Environment

The Tension Between Humans and Nature

478 stories published since 2009

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
The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Irena Hwang, ProPublica, photography by Kristyna Wentz-Graff, Oregon Public Broadcasting

May 24, 2022, 8:00 am EDT
Air Monitors Alone Won’t Save Communities From Toxic Industrial Air Pollution

by Lisa Song and Lylla Younes, photography by Kathleen Flynn

May 18, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Katrina Survivors Were Told They Could Use Grant Money to Rebuild. Now They’re Being Sued for It.

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

May 12, 2022, 10:00 am EDT
The Southwest’s Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future

by Mark Olalde

May 11, 2022, 4:20 pm EDT
She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect.

by Lydia DePillis

March 30, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
State Launches Cancer Study After ProPublica Identifies Toxic Air Pollution Hot Spot

by Lisa Song

March 25, 2022, 12:45 pm EDT
We’re Releasing the Data Behind Our Toxic Air Analysis

by Lylla Younes and Al Shaw

March 16, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Washington State Budgets $1.6 Million for Study and Removal of Toxic Lights

by Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

March 14, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Representatives Introduce $500 Million Air Quality Bill, Citing ProPublica’s Investigations

by Maya Miller, Lisa Song and Ava Kofman

February 25, 2022, 1:55 pm EST
Rechaza la EPA la norma de Texas que es más indulgente para un contaminante atmosférico muy tóxico

por Kiah Collier, y Maya Miller, ProPublica

February 9, 2022, 6:01 am EST
Planta de esterilización de equipo médico contamina con sustancias cancerígenas a decenas de miles de alumnos

por Kiah Collier, y Maya Miller, ProPublica, fotografía por Kathleen Flynn, gráficos por Al Shaw y Lucas Waldron

February 9, 2022, 6:00 am EST
School District Where Toxic Chemicals Lingered for Years Offers $34 Million Settlement to Families

by Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

February 7, 2022, 3:20 pm EST
How the Sugar Industry Makes Political Friends and Influences Elections

by Hannah Morse, The Palm Beach Post

February 3, 2022, 5:00 am EST
What Germany’s Effort to Leave Coal Behind Can Teach the U.S.

by Alec MacGillis

January 31, 2022, 6:00 am EST
EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant

by Kiah Collier, and Maya Miller, ProPublica

January 28, 2022, 6:00 pm EST
EPA Takes Action to Combat Industrial Air Pollution

by Ava Kofman and Lisa Song

January 26, 2022, 6:00 am EST
California’s Forever Fire

by Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, photography by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times Magazine

January 3, 2022, 5:00 am EST
After Years of Complaints, Florida Improves Pollution Monitoring Near Burning Sugar Cane Fields

by Bianca Fortis

December 30, 2021, 5:00 am EST