A Q&A with the New Mexico Reforestation Center director about what it takes to replant a burn scar post-wildfire. | Continue reading
The American Lung Association report comes amid the EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections. | Continue reading
While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands. | Continue reading
At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism. | Continue reading
As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy. | Continue reading
Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes. | Continue reading
Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead. | Continue reading
Stay informed about your risk level as you enjoy fresh shellfish and beach trips this summer. | Continue reading
A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death. | Continue reading
At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights. | Continue reading
Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills. | Continue reading
The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark. | Continue reading
A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time. | Continue reading
"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible." | Continue reading
The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States. | Continue reading
Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend. | Continue reading
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity. | Continue reading
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up. | Continue reading
The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals. | Continue reading
Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. | Continue reading
A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a 'very violent release' of deep, pent-up heat. | Continue reading
We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back. | Continue reading
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to a young reader staring down a world of uncertainty. | Continue reading
A new report highlights how resilience projects from the Netherlands to Malaysia offer a model for tapping private investment to protect cities from climate change. | Continue reading
Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections | Continue reading
The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain. | Continue reading
The U.N.’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing. | Continue reading
"We're dirt farmers. Our primary job is to tend the dirt. That's the basis of everything." | Continue reading
After accusing Illinois of being an "unreliable partner," the Trump administration is handing control of a billion-dollar carp barrier to Michigan. | Continue reading
Supporters hope the move will serve as a model for other places balancing surging energy demand and climate goals. | Continue reading
After years of delays, the place to rest, recharge, and escape the elements is a major — but incomplete — win for the people delivering your burrito bowls. | Continue reading
The new Homeland Security chief has pledged to move on from the Kristi Noem era. But as hurricane season looms, the disaster agency is still in disarray. | Continue reading
"You're probably feeling it in ways you don't realize.” | Continue reading
On a snowy February morning, Toby Rodgers strapped on a pair of snowshoes and trudged across a snowy field in Washington’s Cascade mountains. Rodgers, a hydrologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, had traveled into the mountains th … | Continue reading
Louisiana LNG is expected to generate more greenhouse gases than any other natural gas terminal in the country. | Continue reading
The tax break is one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most expensive of its kind in the nation. | Continue reading
A lawsuit claims ExxonMobil and others underreported debts by $194 million, calling it “a playbook” for how companies dump old wells and expenses on states. | Continue reading
There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons. | Continue reading
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings. | Continue reading
Nearly a million acres in the state have burned this year. One expert calls it ‘a new kind of wildfire era.’ | Continue reading
As paper mills close, the state legislature is offering the industry a lifeline. | Continue reading
Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life. | Continue reading
Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing. | Continue reading
Kate Marvel reflects on her fiery resignation: “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.” | Continue reading
With "vehicle-to-grid" technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables. | Continue reading
As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch. | Continue reading
Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market. | Continue reading
An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health. | Continue reading