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A group of people hold signs and banners. One sign reads, “Wake up,” and includes a drawing of the Earth in flames.
Posted inClimate Change

As Climate Clock Ticks, US Government Has Been Using Burning Trash to Look Green

by Will Evans and Najib Aminy July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

Federal agencies have been padding their environmental stats with a strategy that’s too cheap, too carbon-heavy and too easy to make a difference.

Jamie Alexander holds up a copy of the Drawdown ad that ran in the New York Times.
Posted inSustainability

‘A Pretty Damning Critique:’ Google, Netflix and LinkedIn Wouldn’t Sign Onto Climate Action Ad

by Will Evans March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

The ad’s backstory provides a rare moment of transparency in an ecosystem of advocacy organizations that are often too scared to talk openly about corporate partners.

An illustration shows a golden Bitcoin shining like the sun against a dark background. Power lines connect to the bitcoin.
Posted inSustainability

Can Our Climate Survive Bitcoin?

Jess AlvarengaPortrait of steven rascón by Shereen Marisol Meraji, Elizabeth Shogren, Taki Telonidis, Amy Mostafa, Michael Montgomery, Nikki Frick, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Jess Alvarenga, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez and Kevin Sullivan March 26, 2022April 4, 2022

Bitcoin is hot – and it’s heating up the planet, too. Making bitcoin uses enormous amounts of power.

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A drilling rig in Arlington Texas
Posted inSustainability

A Texas Town Stopped an Energy Giant from Drilling Next to a Day Care. Then It Changed Its Mind.

by Elizabeth Shogren November 30, 2021December 1, 2021

Arlington’s experience shows how difficult it can be to stop greenhouse gas production – even when it’s putting children’s health at risk.

A natural gas drilling rig in Fort Worth, Texas.
Posted inSustainability

Life in the drill zone

by Elizabeth Shogren June 15, 2021January 4, 2023

More than a decade ago, the U.S. made a big bet on natural gas as a path to reduced emissions and energy independence. But has that bet gone bad for communities – and the climate?

An illustration in tones of yellow and brown shows two small children swinging on a playground. In the distance behind them is a natural gas drilling rig.
Posted inSustainability

Emission control

Portrait of steven rascón by Elizabeth Shogren, Mohamed Al Elew, Michael Montgomery, Taki Telonidis, Soo Oh, Esther Kaplan, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen and Kevin Sullivan June 12, 2021July 1, 2021

If we want to slow climate change, we have to slash methane pollution. Methane is heating up the planet and threatens the health of people who live near drill sites.

Logger Stephan Weaver stands with his chainsaw next to a slash in a giant tree.
Posted inSustainability

Timber Wars

Brett Simpson portrait by Brett Simpson, Brett Myers, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs and Fernando Arruda February 13, 2021July 1, 2021

Thirty years ago, a fight over old-growth forests and the spotted owl forever transformed the way we see – and fight over – the natural world.

An illustration shows a heart against a blue foreground.
Posted inEnvironment, Voting

The American divide

by Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Elizabeth Shogren, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Mwende Hinojosa November 7, 2020July 1, 2021

Reveal host Al Letson talks to a first-time voter, whose struggles reflect the divisions this country faces after a historic election.

The logo for the EPA is seen on a glass door.
Posted inSustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

EPA science panel plows ahead with toxic chemical’s review, despite coronavirus crisis

by Elizabeth Shogren March 26, 2020June 30, 2021

Under White House pressure, the EPA ordered the panel to ignore the findings of its own scientists that the chemical TCE causes fetal heart defects.

Sarah James, in a winter coat, hats, and work gloves, sits astride a four-wheeled vehicle in front of pine trees and a mountain.
Posted inSustainability

The refuge revealed

by Sarah Mirk, Al Letson, Katharine Mieszkowski, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa March 7, 2020July 1, 2021

Oil rigs may soon be coming to the nation’s largest wildlife refuge. We find out what that could mean to the people who live there.

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