Environment
2025 State of the Climate Report: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do
The State of the Climate report for 2025 paints a grim picture of the current situation, with 22 out of 34 planetary vital signs at record levels. The year 2024…
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Smokey’s Last Stand: What We Lose When President Trump Guts the Forest Service
Smokey Bear serves as a crucial reminder that safeguarding against wildfires is a collective responsibility, which also involves supporting wildfire…
Rural North Carolina fights back against PFAS contamination
For over fifty years, the residents of Sampson County, North Carolina, have witnessed their local landfill expand to nearly 1,300…
We Are Doing to Low Earth Orbit What We Did to the Oceans
Approximately two tons of satellite debris are incinerated in Earth’s atmosphere daily, primarily from SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network. This incineration…
The new economy of the Amazon
A diverse network of NGOs, corporations, development banks, and philanthropic resources is transforming the Amazon's “bioeconomy.” As financial resources pour…
Why Is the US So Anxious to Unlearn the Lessons of the Chernobyl Disaster?
April 26, 2026, marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Unit 4 nuclear disaster in the former Soviet Union. This…
Hurricane Helene shattered lives — and the systems that keep people sober
This story was published in partnership with The Assembly. It was produced as a project for USC Annenberg’s Center for…
The World Has a Decarbonization Scoreboard. Here’s What It Says.
Of the 52 climate targets necessary for achieving net zero by 2050, only six have been met or are progressing…
The next great hunger
Experts have raised alarms over the fragmentation of the global food system due to biodiversity loss, climate disruptions, and geopolitical…