Newsletter New Orleans seeks to avert crisis as saltwater nears the city A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond.
Impacts New Orleans seeks to avert crisis as saltwater nears the city A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond.
Impacts In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that never ends Residents in Jackson filed an emergency petition with the Environmental Protection Agency last week, requesting relief from an ongoing water crisis.
Politics Pennsylvania lets polluter resume drilling in protected zone, outraging residents in fracking's 'ground zero' Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.
Politics 6 environmental wins that gave us hope in 2022 From a thriving new marine park to rules curbing plastic pollution, the past year gave us several reasons to be optimistic for the planet's future.
Top Story Climate change threatening 'things Americans value most,' report says The latest National Climate Assessment also finds that the United States has warmed 68 percent faster than the planet as a whole.
Solutions In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid what policymakers here and overseas increasingly recognize as an extinction crisis.
