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The future of energy development on Native lands signals a new era
The U.S. has a long record of extracting resources on Native lands and ignoring tribal opposition, but a decision by federal energy regulators to deny permits for seven proposed hydropower proje...
PFAS removal from public water is a costly and long process. Here’s how to filter out some of it
Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans, waterproof clothing, grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpet were all made possible by PFAS. But in rece...
Arizona’s abortion ban could bring zombie laws back to life in other states
When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently re...
Musk’s cryptic posts leave investors wanting answers about Tesla’s affordable car
Elon Musk has kept investors hanging since he issued cryptic social posts following an exclusive April 5 Reuters report that Tesla had scrapped its plans for a $25,000 “Model 2” electric veh...
Climate change’s damage could cost about $38 trillion a year by 2049
Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heati...
Low pay, long hours, and dangerous work: Why ski patrollers in Colorado are fighting to unionize
After more than a year of trying to form the first ski patrol union at Eldora Mountain Resort outside Nederland, CO, Nick Lansing found himself navigating an unexpected trail. Like other pat...
A first for California, state officials will now oversee groundwater use in crop-rich San Joaquin Valley
California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after local communities were ...
‘Irreparable harm is clear’: Tribes denied block on $10B megaproject located on heritage sites
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona va...
POV: A $100 million investment in women’s healthcare isn’t enough. This is what we need
Women’s health is finally being recognized by the White House as an area of opportunity for investment and development—and also a growing state of emergency and neglect. As female leaders d...
Far more climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than is reported. Satellites can help
Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne and satellite surveys show. Th...
Wind projects hit a record in 2023—but more power is needed to reach global renewable energy goals
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by th...
American Airlines pilots are reporting a spike in safety issues, and management is paying attention
The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on pla...
How the makers of Roundup are trying to get legal protection from cancer lawsuits
Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim...
A baby born this year could lose $1 million over their lifetime because of climate change
A baby born this year will turn 80 in 2104. By that point, the U.S. might have heated up by 10 degrees Fahrenheit, even more than the global average. Throughout his or her life, hurricanes and wi...
In 2009, 34 countries set emissions reduction targets. More than half failed
At the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, more than 30 countries pledged to reduce their emissions by 2020. But many didn’t reach those goals: Out of 34 such pledges, 19 countries...
Inside the battle to stop methane exports from South Texas
In the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border, residents are battling to preserve some of the last pristine wetlands on the Texas coast. They had won some victories against businesses bui...
Employers must accommodate abortions and birth control, per new rules for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
U.S. employers’ obligation to accommodate workers’ pregnancies also extends to abortions and the use of contraception, the U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Mon...
How Arizona’s abortion ban could unfold
The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision reviving a near-total abortion ban dating back to the 19th century is at odds with a pledge from the state’s Democratic governor and chief prosecutor to ...
The US Supreme Court may decide whether Oregon can fine homeless people for sleeping outside
A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozen...
How Oregon’s new right-to-repair law forced Apple to change
If the screen breaks on your iPhone and you try to replace it with an identical used screen, you’ll see an error message: “Unable to determine if your iPhone display is a genuine Apple part.�...