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Environment

The Tension Between Humans and Nature

350 stories published since 2009

The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It Doesn’t.

How We Measured the Environmental Cost of Bankrupt Mines

In the Game of Musical Mines, Environmental Damage Takes a Back Seat

Blown Away: Fishermen Endangered by Offshore Wind’s Political Power

Life-Giving but Lethal: The Culprit Behind Dead Zones and the Threat to Our Water Supply

EPA Proposes Major Air Pollution Reforms to Lower Residents’ Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities

Thousands of Katrina Survivors Were Freed From Debt to the State. Those Who Already Paid Are Out of Luck.

The EPA Faces Questions About Its Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

Major Chemical Company Changes Tune on Asbestos, No Longer Opposes EPA Ban

Lawmakers Have Renewed the Effort to Ban Asbestos

The Federal Government Is Finally Increasing Funding for Salmon Hatcheries. Tribes Say It’s Not Enough.

EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and Others Reveal New Information

Mississippi Has Invested Millions of Dollars to Save Its Oysters. They’re Disappearing Anyway.

How Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next Pandemic

The Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern. Experts Say That Testing Isn’t Enough.

Seeding Hope

This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

Louisiana to Drop Lawsuits Against Katrina Survivors Over Recovery Grants

What to Know About the Risks of Gas Stoves and Appliances

Wildfires in Colorado Are Growing More Unpredictable. Officials Have Ignored the Warnings.

This Scientist Fled a Deadly Wildfire, Then Returned to Study How It Happened

A Water War Is Brewing Over the Dwindling Colorado River

Salmon People: A Native Fishing Family’s Fight to Preserve a Way of Life

Toxic Salmon Reporting “Deeply Troubling,” Lawmaker Says, Demanding Changes to Protect Pacific Northwest Tribal Health

Behind the Key Decision That Left Many Poor Homeowners Without Enough Money to Rebuild After Katrina

Wealthy Governor’s Company to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Chronic Air Pollution Violations

An Exodus Unlike Any Other: Why Half the People in This Community Moved Away After Hurricane Katrina

The Federal Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor. New Data Proves It.

The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. Groundwater

City Receives Half a Million Dollars for Air Monitoring After Report Reveals Elevated Cancer Risk

The U.S. Promised Tribes They Would Always Have Fish, but the Fish They Have Pose Toxic Risks

Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

Barbados Will Be Among the First to Receive Climate Money From New International Monetary Fund Resilience Trust

New Air Monitors Among Major Impacts of ProPublica Toxic Air Pollution Reporting

The Racism, and Resilience, Behind Today’s Salmon Crisis

This Hurricane-Ravaged Town Has Waited Years for Long-Term Aid. It Could Happen Again.

The Tragedy of North Birmingham

A Year After Hurricane Ida Caused Flood Deaths, Officials Are Starting to Address Storm Drain Dangers

Texas-Mexico Border Town Approves Air Pollution Monitoring Following ProPublica and Texas Tribune Investigation

As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis

Visualizing Toxic Air

Joe Manchin’s Price for Supporting the Climate Change Bill: A Natural Gas Pipeline in His Home State

How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon’s Decline in the Northwest

Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming

The Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Could Hamper Regulators’ Ability to Protect the Public

The Polluter Just Got a Million-Dollar Fine. That Won’t Cure This Woman’s Rare Cancer.

Utah Officials Called It the “Year of Water.” Special Interests Still Resist Conservation.

Louisiana Sued Hurricane Katrina Survivors for Misusing Recovery Grants. Now It Has Halted Collection Efforts.

How Not to Count Salmon

The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.