The Ask

A database lets U.S. residents get quick information about water contaminants and health threats, but there are some bigger issues to consider, too.

Regulatory rollbacks are just one small part of the Trump administration’s efforts to limit the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency, but there’s a whole lot more, says a career agency staffer.

The author and activist talks about climate hope, grief and her new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal . 

Author and activist Maude Barlow talks about the growing global movement to protect public control of water resources.

In her new book, author and ethicist Harriet Washington unearths one of the most overlooked aspects of environmental racism.

The Post Carbon Institute’s Jason Bradford writes that climate change and the end of cheap fossil fuels will increase the need for local food systems and revitalized rural economies.

For 12 years, Janet Kessler has chronicled the behavior and family life of San Francisco’s growing population of coyotes as the city itself undergoes big changes.

A new film from Patagonia explores the threats to wild salmon and asks questions about how we value wild animals.

States that share the river’s water finalized a big agreement last month, but an even larger challenge determining the river’s future is just around the bend, expert John Fleck explains.

An organization focused on increasing energy independence for American Indians is helping to bring light, jobs and new opportunities to tribal communities.