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Team USA is proving that world-class skiing doesn’t require PFAS wax

Team U. S. A. reflects on competing in the first Olympics following an international ban on waxes containing "forever chemicals. "

FEBRUARY 20. 2026

Ask a Climate Therapist: How do I deal with friends and family who won’t stop polluting?

Your climate values are conflicting with your closest relationships. Here's some advice on how to cope, from therapist Leslie Davenport.

Would you pay $49 a month to drink recycled wastewater?

A recent survey found that rural Americans would pay for the privilege of reusing wastewater. Here's the huge potential benefit of that.

Jesse Jackson’s vision for America embraced environmental justice

The civil rights leader, who died earlier this week, linked segregation, pollution, and political power.

FEBRUARY 19. 2026

The cowboy who got rich selling veggie burgers

To see the future of food, look no further than Sam Cobb, the cattle rancher making soy-based Boca Burgers.

The nation’s largest public utility is going back to coal — with almost no input from the public

The Tennessee Valley Authority was renowned for its independence. But politics and rising power are pushing it away from clean energy.

Two months after being arrested, this Indigenous climate leader remains imprisoned in Russia

The U. N. and dozens of Indigenous organizations are demanding Daria Egereva's release, but a Moscow court just extended her detention until at least March.

FEBRUARY 18. 2026

What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.

The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers .

FEBRUARY 17. 2026

Despite court order, a critical FEMA program remains frozen

Months after a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore climate adaptation grants, FEMA insiders say the agency hasn’t budged.

A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge

Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan.

Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential.

FEBRUARY 15. 2026

Native families were promised free solar. Trump took it away.

From elders struggling with high electric bills to lost economic development opportunities, Trump’s gutting of Solar for All is felt by residents of northern Plains reservations.

FEBRUARY 14. 2026

Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold

America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.

FEBRUARY 13. 2026

Poison at play: Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds

Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.