Co-published with Greater Good Magazine. Are people in control, or do external forces shape our lives? Our "attributions" affect how compassionate we are to ourselves and others.

Co-published with Grist. The federal initiative will reach only hundreds out of the 24,000 properties that need upgrades.

Co-published with Grist. When you're homeless, dangerous air isn't just during wildfire season.

Co-published with Mother Jones. After historic flooding, the California migrant farming community is trying to recover—even if help from FEMA is scarce.

Co-published with Grist. For members of Louisiana's Pointe-au-Chien Tribe, relocating means a lot more than simply packing up and moving.

Co-published with The Baffler. All economic systems have problems of scarcity—but only capitalism also has problems of abundance.

Co-published with Grist. As more intense hurricanes strike the island, there is nowhere for the waste to go. Composting could be the solution.

Co-published with High Country News. Long COVID affects more than 16 million Americans, and firefighters are at increased risk of getting it.

Co-published with Scientific American. A new engineering project would bring much-needed land to eroding marshes but at a huge cost to the fishing industry.

Co-published with The New York Times. The Lummi Nation has a long, proud history of contesting ecologically unfriendly projects. Will it succeed against yet another threat?

Co-published with The American Prospect. A proposed wood pellet plant in North Carolina would increase air pollutants in a majority-minority community already hammered by climate change.

Co-published with The Guardian. Unstable property rights mean Black southerners may survive a flood but lose their home, and it’s causing the racial wealth gap to grow larger.