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July 17, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Troubling Failure of America’s Disaster Response
Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.
May 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
America Is Not Ready for This (Again)
Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but little has been done since last year's devastating storms to make vulnerable communities more resilient.
April 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Déjà Poo All Over Again
The EPA is considering a controversial process to deal with sewage overflows. Again.
February 2, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Next Cape Town
The water crisis facing the drought-stricken South Africa city is only a preview of things to come—even in the United States.
December 6, 2017
Emily Atkin
We Are All California
The nation's leader of the climate resistance is getting pummeled by global warming. Your state could be next.
September 19, 2017
Emily Atkin
Puerto Rico Is Already an Environmental Tragedy. Hurricane Maria Will Make It Even Worse.
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump says “good luck”—but here’s how his policies could hurt hurricane readiness.
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Harvey Could Also Be a Major Pollution Disaster
The powerful storm is headed straight toward the heart of the American petrochemical industry, while a key EPA response position remains unfilled.
August 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Here’s Why Hurricane Harvey Is So Scary and Unprecedented
The only thing more unpredictable than this storm is the president.
July 20, 2017
Emily Atkin
Climate Change Is Killing Us Right Now
The most obvious effect of global warming is not a doomsday scenario. Extreme heat is happening today, and wreaking havoc on vulnerable bodies.
July 22, 2015
Madison Johnson
2015: A Year of Record-Breaking Extreme Weather
May 26, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Texas' Devastating Floods Are a Warning to Drought-Stricken California: Be Careful What You Wish For
July 22, 2014
Rebecca Leber
It's a Summer of Record Heat, Drought, and Wildfires
California is in the middle of its worst drought in decades.
March 6, 2014
Roger Pielke Jr.
An Obama Advisor Is Attacking Me for Testifying That Climate Change Hasn't Increased Extreme Weather
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