Low-cost sensors are helping communities find gaps in air quality data

From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.

In New Jersey, Ford faces lawsuit over polluting tribal land

The company is accused of dumping thousands of tons of toxic paint sludge and other pollutants…

Across the Midwest, an ‘unlikely alliance’ forms to stop carbon pipelines

Farmers, tribes, and environmentalists have rallied against the potential use of eminent domain to build the…

Water security is now a key US foreign policy priority

Almost half the global population will experience "severe water stress" by 2030. A new White House…

‘Flash Droughts’ Are the Midwest’s Next Big Climate Threat

New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance…

A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology

Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or ******* CO2…

New study: Climate change will spread toxic mold to Midwest corn

Aflatoxin, a chemical produced by infectious mold, could be coming to Corn Belt.

In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA

The PolyMet Mining Corporation has been locked in a battle to open Minnesota’s first copper-sulfide mine…

‘Flash droughts’ are Midwest’s next big climate threat

New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance…

Ohio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads

At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and…