The Shells of Swannanoa
Shut out from FEMA aid, undocumented homeowners in western North Carolina are still recovering from Helene amid a rapidly intensifying political storm
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Kentucky’s Ashen Promises
As federal oversight softens, aging Kentucky coal plants stay online, feeding data center demand at the expense of nearby communities
Haunted by Halong
Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around trauma responses to the climate disaster
Up in Smoke
After years of fires, Camden city officials negotiated a deal to protect a predominantly Black and Brown community from toxic fumes. It didn’t.
Insulating the Energy Poverty Gap
How Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act became a lifeline for residents squeezed out of federal energy assistance
Mid-Barataria’s Muddy End
Louisiana's decision to kill its cornerstone coastal restoration project leaves the state without a clear plan as it faces some of the fastest rates of sea level rise on Earth
Breathing After BioLab
One woman's reflection on the 2024 BioLab chemical fire and her ongoing fight to breathe, heal, and hold industry accountable.
Deserted at the Border
The federal government is quietly abandoning Arizona farmworker and miner communities, stripping funding from hundreds of thousands of residents facing deadly heat and dwindling water
Licensed to Contaminate
From city permits to state acquiescence and federal contracts, how every level of government enabled toxic detention
Mourning Land that Leaves
Alaska Native communities grapple with ecological grief as their ancestral lands slowly vanish