News in Brief The State of the Union on Clean Tap Water Some startling numbers, pulled from recent Pacific Standard stories. By Morgan Baskin A sign tells Flint, Michigan, residents… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Six Essential Reads in Honor of World Water Day A reading list to inform our readers on the human element of the global water crisis — and inspire them to action. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Viewfinder: Preparing for World Water Day in India Washing household utensils at a municipal water tap in Guwahati, India, on March 21st, 2017, on the eve… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Celebrate Forests — and Help Save Them In honor of International Day of Forests, a look at the trees that need our help the most.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Scientific Transparency Is So Tricky People love transparency in science, until they don’t. By Paul D. Thacker The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s logo… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Corporate Money Behind Our Country’s Anti-Public-Lands Politicians The Congressional officials who attack our conservation system have received enormous campaign contributions from extraction companies, according to… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Federal Fuel-Efficiency Rules Help Fight Climate Change Research suggests passenger-car standards work well to lower countries’ emissions. By Francie Diep A motorist fills his car… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Climate Change Has ‘Permanently’ Changed the Great Barrier Reef Scientists speculate that the era of never-ending global coral bleaching may have already arrived, decades early. By Eric… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Saving Lives by Predicting Global Drought Drought has long been hard to predict, but new research will now help forecasters develop early warnings. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Investigations Reveal Slave Labor Conditions in Brazil’s Timber Industry A new report reveals conditions analogous to slave labor define life for workers in many of Brazil’s illegal… Pacific Standard Staff