A new study published in Nature reveals that current sea levels are an average of 20 to 30 centimeters higher than previously assumed in over 90% of coastal hazard assessments...
Why These States Are Helping People Pay for Stronger Roofs

As hurricanes intensify and insurance rates soar, states across the U.S. are launching grant programs to help residents install stronger, storm-resistant roofs. Alabama pioneered the effort in 2016, and its success in reducing storm damage has inspired Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and even inland states like Oklahoma and Minnesota to adopt similar initiatives. These programs aim to make homes more resilient while stabilizing insurance markets as companies withdraw from high-risk areas. Western states facing worsening wildfires are also exploring similar grants. Louisiana’s program offers $10,000 per homeowner, and officials hope to make it permanent. Experts say these efforts help safeguard local economies by preventing widespread property losses. While insurers have yet to offer comparable incentives for fire-resistant home retrofits, the success of hurricane-resistant roofs is fueling interest in expanding resilience measures nationwide.
According to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment, climate change is making access to drinkable water more difficult and less reliable in the United States.
Growing evidence shows that poor and Black, Latino and other racial and ethnic groups are typically more vulnerable than white people to pollution and climate-driven floods...
A 2024 report reveals that just 32 fossil fuel companies, led by state-owned giants like Saudi Aramco and Coal India, were responsible for half of the world's total CO2 emissions.
Neptune Flood proposes phasing out the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing private insurers can better assess risk using AI. Critics warn this shift may leave flood-prone...
The Trump administration's E.P.A. will no longer include the monetary value of human lives saved from pollution reductions in rulemaking. This shift may ease the repeal...
Environmental groups have filed suit against the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy, claiming it violated legal and constitutional obligations...
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
EPA removed fossil-fuel references from its climate causes page, emphasizing natural factors. Scientists and former officials say the change misleads the public...
Fossil fuel companies are massively expanding plastic production to offset declining fuel demand. This shift drives pollution, harms public health...
In northeast Houston, residents are creating solar-powered “hub homes” to serve as community refuges during power outages, filling the gap left by the lack of formal resilience...
Houston’s air pollution, especially PM2.5, is rising again, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities near industry...
Internal documents and whistleblower accounts reveal that Trump appointees at HUD have gutted enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, slashing staff, blocking cases,
Houston leads major U.S. cities in poverty, with 21.2% of residents—over 500,000 people—living below the federal threshold...
After 26 years at EPA, environmental justice pioneer Charles Lee retires and joins Howard University’s Environmental and Climate Justice Center, arguing that despite Trump...
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, overlooked survivors are reclaiming their narratives through TikTok, challenging long-standing portrayals from 2005.















