Environment

The Tension Between Humans and Nature

446 stories published since 2009

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

by Peter Elkind

May 2, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
How We Measured the Environmental Cost of Bankrupt Mines

by Scott Pham for ProPublica; Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight; and Joel Jacobs, ProPublica

April 26, 2023, 5:05 am EDT
In the Game of Musical Mines, Environmental Damage Takes a Back Seat

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, with data analysis by Scott Pham for ProPublica

April 26, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Blown Away: Fishermen Endangered by Offshore Wind’s Political Power

by Will Sennott and Anastasia Lennon, The New Bedford Light

April 18, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Life-Giving but Lethal: The Culprit Behind Dead Zones and the Threat to Our Water Supply

by Anna Clark

April 17, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
EPA Proposes Major Air Pollution Reforms to Lower Residents’ Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities

by Lisa Song, Kiah Collier and Maya Miller

April 13, 2023, 6:00 am EDT
Thousands of Katrina Survivors Were Freed From Debt to the State. Those Who Already Paid Are Out of Luck.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News, and David Hammer, WWL-TV

April 11, 2023, 6:00 pm EDT
The EPA Faces Questions About Its Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

by Sharon Lerner

April 11, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Major Chemical Company Changes Tune on Asbestos, No Longer Opposes EPA Ban

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi

April 5, 2023, 4:00 pm EDT
Lawmakers Have Renewed the Effort to Ban Asbestos

by Neil Bedi and Kathleen McGrory

March 31, 2023, 12:45 pm EDT
The Federal Government Is Finally Increasing Funding for Salmon Hatcheries. Tribes Say It’s Not Enough.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

March 28, 2023, 9:00 am EDT
EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and Others Reveal New Information

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi

March 24, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Mississippi Has Invested Millions of Dollars to Save Its Oysters. They’re Disappearing Anyway.

by Anita Lee, Sun Herald, photography by Hannah Ruhoff, Sun Herald

March 22, 2023, 8:00 am EDT
How Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next Pandemic

by Al Shaw, Irena Hwang and Caroline Chen

March 16, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
The Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern. Experts Say That Testing Isn’t Enough.

by Sharon Lerner

March 11, 2023, 5:30 am EST
Seeding Hope

by Caroline Chen, photography by Kathleen Flynn

March 7, 2023, 5:00 am EST
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

by Sharon Lerner

February 23, 2023, 6:00 am EST
Louisiana to Drop Lawsuits Against Katrina Survivors Over Recovery Grants

by David Hammer, WWL-TV, and Richard A. Webster, Verite News

February 16, 2023, 4:45 pm EST
What to Know About the Risks of Gas Stoves and Appliances

by Lisa Song

January 23, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Wildfires in Colorado Are Growing More Unpredictable. Officials Have Ignored the Warnings.

by Jennifer Oldham for ProPublica, photography by Chet Strange, special to ProPublica

December 27, 2022, 5:00 am EST
This Scientist Fled a Deadly Wildfire, Then Returned to Study How It Happened

by Jennifer Oldham for ProPublica

December 27, 2022, 4:55 am EST
A Water War Is Brewing Over the Dwindling Colorado River

by Abrahm Lustgarten

December 22, 2022, 7:00 am EST
“Salmon People”: A Native Fishing Family’s Fight to Preserve a Way of Life

by Katie Campbell, ProPublica, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

December 21, 2022, 4:44 pm EST
Salmon People: A Native Fishing Family’s Fight to Preserve a Way of Life

by Katie Campbell, ProPublica, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

December 21, 2022, 9:00 am EST
Toxic Salmon Reporting “Deeply Troubling,” Lawmaker Says, Demanding Changes to Protect Pacific Northwest Tribal Health

by Maya Miller, ProPublica, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

December 14, 2022, 1:00 pm EST
Behind the Key Decision That Left Many Poor Homeowners Without Enough Money to Rebuild After Katrina

by David Hammer, WWL-TV

December 13, 2022, 4:00 pm EST
Wealthy Governor’s Company to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Chronic Air Pollution Violations

by Max Blau

December 12, 2022, 11:00 am EST
An Exodus Unlike Any Other: Why Half the People in This Community Moved Away After Hurricane Katrina

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica

December 12, 2022, 5:00 am EST
The Federal Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor. New Data Proves It.

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, David Hammer, WWL-TV, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica

December 11, 2022, 5:00 am EST
The Cold War Legacy Lurking in U.S. Groundwater

by Mark Olalde, Mollie Simon and Alex Mierjeski, video by Gerardo del Valle, Liz Moughon and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons

December 3, 2022, 5:00 am EST
City Receives Half a Million Dollars for Air Monitoring After Report Reveals Elevated Cancer Risk

by Lisa Song

November 29, 2022, 7:00 am EST
The U.S. Promised Tribes They Would Always Have Fish, but the Fish They Have Pose Toxic Risks

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Maya Miller, ProPublica

November 22, 2022, 8:00 am EST
Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

by Mark Olalde

October 27, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Barbados Will Be Among the First to Receive Climate Money From New International Monetary Fund Resilience Trust

by Abrahm Lustgarten

October 5, 2022, 10:00 am EDT
New Air Monitors Among Major Impacts of ProPublica Toxic Air Pollution Reporting

by Lisa Song and Alexandra Zayas

September 29, 2022, 1:20 pm EDT
The Racism, and Resilience, Behind Today’s Salmon Crisis

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

September 24, 2022, 9:00 am EDT
This Hurricane-Ravaged Town Has Waited Years for Long-Term Aid. It Could Happen Again.

by Mike Smith, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate

September 18, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
The Tragedy of North Birmingham

by Max Blau, graphics by Shane Loeffler

September 1, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
A Year After Hurricane Ida Caused Flood Deaths, Officials Are Starting to Address Storm Drain Dangers

by Topher Sanders

August 31, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Texas-Mexico Border Town Approves Air Pollution Monitoring Following ProPublica and Texas Tribune Investigation

by Kiah Collier and Maya Miller

August 29, 2022, 10:30 am EDT
As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis

by Abrahm Lustgarten

August 25, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Visualizing Toxic Air

by Lylla Younes and Al Shaw

August 22, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Joe Manchin’s Price for Supporting the Climate Change Bill: A Natural Gas Pipeline in His Home State

by Ken Ward Jr. and Alexa Beyer, Mountain State Spotlight

August 5, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon’s Decline in the Northwest

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

August 4, 2022, 9:00 am EDT
Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming

by Abrahm Lustgarten

July 27, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
The Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Could Hamper Regulators’ Ability to Protect the Public

by Lisa Song

July 5, 2022, 5:25 pm EDT
The Polluter Just Got a Million-Dollar Fine. That Won’t Cure This Woman’s Rare Cancer.

by Lisa Song

June 27, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Utah Officials Called It the “Year of Water.” Special Interests Still Resist Conservation.

by Mark Olalde

June 22, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Louisiana Sued Hurricane Katrina Survivors for Misusing Recovery Grants. Now It Has Halted Collection Efforts.

by Richard A. Webster, The Advocate | The Times-Picayune, and David Hammer, WWL-TV

May 31, 2022, 5:30 pm EDT
How Not to Count Salmon

by Irena Hwang

May 31, 2022, 9:00 am EDT