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Environment

The Tension Between Humans and Nature

339 stories published since 2009

Kaboom Town

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

In Colfax, Echoes of Another Conflict

by Ashley Gilbertson/VII Photo,

One Year, One Facility, 1.7 Million Pounds of Hazardous Waste Burned in Open Air

by Lylla Younes,

Open Burns, Ill Winds

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Toxic Fires

by Hilary Fung,

In Flint Water Crisis, Could Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Actually Lead to Prison Time?

by Talia Buford,

There Are Lots of Climate Uncertainties. Let’s Acknowledge and Plan for Them With Honesty.

by Andrew Revkin,

As One of Its Chief Sources of Water Dries Up, California Eases Restrictions on Use Nonetheless

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Drought be Dammed

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

‘We’re Sitting Ducks’

ProPublica,

Hell and High Water (Full Text)

by Neena Satija for The Texas Tribune and Reveal, Kiah Collier for The Texas Tribune, and Al Shaw and Jeff Larson, ProPublica,

Liquid Assets

Abrahm Lustgarten,

How Much Water Does the West Really Have?

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Less Than Zero

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Picturing the Drought

by Michael Friberg, special to ProPublica,

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

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

A Wonder in Decline

by Michael Friberg, special to ProPublica,

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

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, While Water Supplies Last

by Al Shaw and Abrahm Lustgarten,

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

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

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

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

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

by Abrahm Lustgarten and Naveena Sadasivam,

Killing the Colorado: Explore the River

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

Sharpening the Government’s Blurry Maps

by Al Shaw and Theodoric Meyer,

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

by Al Shaw, Christie Thompson and Theodoric Meyer,

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

by Theodoric Meyer,

Using Outdated Data, FEMA Is Wrongly Placing Homeowners in Flood Zones

by Theodoric Meyer,

Why So Many Flood Maps Are Still Out of Date

by Theodoric Meyer,

EPA’s Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Four Ways the Government Subsidizes Risky Coastal Rebuilding

by Theodoric Meyer,

Without a Final Map, New York Rebuilds on Uncertain Ground

by Al Shaw,

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

by Theodoric Meyer,

After Sandy, Government Lends to Rebuild in Flood Zones

by Robert Lewis and Al Shaw,

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

by Theodoric Meyer,

Charting the Human Cost of Different Types of Energy

by Nicholas Kusnetz and Marian Wang,

The BP Oil Spill Saga: Where Things Stand Now

by Marian Wang,

Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

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

by Marian Wang,

EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyo. Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking

by Abrahm Lustgarten,