What a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate action
Democrats swept Congress and won in the states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.
Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never...
Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a state-mandated audit was never done.
Study: U.S. tap water PFAS may average twice official figures
Modeling 1.86 million EPA data points raised the average for six regulated PFAS from 2.6 to 5.2 nanograms per liter.
I Was There to Document the Aftermath of Deadly Flooding. Then, It Started Raining.
Three people died in Ruidoso, New Mexico, last year when floods swept through the area. As the mayor prioritized tourism after the flood recovery, first responders said they weren’t equipped. Our visual journalist documented the unfolding story.
Brazil election sparks threats to reinvade Indigenous Amazon territory
Security forces were sent to protect Brazil’s Apyterewa Indigenous Land after former illegal occupants threatened to reinvade the territory.
US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable...
Dry land and little snow helped fuel a destructive 2026 fire season. New research shows active fire seasons are becoming the norm, and communities need to prepare.
EPA sets Dec. 31 end date for its archive of past agency records
The archive holds tens of thousands of documents dating to the 1990s; the agency says historical material will remain in “snapshot collections.”
Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers.
A local family sold an 87-acre tract to a parks foundation for $10 “to be held in trust for future use as a parkland.” Later, the city’s Economic Development Corporation sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.
DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects
The cuts, compounded by the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen decades of federal underinvestment in Indian Country.
Data Center Health Worries Animate Midterm Campaigns
Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.