Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. | Continue reading
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility. | Continue reading
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. | Continue reading
In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax." | Continue reading
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. | Continue reading
But the agency stopped short of telling company to move. | Continue reading
Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow." | Continue reading
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. | Continue reading
New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them. | Continue reading
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In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together. | Continue reading
Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones. | Continue reading
Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer. | Continue reading
The grants will ensure young activists can shape local climate actions. | Continue reading
The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent. | Continue reading
“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.” | Continue reading
The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. | Continue reading
Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next. | Continue reading
Per the Department of Energy, 10 percent of electricity could be generated by geothermal systems by 2050. | Continue reading
If electric cars are the future, people with disabilities need to drive them. | Continue reading
The U.S. is more reliant on solar power than ever. When the eclipse blocks out the sun on April 8, we'll get a glimpse of how our grid uses fossil fuels to compensate, and a future where it won't have to. | Continue reading
The secret to success? Build affordable housing next to transit. | Continue reading
The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities across the country. | Continue reading
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations. | Continue reading
Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods. | Continue reading
As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure. | Continue reading
Nearly a quarter of the nation's grid now runs on renewables, bringing the country closer to its climate goals | Continue reading
Documents show how federal paperwork delayed the state’s recovery from Hurricane Florence and left low-income renters in the lurch. | Continue reading
Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped. | Continue reading
“I don’t think money is going to solve it. But I also feel like we do have a responsibility to ensure that we are taking care of the people who are working for all of us.” | Continue reading
Delivery trucks, school buses, and other short-haul vehicles will electrify much faster than big rigs, easing air pollution in urban neighborhoods. | Continue reading
Three Pacific nations signed treaties with the U.S. Then Congress changed the rules. | Continue reading
Texas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source. | Continue reading
Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa, and elsewhere, experts say. | Continue reading
Federal incentives for clean energy are struggling to overcome old-school planning. | Continue reading
Warmer temperatures are driving outbreaks of dengue worldwide, with millions of cases already reported in 2024. | Continue reading
Aerial monitoring of hundreds of landfills finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA. | Continue reading
In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z. | Continue reading
Museums are reckoning with their own carbon footprints as they work to safeguard their collections from heat and storms. | Continue reading
A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of U.S. cows is spreading. Can it be stopped? | Continue reading
Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights | Continue reading
New research shows that climate change is already driving up food prices, with worse to come. | Continue reading
A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing. | Continue reading
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause. | Continue reading
Would-be voters in the coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change. | Continue reading
Half of the projects funded through the law have been allocated to expanding highways. | Continue reading
The city estimates that its wildly popular subsidies are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week. | Continue reading
"They’re going to declare victory on this one and move on." | Continue reading