In agreeing to embrace renewables and phase out coal, the U.S. and China vow to “rise up to one of the greatest challenges of our time.” | Continue reading
Meet the scientist whose research on queer and trans populations influenced the National Climate Assessment. | Continue reading
In a turning point for a state long associated with industry and fossil fuels, Michigan passes landmark clean energy legislation. | Continue reading
ConocoPhillips' new roads and pipelines could lead to even more companies drilling in Alaska's North Slope. | Continue reading
A new report from a leading medical journal warns global warming may lead to a 370 percent increase in annual heat-related deaths. | Continue reading
Ahead of COP28, officials warn that nations are "only taking baby steps" to address climate change. | Continue reading
The U.S. government's most comprehensive report on the effects of climate change details challenges for every part of the country. | Continue reading
The National Climate Assessment makes clear we've got a lot of work to do. These cities and states are leading the way. | Continue reading
The report concludes that Indigenous self-determination is a key climate solution — if the federal government can get behind it. | Continue reading
A new analysis finds lower-income countries pay 8 times more for plastic’s social and environmental impacts. | Continue reading
Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection. | Continue reading
The moderate Democrat calls it quits, and Jim Justice's expected election to the Senate seat will only make it harder to pass climate policy. | Continue reading
New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent. | Continue reading
The author of "Fire Weather," a National Book Award finalist, on the unimaginable reality of disaster. | Continue reading
Climate change may be fueling fires, but housing demands are driving risk. | Continue reading
The fate of the Great Salt Lake's unique ecosystem hinges on Utah’s willingness to rethink how it uses water. | Continue reading
As waters warm, Alaska Native families confront a world without the fish that fed them for generations. | Continue reading
The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it. | Continue reading
A new UN report finds a growing gap between climate goals and oil and gas production. | Continue reading
Market strategies that expanded HIV medication could also help the spread of new clean cooling technologies. | Continue reading
A historic referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one. | Continue reading
Jeff Landry has sued the Biden administration over everything from air pollution to oil leases to flood insurance. | Continue reading
After losing their home in the Camp Fire that leveled Paradise, Charles Brooks chose to rebuild. He helped hundreds of others do the same. | Continue reading
New initiatives to speed up emerging economies' switch from coal to clean energy are promising - and popular. But early stumbles show the process won’t be easy. | Continue reading
Newly announced clean energy projects could power the country, but they need more transmission lines to do it. | Continue reading
“Up until 10 years ago, I was a pretty healthy bitch. And, unfortunately, I’m dying.” | Continue reading
As climate-driven deaths rise, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies. | Continue reading
Companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade, an Inside Climate News analysis found. | Continue reading
The 'father of environmental justice' says sending fluorinated firefighting foam to a landfill in the mostly poor, Black town of Emelle perpetuates racism. | Continue reading
James Hansen, the scientist who warned the U.S. about climate change in the 1980s, says we're close to breaching a vital climate target. | Continue reading
The state has a chance to oust unpopular investor-owned utilities — and set a precedent for the rest of the country. | Continue reading
Years of mismanagement and declining oil production have left Osage Nation with a higher concentration of abandoned wells than anywhere else in the country. | Continue reading
In a coal-powered state beset by disasters, Andy Beshear hopes to win reelection by avoiding the elephant in the room. | Continue reading
That's at least 10 times what's currently available. | Continue reading
Most of the sage grouse population now relies on public lands — but not all public lands are protected equally. | Continue reading
For Louisiana nursing home residents warehoused during Hurricane Ida, the storm was only the start of a deadly nightmare. | Continue reading
Most U.S. chemical recycling facilities turn plastics into fuel to be burned. | Continue reading
New HVAC companies are working on more climate-friendly designs to tackle the "doom loop" of air-conditioning. | Continue reading
Eating less beef, cheese, and ice cream would slash emissions. But given the nation's taste for them, science strives to make climate-friendlier cows. | Continue reading
Gas stations are everywhere. That doesn't mean they'd make good EV charge stations. A different kind of car needs a different way to fill up. | Continue reading
Salt can contaminate aquifers, corrode pipes, and even accelerate snowmelt. | Continue reading
The EPA’s annual greenhouse gas report for large emitters show some facilities slashed their emissions while others polluted more than ever. | Continue reading
Protecting culturally significant public lands and expanding outdoor access should be a political priority. | Continue reading
“Really inefficient engine technology is pound for pound more polluting than cars and trucks.” | Continue reading
Solar advocates in southwestern Virginia say being local, proving the technology works, and building a coalition to support it have been key to their success. | Continue reading
How New York's rich history of urban gardening connects food justice and climate mitigation. | Continue reading
Cement production has an enormous carbon footprint. That can be curbed with plug-and-play solutions, but eliminating emissions entirely will require big, ambitious action. | Continue reading
Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water. | Continue reading