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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.
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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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Toxin Avenger

DispatchUnited StatesSarah Engler
By following hundreds of children from the womb through adolescence, Dr. Frederica Perera has become a public-health superhero.

Stop, Drop, and Roll

DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier
Every week, barrels upon barrels of volatile crude oil crisscross Chicago by rail, endangering tens of thousands of schoolkids.

No Photos, Please

DispatchWyomingAlisa Opar
New Wyoming laws stifle freedom of speech and make citizen science illegal.

The Soil Savior

DispatchTexasJeff Turrentine
A Texas farmer is bucking tradition by putting soil health above all else. The result? Water-retaining, nutrient-rich pay dirt.

Going Whole Hog Without Antibiotics

DispatchMissouriBarry Estabrook
Farmer Russ Kremer caught a drug-resistant infection from his own pigs. Now he's raising them right.

The Farmer Who Weeded Out Chemicals

DispatchCaliforniaLaura Fraser
Organic farmer Jim Cochran proves that growing nontoxic strawberries isn’t just possible, it’s profitable.

Roam, Roam on the Range

DispatchMontanaAlisa Opar
This Montana cattle ranch is trying to ensure its operations benefit wildlife—and yes, that means wolves, too.

Not-So-Secret Gardens

DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier
Uncovering Chicago’s gardens—and planting their locations on a map—could help sow the farming movement.

Toxic Two-Step

DispatchTexasJeff Turrentine
When politicians and corporate polluters step onto the dance floor in Texas, the state’s environmental agency provides the music.

Powering Down

DispatchCaliforniaAlisa Opar
California’s proposed energy-efficiency standards for computers could make the screen time of all Americans easier on the climate.

Let's Get Wasted!

DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson
A pop-up restaurant gives trash-bound food a place at the table.

Old Cow, New Tricks

DispatchWestAlisa Opar
Desert-friendly cattle that came over with Columbus might be better bovines for the drought-plagued West.

Sea to Table

DispatchWestAlisa Opar
Consumers are increasingly getting to know their local fish—and fishermen—through companies that cut out the middleman.

The Dusty City

DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier
Chicago is trying to limit how much petcoke the tar sands industry moves (and spreads) around town.

A Sickening Swill

DispatchIowaSusan Cosier
Iowans don't want runoff from factory farms coming out of their faucets. So it’s about time the government does something about it.