Environment (Page 2)
December 8, 2025
A Tale of Two Droughts: Who is Striving and Who is Thriving?
New Jersey residents struggle to reduce their water usage throughout a year long drought watch while local farmers have yet to see an impact.
December 8, 2025
Florida Promised to Protect Its Springs. Is It Keeping Its Word?
Beneath the clear blue surface of Florida’s springs, scientists are detecting unsettling changes. At the same time, a battle over how the state enforces its water rules is raising new questions about what it will take to safeguard them.
December 8, 2025
Activists Rally to Save a Stately Pair of Seattle Oaks
A northern red oak tree believed to be more over one-hundred-year-old might be sacrificed for a new development’s driveway. The battle over it reveals much about Seattle’s struggle to balance growth and nature in The Emerald City.
November 4, 2025
Burbling Below: Inside the Efforts to Keep Santa Monica Drinking Local
A five-story treatment plant beneath a downtown parking lot—and a groundwater board review—show how the city of Santa Monica relies on local wells and runoff, even as ecologists press for attention to nearby tidal wetlands.
October 30, 2025
At Climate Week NYC, Workshop Explores Climate Action Under Authoritarianism
Climate sector professionals gathered to discuss climate action amid what organizers described as rising U.S. authoritarianism during a Climate Week NYC workshop.