ImpactsBigStock Photo ID: 474328641Copyright: Vadi FuocoAvailable for extended license use Libya’s unnatural disaster What a deluged town reveals about a broken country.
ImpactsKevin Baird/Flickr Rawlins’s municipal water failure part of a growing climate concern Aging infrastructure and drought led to a temporary boil advisory and continuing lawn-watering restrictions in south-central Wyo town. Upgrades are underway, but experts warn of a growing problem.
Politics How the Huntington Beach oil spill harms California’s birds and wildlife A ruptured pipeline spewed crude oil into the Pacific Ocean, and it may foul ecosystems for years to come.
Impacts Hurricane Ida oil spills 'mind-boggling,' but likely not as bad as Katrina, Rita Some call for infrastructure review every five years, fines for violators.
Politics Micheline Maynard: Flooding and wreckage in Detroit expose the city’s climate vulnerability I felt a distressed sense of deja vu as the bleak scenes stirred memories of the city in bankruptcy.