Environment

The Tension Between Humans and Nature

320 stories published since 2010

A Wonder in Decline

by Michael Friberg, special to ProPublica,

June 16, 2015, 8 a.m. EDT

End of the Miracle Machines: Inside the Power Plant Fueling America's Drought

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

June 16, 2015, 8 a.m. EDT

Use It or Lose It: Across the West, Exercising One’s Right to Waste Water

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

June 9, 2015, 7:59 a.m. EDT

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, While Water Supplies Last

by Al Shaw and Abrahm Lustgarten,

June 2, 2015, 8 a.m. EDT

The ‘Water Witch’: Pat Mulroy Preached Conservation While Backing Growth in Las Vegas

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

June 2, 2015, 8 a.m. EDT

Holy Crop: How Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Naveena Sadasivam,

May 27, 2015, 9 a.m. EDT

What You Need to Know About the Water Crisis in the West

Abrahm Lustgarten, Amanda Zamora, David Sleight and Lauren Kirchner,

May 27, 2015, 9 a.m. EDT

Killing the Colorado: Explore the River

by Al Shaw, Abrahm Lustgarten, Amanda Zamora, Jeff Larson and Lauren Kirchner,

May 27, 2015, 9 a.m. EDT

Sharpening the Government’s Blurry Maps

by Al Shaw and Theodoric Meyer,

Dec. 26, 2013, 1:45 p.m. EST

Federal Flood Maps Left New York Unprepared for Sandy — and FEMA Knew It

by Al Shaw, Christie Thompson and Theodoric Meyer,

Dec. 6, 2013, 5 a.m. EST

What Happened After Congress Passed a Climate Change Law? Very Little

by Theodoric Meyer,

Oct. 15, 2013, 2:26 p.m. EDT

Using Outdated Data, FEMA Is Wrongly Placing Homeowners in Flood Zones

by Theodoric Meyer,

July 18, 2013, 1:07 p.m. EDT

Why So Many Flood Maps Are Still Out of Date

by Theodoric Meyer,

July 8, 2013, 9:24 a.m. EDT

Four Ways the Government Subsidizes Risky Coastal Rebuilding

by Theodoric Meyer,

June 19, 2013, 10:41 a.m. EDT

Without a Final Map, New York Rebuilds on Uncertain Ground

June 12, 2013, 12:35 p.m. EDT

As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut Funding

by Theodoric Meyer,

May 24, 2013, 1:04 p.m. EDT

After Sandy, Government Lends to Rebuild in Flood Zones

by Robert Lewis and Al Shaw,

March 6, 2013, 5 a.m. EST

Why 58 Representatives Who Voted for Hurricane Katrina Aid Voted Against Aid for Sandy

by Theodoric Meyer,

Jan. 18, 2013, 4:35 p.m. EST

The BP Oil Spill Saga: Where Things Stand Now

by Marian Wang,

Dec. 28, 2010, 1:11 p.m. EST

Despite Internal Concerns About Rig Safety, Transocean Says It’s Shielded By Contract

by Marian Wang,

Aug. 5, 2010, 11:25 a.m. EDT