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The Tension Between Humans and Nature

384 stories published since 2009

After Years of Complaints, Florida Improves Pollution Monitoring Near Burning Sugar Cane Fields

by Bianca Fortis,

Burning Sugar Cane Pollutes Communities of Color in Florida. Brazil Shows There’s Another Way.

by Nadia Sussman,

A Plant That Sterilizes Medical Equipment Spews Cancer-Causing Pollution on Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren

by Kiah Collier, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Maya Miller, ProPublica, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, graphics by Al Shaw and Lucas Waldron,

How Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight,

The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes

by Max Blau and Lylla Younes, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

What’s Polluting the Air? Not Even the EPA Can Say.

by Ava Kofman,

When Home Is a Toxic Hot Spot

by Maya Miller, Alyssa Johnson, Lisa Song and Max Blau, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

Veneno en el aire

por Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw y Lisa Song, con reporteo adicional por Maya Miller, fotografía por Kathleen Flynn para ProPublica,

They Knew Industrial Pollution Was Ruining the Neighborhood’s Air. If Only Regulators Had Listened.

by Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Ava Kofman, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

The EPA Administrator Visited Cancer-Causing Air Pollution Hot Spots Highlighted by ProPublica and Promised Reforms

by Ava Kofman,

The Celebrity-Backed Green “Fintech” Company That Isn’t as Green as It Seems

by Carson Kessler,

El mapa más detallado de contaminación atmosférica industrial que causa cáncer en los EE. UU.

por Al Shaw y Lylla Younes,

¿Puede la contaminación del aire causar cáncer? Lo que usted tiene que saber sobre los riesgos.

por Maya Miller, ilustraciones por Laila Milevski, con reporteo adicional por Lisa Song, Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman y Al Shaw,

¿Vive usted cerca de una instalación industrial? Ayúdenos a investigar la contaminación.

por Maya Miller y Alyssa Johnson, Ilustraciones por Laila Milevski,

Poison in the Air

by Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman, Al Shaw and Lisa Song, with additional reporting by Maya Miller, photography by Kathleen Flynn for ProPublica,

The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.

by Al Shaw and Lylla Younes,

Can Air Pollution Cause Cancer? What You Need to Know About the Risks.

by Maya Miller, illustrations by Laila Milevski, with additional reporting by Lisa Song, Lylla Younes, Ava Kofman and Al Shaw,

Do You Live Near an Industrial Facility? Help Us Investigate.

by Maya Miller and Alyssa Johnson, Illustrations by Laila Milevski,

How We Created the Most Detailed Map Ever of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution

by Lylla Younes, Al Shaw and Ava Kofman,

“They Deserve to Be Safe”: Candidates Call on Florida to Investigate the Health Effects of Sugar Cane Burning

by Hannah Morse, The Palm Beach Post,

There’s No Cheap Way to Deal With the Climate Crisis

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

Rich Homeowners Have Endangered Hawaii’s Beaches With Sand Burritos. The State Is Cracking Down.

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them.

by Tony Briscoe, photography by Rashod Taylor, special to ProPublica,

ProPublica Named Finalist for Inaugural Covering Climate Now Journalism Award

by ProPublica,

Help Us Understand Pacific Northwest Salmon and Treaty Rights

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

Reporting on Climate Injustice in One of the Hottest Towns in America

by Brooke Stephenson,

40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast.

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

We Looked for Some of the Hottest Places in California. We Found Climate Injustice in a Nutshell.

by Elizabeth Weil,

Unlivable Oasis

by Mauricio Rodríguez Pons and Elizabeth Weil,

Lawmakers Question California Cap and Trade Policies, Citing ProPublica Report

by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review,

“A Complete Failure of the State”: Authorities Didn’t Heed Researchers’ Calls to Study Health Effects of Burning Sugar Cane

by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post,

Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Eastern Coachella Valley

by Elizabeth Weil and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons,

We Reported on Pollution From Sugar Cane Burning. Now Federal Lawmakers Want the EPA to Take Action.

by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, and Maya Miller, ProPublica,

ProPublica Wins Two Awards From the Society for Environmental Journalists

by ProPublica,

Hay humo todos los años. Las compañías azucareras dicen que el aire es saludable.

por Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, y Ash Ngu y Maya Miller, ProPublica,

ProPublica Reporting Projects Recognized for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

by ProPublica,

Tax-Funded Forest Institute in Oregon Misled Public, May Have Broken State Law, Audit Finds

by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

Testing the Air to Tell a Story: How We Investigated Air Pollution Near Florida’s Sugar Fields

by Logan Jaffe,

The Smoke Comes Every Year. Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe.

by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, and Ash Ngu and Maya Miller, ProPublica,

Sugar Companies Said Our Investigation Is Flawed and Biased. Let’s Dive Into Why That’s Not the Case.

by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post, and Maya Miller and Ash Ngu, ProPublica,

Some Hawaii Homeowners Damage Beaches to Protect Their Homes. A New Law Could Help Change That.

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Oregon Lawmakers Set Out to Increase the Timber Industry’s Tax Bill. Instead, They Cut It Again.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive,

Oregon House Moves to Curb Forest Institute’s Power and Budget

by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, OPB,

The California Air Resources Board Challenges Our Carbon Credits Investigations. We Respond.

by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review,

A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees.

by Lisa Song, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review,

The Climate Solution Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into the Atmosphere

by Lisa Song, ProPublica, and James Temple, MIT Technology Review,

“They’re Trying to Make It So We Walk Away”: It’s About to Get Harder to File Lawsuits Saying Sugar Harvesters Poisoned the Air

by Lulu Ramadan, The Palm Beach Post,

The Coal Plant Next Door

by Max Blau for Georgia Health News,

This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Companies Owe Millions More in Environmental Fines

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight,

A Timber Lobbyist Called Our Investigation “Completely Bogus.” We Have the Receipts to Show It’s Not.

by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,