The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Can’t Get a Break The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Can’t Get a Break
The neighborhood is facing an onslaught of catastrophic projects that could be more damaging than Hurricane Katrina.
Mar 30, 2026 / Roberta Brandes Gratz
Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It. Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It.
As the state promotes industrial expansion and costly seawater desalination projects, advocates want to prioritize fixing aging pipes and supporting public health.
Mar 26, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
Are Plastics Poisoning Us? Are Plastics Poisoning Us?
A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.
Mar 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past Hawaii’s Storm Damage Is Deeply Rooted in the State’s Plantation Past
The latest wave of storm devastation closely tracks the regional neglect of infrastructure instituted by the state’s first modern agricultural barons
Mar 26, 2026 / Matthew Vickers
When Did the Natural World Stop Feeling Sublime? When Did the Natural World Stop Feeling Sublime?
In Is a River Alive?, Robert Macfarlane challenges himself, and others, to find a new way to write about nature.
Mar 25, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Isabel Ruehl
Donald Trump Throws Another Big Tariff Tanty Donald Trump Throws Another Big Tariff Tanty
And other essential news of the week—including new legislation on prediction markets and a threat to the critically endangered Rice’s whale.
Mar 20, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream Trump’s Plan for “Energy Dominance” in Alaska Is a Pipe Dream
A natural gas pipeline has been proposed once again in the 49th state, but advocates and critics alike are skeptical.
Mar 19, 2026 / StudentNation / Raphaela Gold
Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams Why Climate Activists Are Protesting Their Favorite Sports Teams
Climate change is rendering the future of many sports more dangerous or impossible. But many teams are still taking fossil fuel dollars.
Mar 17, 2026 / Alexandra Tey
Russ Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the Planet Russ Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the Planet
The former senator has given up campaigning for office to campaign for the natural world.
Mar 17, 2026 / Feature / John Nichols