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Lake Oroville, the reservoir behind the Oroville Dam in California, at a near-record low level on September 1. Because of drought, the dam has not operated since August 5.

Opinion

As Warming and Drought Increase, A New Case for Ending Big Dams

By Jacques Leslie

Shell's ethane cracker plant under construction in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring

By Jon Hurdle

Opinion

From Homes to Cars, It’s Now Time to Electrify Everything

By Saul Griffith

The view from Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park, California. Smog, containing high levels of ozone, blows in from the San Joaquin Valley.

Ozone Pollution: An Insidious and Growing Threat to Biodiversity

By Jim Robbins

Lake Akgol in eastern Turkey's Van Province on June 7. Typically home to thousands of birds, the lake dried up this summer.

As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water

By Paul Hockenos

A blast furnace at a steel mill in Salzgitter, Germany.

Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?

By Fred Pearce

Young hogs at Everette Murphrey Farm in Farmville, North Carolina. The state's 9 million hogs produce 10 billion gallons of waste a year.

Turning Hog Waste Into Biogas: Green Solution or Greenwashing?

By Melba Newsome

Gila Lower Box Canyon in southwestern New Mexico.

Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing

By Jim Robbins / Photography by Ted Wood

A peregrine falcon flying over Leipzig, Germany. Peregrines survive and reproduce more easily in cities than in rural areas.

Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis

By Janet Marinelli

A beach in Naples, Italy covered in plastic waste following a storm in 2018.

Europe’s Drive to Slash Plastic Waste Moves Into High Gear

By Paul Hockenos

Center City Philadelphia, viewed from the Schuylkill River.

Cities Confront Climate Challenge: How to Move from Gas to Electricity?

By Jonathan Mingle

A waste-to-energy incinerator at Haverton Hill near Middlesbrough, England.

In Europe, a Backlash Is Growing Over Incinerating Garbage

By Beth Gardiner

An oil well in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The Oil Well Next Door: California’s Silent Health Hazard

By Judith Lewis Mernit

A factory producing cans lined with the chemical BPA, which has been used in metal cans since the 1950s.

Interview

Stealth Chemicals: A Call to Action on a Threat to Human Fertility

By Jon Hurdle

An engineer inspects paving blocks made from recycled plastics in a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

How Paving With Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem

By Ann Parson

Engineers have found cracks in the 420-foot-high Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River in Southern Africa.

Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams

By Fred Pearce

An explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex on June 21, 2019 led to the shutdown of the facility.

In a Refinery’s Ashes, Hope for an End to Decades of Pollution

By Jon Hurdle

A seawall built to hold back rising seas and halt erosion on Ghoramara Island in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in India.

Water

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

A 25-kilowatt solar array, part of a community-owned energy cooperative, in Bristol, England.

As Big Energy Gains, Can Europe’s Community Renewables Compete?

By Paul Hockenos

The Svartsengi geothermal power station near Grindavik, Iceland.

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

By Jim Robbins

The Ouarzazate Solar Power Station, a multiphase solar power complex located in Morocco, is the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, with an energy capacity of 510 megawatts. The third phase of the facility, the 820-foot Noor III tower seen here, uses 7,400 heliostat mirrors to focus the sun’s energy to heat molten salt to 500–1,022 degrees Fahrenheit, producing steam that generates electricity.

Cities

Opinion

As Warming and Drought Increase, A New Case for Ending Big Dams

More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring

Opinion

From Homes to Cars, It’s Now Time to Electrify Everything

Ozone Pollution: An Insidious and Growing Threat to Biodiversity

As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water

Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?

Turning Hog Waste Into Biogas: Green Solution or Greenwashing?

Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing

Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis

Europe’s Drive to Slash Plastic Waste Moves Into High Gear

Cities Confront Climate Challenge: How to Move from Gas to Electricity?

In Europe, a Backlash Is Growing Over Incinerating Garbage

The Oil Well Next Door: California’s Silent Health Hazard

Interview

Stealth Chemicals: A Call to Action on a Threat to Human Fertility

How Paving With Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem

Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams

In a Refinery’s Ashes, Hope for an End to Decades of Pollution

Water

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

As Big Energy Gains, Can Europe’s Community Renewables Compete?

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

Photo Essay

Overview: Transforming Land and Sea for a More Sustainable World