More than a decade after the EPA found that Iowa wasn’t cracking down on polluting factory farms, the state continues to hedge on enforcement. Story by Anika Jane Beamer, photos by Zach Spindler-Krage Feeding the Beast: Third in a series about lax regulation, corporate influence and the heavily polluting, yetContinue Reading
Tiny snakes in Southeast Asia have mastered an extraordinary escape technique: rolling across the ground at speeds up to four times faster than ordinary slithering. Scientists discovered that dwarf reedsnakes accomplish this feat through precisely coordinated body movements that allow their bodies to rotate while their heads remain remarkably stable.,Continue Reading
Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues. (Image credit: Aaron Schenk)Continue Reading
A community science project is uncovering data “our state wants to hide from us,” its co-founders say. By Lisa Sorg A few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its National Response Center: “There has been a horrible smell in the air forContinue Reading
Scientists have proposed a way to detect “mirror life,” a hypothetical form of life that could pose serious risks to humans, animals, and ecosystems if artificially created. Using special fluorescent molecules and a type of polarized light also used in 3D movie technology, researchers believe they could distinguish ordinary organismsContinue Reading
Fifty-seven countries joined a “coalition of the willing” to create a roadmap for winding down fossil fuels, and there’s good reason to think the number could grow. Interview by Paloma Beltran, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by PalomaContinue Reading
Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.Continue Reading
A New York Times investigation shows how Traitor 47 allowed companies to skirt rules designed to limit toxic pollution.Continue Reading
Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast. Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.Continue Reading
A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.Continue Reading
Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the country’s most famous glaciers experienced their worst melting on record, while several smaller glaciers vanished completely. Nearly 20% of Switzerland’s glacier ice has disappeared in just five years,Continue Reading
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings are torn down, despite the site’s troubled history and worries over radioactivity. By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz Boeing has almost completed the demolition of five buildings at its infamous SantaContinue Reading
In December 2025, former B.C. Premier Christy Clark gave an interview on Global News where she described Canada’s west coast ban on oil tankers as a “ridiculous” constraint on the Canadian economy. A clip of Clark’s interview then began to circulate online, where it was shared by several Canadian conservativeContinue Reading