stLouISTLoud, angry, and Indigenous: Heavy metal takes on colonialism and climate change
Indigenous bands have always been part of metal, creating a place for musicians and fans to channel anger and find community.
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Three-quarters of the world’s land is drying out, ‘redefining life on Earth’
Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.
In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation’s largest trash incinerator
Residents argue the project will disproportionately impact majority-Black and -Hispanic communities in the Miami-Dade area.
How a fantasy oil train may help the Supreme Court gut a major environmental law
Even if the railway promoters win, here's why the train won’t get built.
Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.
Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks — for now
New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the "technosphere."
A filing error put more than 90,000 acres of Yakama Nation land in the hands of Washington state
More than 170 years later, the Yakama are still trying to get their land back.
As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.
Q&A: How the U.S.–China rivalry is holding back the world’s climate progress
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in.
Biden just set a big new climate goal. Can the US achieve it?
With Trump set to take office, cutting emissions 66 percent by 2035 will require rapid action from states, cities, and the private sector.
A study of 11,000 twins shows how to make America walkable again
New research shows what happens when cities add sidewalks and take other pedestrian-friendly steps.
New data shows just how bad the climate insurance crisis has become
Two congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods, and fires, "the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working."
Indigenous people defending their land face a disproportionate share of violence and threats
Corporations must be held accountable for attacks that advance their business interests, researchers say.
Scientists from 57 countries want to end siloed decision-making on climate and biodiversity
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
Alert fatigue: The phrase that defined our climate in 2024
From "carbon cowboys" to "snow loss cliff," these 10 terms captured the spirit of the hottest year yet.
Why it’s so hard to create a truly recyclable Keurig coffee pod
A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.
Spending Christmas with ‘Dr. Doom’
How my climate-obsessed dad brought our family closer together.
Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
The erratic weather adding to the troubles of Michigan's cherry growers is impacting farmers everywhere.
This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court
Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back.
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources
PFAS chemicals have unexpectedly turned up in well water in rural farmland, far from any industrial areas, airports, or military bases.