“We were prepared, but not for how fast the water came." My colleague Aman Azhar Inside Climate News captured the aftermath of the new normal, underscoring the need for greater action on climate resilience. insideclimatenews.org/news/21052025/…

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the country, and its current plan to replace them is lagging behind a federal mandate. This story kicks off our summer series on lead pipes in Chicago, with Inside Climate News WBEZ and grist insideclimatenews.org/news/26062025/…

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“It’s like you got a mask on,” Curtis Hackett said. “It’s just like you got a fan on and it’s blowing hot air, that’s exactly how I feel.” New Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/26062025/…

check on your unhoused neighbors this summer! water + electrolytes aren't a lasting solution, but they're still extremely important

Air pollution is making the gene-level mutations in lung cancer tumors of nonsmokers look a lot like those in smokers' lungs. New research from NIH today Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/02072025/…

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicago residents haven't been warned that their water may be contaminated with lead. 2nd story in our summer lead pipes series is out today Inside Climate News grist WBEZ insideclimatenews.org/news/14072025/…

Five hundred EV batteries at the end of their automotive lives will soon be reused to provide energy storage for Texas’ grid. I wrote about how it creates a second life for the batteries made from critical minerals, including lithium, nickel and cobalt, for Inside Climate News.

The police is still refusing to give the body of Odeh Hathalin who was murdered by a settler back to his loved ones. Sixty women from his village are now on hunger strike. Listen to his courageous mother in law

"We are people with culture, with family, who are fighting for our right to breathe clean air and drink clean water." democracynow.org/2025/8/1/toxic…

This summer we’ve been running a series of stories tied to the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. For the 4th story, we looked at something that is hidden to tourists but so easy to find when you understand the signs: Deaths of Despair. capitalbnews.org/hurricane-katr…

Thousands are being forced to evacuate in Southern California as the Canyon Fire grows rapidly, fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions. insideclimatenews.org/news/08082025/…

We got big project out today about Chicago’s lead pipes. The news is we mapped them all. The big idea is that Chicago residents are living through public health crisis, and we wanted to help them visualize their place in it. grist WBEZ Inside Climate News Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the county. We mapped out which neighborhoods are hit hardest. Mega collab out today from me, Peter Aldhous Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Clayton Page Aldern and Amy Qin!! insideclimatenews.org/news/28082025/…

Late Friday after the story pubbed, the EPA confirmed that arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, & other hazardous materials like cancer-causing nitrobenzene were found in soot following the explosion. The agency maintains the position that the toxins are not a threat to human health.

Monsoon floods that have killed more than 950 people and evacuated millions in Pakistan this summer were intensified by climate change. The climate crisis is here and now, more Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/12092025/…