More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.

By Kiley Bense, Peter Aldhous

Fracking’s Forever Problem: Sixth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste.

Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’

These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate change.

By Pragathi Ravi

Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving off the coast of Maine. The University of Maine Ph.D. student and his team at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are surveying the rapid decline of kelp forests in the warming waters.

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

The city’s pending budget is expected to unlock more assistance for West Side residents, more than two years after summer flooding damaged their homes.

By Leigh Giangreco

CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain.

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End