do care about climate and health. So how’d the GOP take Congress?

Dam Shame

Latest NewsUnited States
Five of America’s worst.

Just Say No to Receipts

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
New research shows that a harmful chemical found on cash register paper gets onto your skin and into your body.

Can't Beat 'Em? Eat 'Em

PerspectivesConnecticutAlexis Sobel Fitts
I did my thing for the environment by feasting on strange creatures at a weirdly delicious New Haven sushi restaurant.

Tastes Great, Less Drilling

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Craft brewers unite to save beer's most important ingredient: water.

Don’t Drink the Farm

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Agriculture runoff is choking Lake Erie. Are lawmakers finally ready to tell farmers to knock it off?