A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage. | Continue reading
By mapping shade, a new online tool calculates the best way to stroll a city without overheating. | Continue reading
Indigenous peoples raise the alarm as Pentagon spending on lithium, graphite, and other minerals skyrockets. | Continue reading
Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism." | Continue reading
A development rush is expected to convert 10 percent of farmland into housing or industrial sites over the next 15 years. | Continue reading
How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world. | Continue reading
The federal funding is the latest twist in a decade-long saga to build a terminal in Oakland, California, that can export U.S. coal overseas. | Continue reading
Bulk buying is a tried-and-true way to get discounts on rooftop solar. Now programs aimed at heat pumps are popping up too, helping people save thousands of dollars. | Continue reading
As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts. | Continue reading
Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows. | Continue reading
The fight over an abandoned stretch of railway in Queens reflects a national debate over whether unused track should become parks, transit lines, or both. | Continue reading
Across the state, nuclear is getting a warm welcome in communities that typically oppose large-scale clean energy projects. | Continue reading
Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are critical allies of plants. They also transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon. | Continue reading
Facing another round of cuts, NOAA-funded researchers worry about undermining public safety, the maritime economy, and health on the Great Lakes. | Continue reading
Daria Egereva and her colleague have been jailed for six months. A growing chorus of voices wants them released at a court hearing Thursday. | Continue reading
Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago. | Continue reading
Industry-backed pesticide immunity laws are advancing nationwide, raising fears that farmers and families harmed by pesticides could lose their right to seek justice. | Continue reading
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans. | Continue reading
A bill to boost a wood-pellet industry plagued by pollution violations sailed through the Legislature. | Continue reading
The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats. | Continue reading
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk. | Continue reading
The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act. | Continue reading
Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history. | Continue reading
A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how. | Continue reading
For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park. | Continue reading
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier. | Continue reading
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change. | Continue reading
Lawmakers wanted to lead the energy transition, but Governor Kathy Hochul is worried about the cost of ditching natural gas. | Continue reading
Residents and officials are finding ways to slow down the development rush. | Continue reading
The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while reducing overall funding levels and promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative. | Continue reading
Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes. | Continue reading
Electric vehicle insurance costs an average of 42 percent more than it does for other cars. | Continue reading
Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities. | Continue reading
From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups. | Continue reading
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost. | Continue reading
The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up. | Continue reading
It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste. | Continue reading
India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies. | Continue reading
More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families remain without stable housing or electricity. | Continue reading
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe. | Continue reading
Climate targets aside, the future of any retail brand depends on you buying more clothes. | Continue reading
Years after wildfire scares, parents are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born. | Continue reading
Governor Spencer Cox says nuclear, geothermal, and solar power should help fuel the colossal Stratos Project. | Continue reading
Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”? | Continue reading
California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics. | Continue reading
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making. | Continue reading
The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State. | Continue reading
High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids. | Continue reading