Congress moves to give away national lands, discounting billions in revenue
Though recreation on public lands creates $646bn in economic stimulus and 6.1m jobs, Republicans are setting in motion a giveaway of Americans’ birthright
Conservationist Terry Tempest Williams puts herself on frontline of climate fight
A longtime advocate for public lands, Terry Tempest Williams has been at the forefront of fighting for conservation. This year, she stepped into the firing line
Lives in the balance: climate change and the Marshall Islands
The numerous atolls that make up the island nation are now regularly swamped due to sea level rise. But as more people flee for the US, many fear their culture will be lost to a country that has already taken so much from them
The lucky ones: Native American tribe receives $48m to flee climate change
In Louisiana, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe has been awarded a natural disaster grant to resettle away from their sinking land. But other indigenous Americans have no way out
As climate change heats up, Arctic residents struggle to keep their homes
Climate change has brought a myriad of issues to the far north, but rising sea levels are now threatening existing home owners and contributing to housing shortages
Methane leaks across US pose a much greater threat than Aliso Canyon
Utah, Colorado and Texas are being aggressively pumped for oil and natural gas, producing methane leaks in quantities a third higher than previously thought – and little is being done to contain the problem
To date, over 25,000 children in Flint, Michigan, have been exposed to lead contamination from the city’s water supply. How did the water get that way?
