Expanded development on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, viewed as a climate refuge, is encroaching on prime wildlife habitat. As big cats find it harder to avoid people, many are winding up dead.
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Crowding Out Cougars
A Catastrophic Flood on California’s Central Coast Has Plunged Already Marginalized Indigenous Farmworkers Into Crisis
Cascading climate disasters and unjust labor and immigration policies leave undocumented farm laborers without a safety net.
Inside Climate News, stories ran Feb. through July 23, 2023
Something in the Water
Investigative series exposes how California regulators relied on flimsy evidence—produced by oil industry consultants—to assure consumers it’s safe to grow crops with the oil industry’s wastewater.
Inside Climate News, stories ran Feb. through Sept. 2022
Awards: Best in Business Awards, Health/Science 2022; Izzy Award, 2022; AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting, Silver Award, 2022
Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater
Lax oversight has allowed oil and gas developers to dump billions of barrels of toxic wastewater into the ground, endangering the San Joaquin Valley’s dwindling groundwater supplies.
Inside Climate News, Oct. 24, 2021
Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers
As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers.
Inside Climate News, Sept. 21, 2021
Farming Without a Net
California’s sustainable farms offer lessons in climate resilience, but the agricultural system still favors industrial operations.
Inside Climate News, Sept. 7, 2021
For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death
Advocates say the case of an undocumented Oregon worker during the record-breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave exposes the deadly toll of failed U.S. immigration law.
Inside Climate News, July 9, 2021
How Capturing Floodwaters Can Reduce Flooding and Combat Drought
Climate change will exacerbate swings between droughts and floods in California and intensify competition for water. Can the state divert northern floodwaters to the thirsty south?
Inside Climate News, June 8, 2021
Fighting Attacks on Inconvenient Science—and Scientists
The atrazine wars offer a cautionary tale for scientists whose work triggers blowback by regulated industries, and lessons for protecting scientific integrity.
Inside Climate News, May 24, 2021
California’s Relentless Droughts Strain Farming Towns
Gov. Newsom has placed most of the state under a drought emergency, which could leave communities struggling with agricultural pollution without drinking water.
Inside Climate News, May 17, 2021