Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way By Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, with additional reporting by Cassandra Garibay When Hurricane Helene plowed over the Southeast last September, it caused more…
The rising danger of the global submarine nuclear arms race By Lynda Williams Right now, beneath the world’s oceans, approximately 30 nuclear-armed submarines patrol silently, virtually undetectable. These submarines represent humanity’s deadliest doomsday machines: stealthy,…
Eastern Kentucky to Western NC and back again: “We know what it’s like” By Katie Myers When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky jumped their banks and flooded a wide swath of the…
By Lisa Sorg State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 in early March with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,”…
By Julie Grant When Deborah Lewis moved from Silicon Valley back to her parents’ house in Hough, on the east side of Cleveland, one issue she thought about a lot was climate change: the increase…
By Washington Department of Natural Resources In January 2025, wildfires driven by hurricane-force winds ripped through Los Angeles County. Over a frightening 48 hours, embers soared for miles, destroying thousands of homes and killing 29…
By Ulrike Decoene and Beatrice Weder di Mauro Los Angeles is burning, Valencia is flooded, Mayotte has been devastated. The shock of seeing people lose everything highlights a stark, ever more frequent reality: climate risks…
By Julia Conley The need for a federal lawsuit filed in early March presents “more evidence of a constitutional crisis,” according to one campaigner, as plaintiffs pushed back against the Trump administration’s unlawful freezing of…
Weaponization of the Legal System By Marina Dunbar The verdict against the environmental group Greenpeace finding it liable for huge damages to a pipeline company over protests has been described by advocacy groups as a…
By Michigan State University Sand extraction is a silent environmental crisis, disrupting marine ecosystems and accelerating coastal erosion. Scientists warn that without stronger governance, this hidden threat will have devastating consequences. Sand is one of…