Environment
The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.
August 4, 2026
by Chris Bowling, Flatwater Free Press; Cassandra Garibay, ProPublica; Destiny Herbers, Flatwater Free Press; and Leah Keinama, Flatwater Free Press This story was originally published by ProPublica. Shortly after buying her house in 2022, Mary Royers learned from a man across the street that her Omaha, Nebraska, neighborhood was contaminated
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
August 4, 2026
by Rachel Denny Clow, KRIS 6 News This story was originally published by ProPublica. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than 500,000 people could face unprecedented restrictions as its water supply dried up. The state
Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land
August 3, 2026
Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land A renewable energy developer has pulled its controversial permit application to build an industrial-scale solar facility on an Eastern Washington mountain sacred to Indigenous nations. Avangrid, a powerful player in the Northwest’s push for green energy development, sought for at
Most Americans Support Conservation. Here’s How the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Got Politicians From Both Parties on Board
July 21, 2026
By Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan In a time of political polarization, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs – 80% or more, depending
You’ve Never Heard of These Glaciers, but They’re Becoming Critical Climate Havens
July 18, 2026
by Dan McGrath, Associate Professor of Cryospheric Sciences, Colorado State University; Ashlesha Khatiwada, Ph.D. Candidate in Geoscience, Colorado State University; and Scott Hotaling, Assistant Professor of Watershed Sciences, Utah State University If you have ever hiked in the high peaks of Colorado, the Wasatch Range in Utah or the Tetons
In Hot Water: What Happens to Marine Life During Heatwaves
July 18, 2026
by Jules B. Kajtar, Senior Research Scientist – Physical Oceanography, National Oceanography Centre, and Zoe Jacobs, Biogeochemical Modeller, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton A dip in the sea can provide welcome relief after long stretches of hot weather — especially when the water is an inviting 20°C or more,
Enid, Oklahoma’s Fight to Protect Its Drinking Water From Oil and Gas Pollution
July 18, 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica. by Nick Bowlin and Al Shaw, ProPublica — Co-published with The Frontier Down a dirt road in northwest Oklahoma, only a few hundred yards from where the city of Enid draws its drinking water, a company injects the toxic byproduct of oil production
Left in the Dust: How a Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant Took Over a Detroit Community
July 16, 2026
by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit Co-published with BridgeDetroit The abandoned house next door meant a lot to Christina Kary. For years, she tended to it, planting purple flowers, removing weeds and picking up trash. She attached locks to the doors to prevent trespassers from entering. She had considered buying the property,
When Disaster Recovery Becomes a Way of Life: Community Disaster Fatigue Is on the Rise With More Frequent Floods
July 14, 2026
By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic
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