Science & Environment

An EV Startup Promised 45,000 Jobs to Struggling Towns. They’re Still Waiting.

Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.
Ames Alexander, Floodlight

How Safe Is Fluoridated Water? A Look at New Research

Recent studies consider evidence that fluoride impairs the cognitive development of fetuses and infants

What You Can Do to Save the Birds

An Ohio artist’s bold project is a timely reminder of what we can do to protect birds—and ourselves

Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?

Communities impacted by PFAS deserve protection, not a political gag order

America’s Public Lands Could Still Be Up for Sale

Utah Sen. Mike Lee wants to solve the West’s housing crisis by selling public land. Behind him is a coterie of developers and conservative think tanks.
Abe Streep, ProPublica

‘I Didn’t Know I Was Sitting in a Pool of Poison’

How do rural communities recover from PFAS contamination?

Spearfishing Makes a Splash in Michigan

How one man’s passion brought new life to the sport in the Great Lakes

Can Clean Energy Jobs Bring Hope to This Struggling Factory Town?

Decatur has been losing factory jobs for decades. State and local investments in clean energy and workforce training promises renewal.
Kari Lydersen, Canary Media

Will the Vampire of the Great Lakes Rise Again?

The Trump administration’s budget cuts could undermine bipartisan efforts to keep the Great Lakes great
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PFAS
April 17, 2025

How to Keep Your Garden Free From Toxic Forever Chemicals

Is your big box store selling you soil contaminated with PFAS?

Environment
March 26, 2025

Farmers in Trump Country Were Counting on Clean Energy Grants. Then the Government Changed the Rules.

Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses now in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites that favor fossil fuels over renewables

Ames Alexander & Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight; Joe Engleman, Barn Raiser

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