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JUNE 1. 2026

The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.

MAY 31. 2026

70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

MAY 30. 2026

A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar

While China’s push to modernize sparked a surge in burning coal, India is turning to increasingly cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Though it faces big hurdles, including a rickety grid, India’s solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.

MAY 29. 2026

Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year

More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families do not have stable housing or power.

Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe.

MAY 28. 2026

Everlane, Shein, and the myth of sustainable fashion

The future of any retail brand depends on you buying more clothes.

Wildfire smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their babies sick?

Years wildfire scares, parents are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born.

The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never. ’

Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, says nuclear, geothermal, and solar power should help fuel the colossal Stratos Project.

MAY 27. 2026

Nike’s recycled World Cup uniforms reveal the limits of ‘circular’ fashion

Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”?

MAY 26. 2026

‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race

California wants to phase out fossil fuels, but still needs gas. That makes for messy politics and a frontrunner saying "I need Chevron. "

MAY 24. 2026

The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co can sidestep rules years in the making.

MAY 23. 2026

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

MAY 22. 2026

Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.

In a rare show of global unity, countries adopt landmark climate ruling

About six years ago, law students at the University of the South Pacific convinced the government of the small island nation of Vanuatu to take the harms wrought by climate change all the way to the International Court of Justice, the world’s highest legal authority.