What the $660 Million Greenpeace Verdict Means for Activism March 21, 2025 By Olivia Raimonde and Zahra Hirji A North Dakota jury this week found Greenpeace liable for defamation, conspiracy and other claims over its participation in the...
Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos March 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jessica Nix, Lauren Rosenthal and Janet Lorin Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in...
Trump’s Cost-Cutters Look to Curb Deloitte, Other FEMA Contracts February 11, 2025 By Brody Ford and Zahra Hirji Federal cost-cutting initiatives pushed by President Donald Trump have turned their focus to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where spending...
‘It’s Surreal’: Trump’s Freeze on Climate Money Sows Fear and Confusion February 4, 2025 By Zahra Hirji and Danielle Bochove When President Donald Trump’s administration last week shut off the spigot of federal grant money, which a federal judge said...
Asheville’s Dirty Water Warns of Climate Risk to Aging US Infrastructure October 18, 2024 By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Zahra Hirji and Michael Smith Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with...
If US Inflation Reflected Rising Home Insurance Costs, It’d Be Even Higher April 9, 2024 By Zahra Hirji If the rising price of homeowners insurance were factored into the US Consumer Price Index — a key metric of...
Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon March 14, 2024 By Zahra Hirji Texas fires released roughly 3.4 million metric ton of carbon dioxide in January and February, according to a new analysis....
SEC Scales Back New Pollution-Disclosure Rules for Companies March 6, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Zahra Hirji The Securities and Exchange Commission will force companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but watered...
Canada’s Explosive Wildfires Damage Forest Set Aside for Carbon Offset Project June 26, 2023 By Natasha White and Zahra Hirji Canada’s explosive wildfire season has already pumped millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Some of that carbon...
East Palestine Community Struggles to Trust Authorities and Norfolk Southern After Train Disaster June 23, 2023 By Zahra Hirji The Norfolk Southern Corp. train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard’s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was...