Environment Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief Coal Ash Leaks Have Been Reported Along Florence’s Path Through North Carolina Concerns arose before Hurricane Florence made landfall about the piles of toxic waste from coal-burning power plants in the storm's path. Rebecca Worby
Environment A New Study Reveals Global Drivers of Deforestation Commodity-driven deforestation is most responsible, with farming and forestry also playing a major role in the global tree cover loss. Rachel Fritts
Environment News in Brief Viewfinder Viewfinder: The Aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong People walk through a flooded shopping mall in the Heng Fa Chuen district during Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong, China, on September 16th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment California Is America’s Climate Hero. But Who Gets the Credit? Inside the (mostly) friendly tug-of-war at the Global Climate Action Summit over who's greenest. Lucia Graves
Environment Can California Actually Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045? Governor Jerry Brown has signed multiple pieces of legislation that codify California's ongoing transition away from relying on fossil fuels for energy. Sarah Kurtz
Environment North Carolina’s Hog Waste Problem Has a Long History. Why Wasn’t It Solved in Time for Hurricane Florence? The hog industry is changing, but, as Hurricane Florence hits, history may be doomed to repeat itself. Emily Moon
Environment The Hazards Beneath Us A new book explores how, for decades, businesses of all sizes have been burying hazardous waste all over cities. Dwyer Gunn
Environment At the GCAS in San Francisco, the Youth Have a Voice—But Only One An interview with Jamie Margolin, founder of Zero Hour and the youngest official speaker at this week's climate summit in San Francisco. Ted Scheinman
Environment News in Brief Trump Says the East Coast Is ‘Absolutely Prepared’ for Hurricane Florence. Is That True? If recent federal disaster response is any indication, the president's boast is wildly misleading. Emily Moon
Environment Uncovering the Ancient Roots of Domesticated Dogs A new study lends insight into how domestication of our four-legged companions was steered by interactions with humans and their cultural practices. Lea Surugue