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To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal
To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal
Climate
 Aug 28 2025    13:30 PM
 
 
There are not many desirable options for accommodating the electricity needs of data centers. And some of the possibilities are especially bad—bad for consumers, bad for the environment and even bad for data centers. Alexandra Klass, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and Dave Owen, a professor at UC Law San Francisco, […]   Read More
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Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help
An Arctic Researcher Explains Yedoma, the Permafrost Keeping the Planet Livable
Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?
As Congress Takes a New Swing at Bipartisan Permitting Reform, Environmental Groups Are Calling Foul
Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On
Climate Change-Driven Floods Continue to Displace Millions in Pakistan
Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks
RFK Jr. Is Making America Safe for Debilitating ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Stargazing Sheds Light on the Dark Sky Movement
House Republicans’ Use of Little-Known Law to Strike Down Public Land Plans Could Be Pandora’s Box Moment
Department of Energy Allocates $134 million for Fusion Funding
Las tuberías de plomo están en todas partes en Chicago; conoce cómo puedes protegerte
¿Dónde se encuentra la tubería de agua con plomo en Chicago?
Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find
Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How
Solar Power Gave the Formerly Incarcerated Hope in NJ. Federal Cuts Are Taking it Back
Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Conservation as an Official Use of Public Lands
World’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows
An Energy Department Climate Change Report ‘Completely Ignored’ Adaptation, Rutgers Professor Says
‘It’s Never Good!’: A Street-Level Look New York City’s Air Quality
Top US Energy Official Lobbies for Fossil Fuels in Europe
U.S. Bans on Certain Foreign Fish Imports Could Help Conserve Marine Mammals Worldwide, Experts Say
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Gas Industry Contaminated Wells
House Bill Amending the Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water Nationwide—And Especially in Iowa
Geoengineering Won’t Save Us From Global Warming
Will NASA Kill a Pair of Critical Climate Satellites?
The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?
The Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year. Watchdogs Say That’s Only Half The Story
‘Clean’ Oil and Chemical Soup
A California Network of Black Churches Is Embracing Solar Energy, EV Charging
‘Because of the Goddarn Plant.’ Fishermen in Southwest Louisiana Say LNG Terminals Are to Blame for Shrimp Harvest Decline
Charting Whale ‘Superhighways’ for Conservation
Experts, Officials Clash Over Maryland’s Latest Stormwater Permit
Trump Cancels Study on Health Impacts of Industrialized Hog Farms That Produce Biogas
Emissions are Sparking Increases in African Heat Waves in Unexpected Ways, New Study Finds
Chemical Manufacturing Made New Jersey the ‘PFAS Toilet for the Country’
A Contaminated Riverside Lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood Is Poised for Cleanup by Peoples Gas
Peru Votes Against Creating New Indigenous Reserve in Amazon Region
House Republicans Push New Coal Bills, but Critics Say the Industry’s Decline Can’t Be Reversed
Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death
Mayor Eric Adams’ Unfulfilled Promise for New York City Parks
With a Mayoral Election Coming Up, This Is Where NYC Stands on Climate Action
Arizonans Protest State’s Largest Utility Abandoning Clean Energy Commitments
Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
As Opposition to an Alabama Medical Waste Treatment Facility Boils Over, a  Mysterious Facebook Page Weighs In
Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia
Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step
Zambia Ordered a Mining Company to Pay Villagers After a Toxic Waste Spill. The Firm Made Them Sign Away Their Rights First
Fossil-Fueled Climate Heating Set the Stage for Devastating Fires in Spain and Portugal This Summer
Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule
Without Well-Funded Public Transit, Philadelphia’s Climate Future Looks Bleak
Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble
Activists Decry New Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife
Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People
Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.
Dozens of Scientists Call DOE Climate Report ‘Fundamentally Incorrect’
The Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge We Lose When Everything’s in English
In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim
Leaving EPA Behind, Environmental Justice Pioneer Preaches Hope Amid Trump Cutbacks
How a Rock Band Bassist Is Remixing Climate Activism
AI’s Massive Energy Demands 
With New Jersey Still Reeling From Summer Storms, Fossil Fuel Interests Fight ‘Climate Superfund’ Bill
Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation
As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Residents in Pennsylvania Towns Push Back to Stop a Proposed LNG Terminal
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In
Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports
Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?
In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change
Settlement Signed in Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande Case
California Updates Pesticide Alert System
Texas Suit Alleging Anti-Coal ‘Cartel’ of Top Wall Street Firms Could Reshape ESG—and Wall Street Itself
Despite HUD Mandate Withdrawal, the Push for Clean Air Moves Forward in Chicago
Children of the Storm
With Latest Round of Terminations, Trump Administration Continues Dismantling EPA’s Environmental Justice Portfolio
How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal
Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It
Google Expands Data Center Investment in Virginia, Doesn’t Share Site Specifics
How Trump’s Anti-Environment Crusade Enriches Drug Traffickers
The Battle Over Polluted Water Beneath an Iowa Coal Ash Landfill
Despite Everything, US Solar Manufacturing Continues to Power Up
Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge
Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe
The Colorado River Is This Tribe’s ‘Lifeblood,’ Now They Want To Give It the Same Legal Rights as a Person
New Tool Maps the Health Impacts of Toxic Air Pollutants Released with Methane in Super-Emitter Events
Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns
Maryland’s Governor and Legislature Just Got So-So Grades on Their Environmental Scorecards
The ‘Hotel California’ of Biodiversity
Sewage Taints Canadian Oysters. Then Americans Eat Them
The Trump Administration Dismisses the Endangered Species List as ‘Hotel California.’ But There’s Far More to the Story
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy
Climate Change Likely to Expand the Range of an Asian Bat and the Deadly Disease it Carries
Citing Environmental Concerns, Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz to Wind Down Operations
Amid Ongoing Pollution From Steel Plants, Trump EPA Urged to Drop Delay in Fenceline Monitoring Requirements
15 Children in Wisconsin File the Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers
Water Management in Great Lakes States Deserves a Closer Look, Group Says
There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under LA’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up?
Colombia’s President Called Out an Alabama Company’s Coal Exports to Israel. Now Alabamians Are Protesting
Pennsylvania Lured Shell to the State With a $1.65 Billion Tax Break. Now the Company Wants to Sell Its Plant
Atlantic Shore Towns Feel Hurricane Erin’s Sting Without It Ever Making Landfall
The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment
Commenters Decry Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding in First Day of Public Hearings
Amid Community Opposition, Alabama Hyperscale Data Center Project Hits a Speed Bump
Navigating the Troubled Waters of Newton Creek Means an Environmental Cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens That Will Cost At Least $3.3 Billion
Amid Tense Negotiations Over the Colorado River’s Future, Arizona Mayors Unite Against ‘Threat’ to State’s Water
Alabama Town’s Residents Seek Preemptive Strike Against Massive Data Center Project
A Geothermal Network in Colorado Could Help A Rural Town Diversify Its Economy
15 Children in Wisconsin File the Latest Youth Lawsuit Citing Climate Dangers
Virginia Regulator Approves Electricity Transmission Line and Towers in Alexandria To Serve One Proposed Data Center
A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won
Melting on the Arctic’s Svalbard Islands Shows the Climate Future Is Now
Court Temporarily Halts Land Transfer That Would Allow a Mine to Destroy Western Apache Sacred Land
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
Supercharged Hurricanes Mean More ‘Ghost Boats’ Haunting Waterways
Utilities Want to Regain the Ability to Build Power Plants in PJM. Consumer Advocates Say That’s Probably a Bad Idea
New Jersey Orders Probe, Demands Transparency From PJM
‘Make Billionaires Pay’ March Will Bring Together Climate and Social Justice Movements
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Democrats’ Failures—and Opportunities for a Climate Comeback
The Smoldering, Noxious Waste Dump Next Door
El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse
Deadlocked on Plastic Pollution
The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape
From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers
After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops
Tribal Solar Projects Meet Different Fates In Wyoming After Trump Administration Kills Funding
Massachusetts Seeks to End Ratepayer-Funded Subsidy for New Natural Gas Connections
Treasury Tightens Rules for Wind and Solar Tax Credits, But Offers Leeway
‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability
Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions
Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva End Without Treaty
Chicago Aims To Have Most Air Pollution Sensors in the US
New York Already Denied Permits to These Gas Pipelines. Under Trump, They Could Get Greenlit
Temperatures and Carbon Emissions Continue to Rise
US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual Human Rights Reports
Virtual Power Plants Showed Up for Their Biggest Test Yet. Here Are the Results
A Vermont Forest Tries a New Model of Growth, Diversity and Logging
Department of Energy Announces the Selection of 11 Projects for New Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program
Dominion Changes Its Answer—Admitting There Was No Independent Review–On Key Application For Natural Gas Plant
RAGBRAI, the World’s Largest Recreational Bike Ride, Is Getting Hotter and Harder
Can Colorado Recycle Toxic Water from Oil and Gas Drilling Without Increasing Emissions?
An Environmental Justice Test Case for Trump’s EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death
Will Endangerment Finding Repeal Trigger New State Actions on Climate?
The Trump Administration’s Concerted Attacks on Wind Threaten the Industry’s Future
A Week of Gulf South Solidarity in New York City
As Climate Change Makes Hail More Destructive, Illinois Residents Pay the Price
Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer
After Turmoil and No-Confidence Votes, Sierra Club Terminates Ben Jealous 
Coal Company Sues UK After Environmentalists Win Major Climate Case in British Court
Moving on From the Heartbreak Hotel
Can We Alter the Ocean to Counter Climate Change Faster? This Experiment Aims to Find Out
The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River
Atmospheric Rivers May be Diminishing on the West Coast and Surging in the East, Study Finds
Canyon Wildfire in Los Angeles Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Federal Judge Halts New Construction at Alligator Alcatraz
Record Krill Catch Prompts Early End to Fishing Season in Antarctica and Growing Calls to Protect its Fragile Ecosystems
‘Where’s the Money Going?’: Why Brazilian Towns Awash With Royalties From Oil Are Still Among the Poorest
Led by Gen Z Activists, Community Opposition Mounts to Residential Development Next to South Jersey’s Black Run Reserve
Trump Dismisses Civil Rights, Fair Housing Cases in Chicago To Focus on ‘Real Concerns’
N.C.’s Democratic Congressional Delegation Condemns EPA Cancellation of Solar for All
National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science
Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts
Activists Target Wells Fargo for Dropping its Climate Commitments
Activists Target Wells Fargo for Dropping its Climate Commitments
As a Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Arizona, Residents Fear It’s Already Affecting Area Water
As a Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Arizona, Residents Fear It’s Already Affecting Area Water
Federal Rooftop Solar Grants Are on the Chopping Block. Here’s Who Would Get Hurt
Journalist Corey Mitchell Joins Inside Climate News as a Senior Editor
Uranium Company Receives Wyoming’s First Fast-Tracked Mining Permits
To Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe, the Lands Around Alligator Alcatraz Are Sacred, Pythons and All
 Environmental Groups, EPA Spar In Court Over Trump’s Cancellation of Resiliency Funding
Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End Plastic Pollution
Alabama Power Gets Approval to Buy $622 Million Natural Gas Plant, Expecting More Data Centers
Changes in Nature’s Symphony Can Reflect Climate Impacts
Copper Mines Close in on Western Apache Sacred Site, and the Forest Protected to Mitigate The Damage
New York Can’t Meet Its Ambitious Climate Targets. Maybe the Plan Was Doomed From the Start
Kids in Pennsylvania Are Breathing (Much) Easier After a Coal Plant Shuttered
Amid Federal PFAS Rollbacks, New Jersey Scores Record $2 Billion DuPont Settlement
Grand Canyon Fire Is Now the Largest Burning in the Nation
New Data Center Proposals Would ‘Kill’ Michigan’s Strong New Climate Laws
Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Massive Sea Star Die-Offs, and Suspect a Link to Global Warming 
Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets and Accountability
Virginia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Embraces Renewables, Natural Gas and Community Planning for Data Centers
Sweden, an Early Climate Leader, Is Retreating From Its Environmental Commitments, Part of an EU Trend
Troubling Scenes From an Arctic in Full-Tilt Crisis
The Tricky Problem of ‘Zombie’ Fires
Marine Tourism in Mexico Remains Damaging to Wildlife Despite Regulations, Research Finds
BLM Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment
In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants
Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting
EPA Delays Compliance with Methane Rule, Fulfilling Oil and Gas Industry’s Request
Solar and Batteries Lead US Power Plant Additions by a Lot. How Does This Square With the Trump Administration’s Agenda?
New York Climate Activists Are a Key Part of Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign
The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel
Climate Scientists Look to Fight Back Against DOE’s ‘Antiscientific,’ ‘Deceptive’ Climate Report
Hundreds of Old EV Batteries Have New Jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the Grid
Illinois’ Governor Has Led on Climate Policy. Here’s How Experts Assess His Work So Far
UN Human Rights Experts and Scientists Urge Brazil’s President to Veto a Law That Would Cut Environmental Reviews
Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater 7 Years After Closure, Lawsuit Claims
EPA Rescinds Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Harm Human Health, Hobbling U.S. Climate Action
Will ‘The Power Bill Reduction Act’ Make Electric Bills Go Down or Up in N.C.?
As Climate-Related Wastewater Threats Grow, U.S. and Mexico Sign a Deal to End the Tijuana Sewage Crisis
Earth’s Wetlands Are Disappearing and Global Efforts to Save Them Are Unraveling
Wildfire Evacuees and Asylum Seekers Strain Niagara Falls’ Housing Capacity During Tourism Season
Trump Promised a Drilling Boom. The New Rigs Haven’t Showed Up Yet
Nations Denounce Deep Sea Mining Company’s Bid to Exploit Metals in the Pacific Under US Law
Why Farmers May Be Able to Continue Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge
As Trump Shrinks FEMA, State and Local Emergency Managers Say They’re Barely Getting By
As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most
A New Jersey Shore Town Has Turned to Oysters to Fight Sea Level Rise and Erosion
Clean Energy Brought Data Centers to Iowa. The Big Beautiful Bill Could Change That
Alabama Research Center Works to Understand ‘One of the Last Great Wild Places’
How the Trump Budget Cuts Are Playing Out at Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park
Lessons From a Climate Disaster
Layoffs, Votes of No Confidence and a Leader on Leave at One of the Nation’s Oldest Environmental Groups
EPA Plan to End Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Expected Imminently, Will Harm Human Health, Experts Say
Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
Fact-Checking Claims About a Proposed Hyperscale Data Center
Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers
As Consumer Tax Credits Vanish, What Do You Need to Know?
On the Navajo Nation, the List of Mystery Wells Continues to Grow
Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters
Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns with State Lawmakers
Governments Are Legally Required to Address Climate Change, Top Global Court Says
Journalism, Propaganda and Climate Change
New Study Reveals Mycorrhizal Fungal Hotspots and Their Lack of Protections
A South Bronx Park is a Hive of Activity—for Bees and for New Yorkers Training for Green Jobs
Nine Governors Write to Regional Grid Operator PJM, Expressing Frustration Over Governance and Interconnection Delays
Startups Make Products from the Carbon in Fossil Fuels
Republican Excitement for Wyoming Rare Earth Mining Contradicts the Party’s Disdain for Renewables
PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap as Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled
Canadian Company Exits Contentious Uranium Mining Project in Western Alaska
Burn Scars Can Exacerbate Flooding, Posing Compounding Climate Hazards
Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests
Want To Fight Climate Change? Give Afro-Descendant Communities Land Rights, New Report Says
Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal
Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says
EPA Extends Leave and Demands Answers From Employees Who Signed a ‘Declaration of Dissent’
Iowa Agriculture Runs on 110 Billion Pounds of Manure, at a Cost to Its Water
Alabama’s New Utility Commission President Wants to Hear From ‘All Sides’ as She Assumes New Role
Efforts to Reduce Toxic Algae in Lake Erie Appear to Be Making Progress. Now They Face State and Federal Cuts
Are You a Customer of PJM? Its Capacity Auction Will Affect Your Electricity Prices in 2026
Out in the Storm
Wyoming’s Crowded Lonesome Lake Tops EPA’s National Survey for Fecal Contamination
What Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean for Disaster Preparedness
Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
Former BP Spokesperson Is Now EPA Region 6 Chief of Staff
Analysts Expect More Oil and Gas Mergers. What Could That Mean for the Climate?
Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds
One Small Country, Nearly $20 Billion in Corporate Claims
EPA Tries to Stop Closure of Colorado Coal Plants After Meeting With Colorado Springs Utilities
Deep Sea Mining Negotiations Resume Amid Industry Pushback and Environmental Alarm
30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem
Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss
Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer
In South Memphis, Elon Musk’s Colossus Operated Gas Turbines Without Appropriate Permits, Residents and Activists Claim
Bipartisan Cryptocurrency Legislation Will Fuel Further Environmental Destruction, Environmental Advocates Say 
OSHA Just Reduced the Value of a Worker’s Life
Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
US Department of Energy Grid Reliability Report Is Unreliable, Virginia Renewable Advocates Say
Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say
Off the Books: Maryland’s Clean Energy Push Ignores Backup Generator Pollution
Before Tropical Depression Chantal Swamped Hillsborough, the Town Had Been Counting on FEMA
Trump Hails $90 Billion in Corporate Investment to Make Pennsylvania an AI Hub, Fueled by Natural Gas
As Politicians Quarrel Over Wildfire Smoke, Research on Its Health Impacts Piles Up
NASA Pulls Back From Promise to Host Major Climate Change Reports, Citing Legal Loophole
Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says
Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water
Bessemer, Alabama, Could Face Legal Action Over Environmental Impacts From a ‘Hyperscale’ Data Center
New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast
Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging
Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started
Baltimore’s Wetlands Restoration Pushes Ahead Despite Federal Funding Setbacks
Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’
Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations
As Deadly Floods Hit America, a Meteorologist Looks Ahead
What Risks Texas’ Grid Faces
Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial
California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
Brazil’s Last Asbestos Miners Are Switching To Rare Earth Minerals. Can They Offer a Brighter Future?
Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer
Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
It Just Got Easier to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Wisconsin
Can Shoreline Restoration Rein in Rising Flood Insurance Prices?
In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops
Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say
AI Can Help Limit the Spread of Misinformation During Natural Disaster, Study Finds
Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave
Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn
Texas Flooding Signals Growing Extreme Weather Threats to Summer Camps
Trump Issues Executive Order Targeting ‘Unreliable’ Clean Energy Options
Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood
Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding
Chantal Wrecks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal
Melting Ice Caps Could Bring Dormant Volcanoes to Life, Research from the Chilean Andes Shows
As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals
Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties
The Unexpected Beauty and Deep Meaning of Plastic-Waste Art
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions
New Handbook Aims to Protect Scientists From Autocratic Threats
The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Constrict the Growth of Texas’ Clean Energy Industry and its Power Grid
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive
These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them
Will the Trump Administration Save Workers from Preventable Overheating Deaths?
EPA Employees Called on the Agency to Stop Undermining Public Health. The Trump Administration Put Them on Leave
Zohran Mamdani Made Addressing Climate Change Central to His Affordability Plan for New York
In Florida’s Fragile Everglades, Trump Praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Violating California Residents’ Right to Water
Trump Administration Acts to ‘Severely Weaken’ a Key Environmental Law
Flint Completes Required Lead Pipe Replacements
On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy
NIH Scientists Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Mutations in Non-Smokers
In Budget Crunch, New Jersey Strips Clean Energy Fund in Near-Record ‘Raid’
In Chicago, a Landmark Environmental Justice Bill Inches Toward Passage
In Trump’s Megabill, a Clean Energy Phase Out and a Big, Beautiful Tax Break for Met Coal Exporters
Wastewater Treatment Plants Channel ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into Waterways Nationwide
Border Wall Plans at New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey Raise Environmental Concerns
International Investigation by Inside Climate News Wins an SPJ Award
An Important Archive of Congressionally-Mandated Climate Change Reports Just Went Dark
As Sea Levels Rise, an Island Nation Creates an Escape Route
National Science Foundation to Leave Virginia headquarters as HUD Moves Out of DC
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Produced Water Ownership
Five Years After Pennsylvania’s Landmark Fracking Report, Its Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say
The Revised ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Still Contains a Poison Pill. A Tax Expert Explains
The Revised ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Still Contains a Poison Pill. A Tax Expert Explains
Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline
Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline
Texas Legislature Increases Well Plugging Budget as Backlog Grows
Texas Legislature Increases Well Plugging Budget as Backlog Grows
Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?
Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues
Amid Brutal Heat Wave, Officials Stress Health Risks of Hot Nights
A New York Rooftop Blossoms with Lessons About Food Literacy
In North Carolina, Exploding Bulbs and Fridges on the Fritz Reveal a Town’s Fraying Electric System
As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry
Figuring Out a Battery Storage System to Fit New York’s Wind and Solar Ambitions Has Not Been Easy
In California, a Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Moves Forward
Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert
Alabama Environmental Groups Secure Rare Win in Fight to Update Water Toxicity Standards
Scientists’ Letter Urges Brazil’s President Lula to Reject New Amazon and Offshore Drilling
The Ecofeminist Movement Is Surging. Here’s What Its Advocates Want
Ground Source Heat Pump Manufacturers Urge Senators to Preserve Geothermal Tax Credits
Why Is the U.S. Proposing Protections for an Animal That Doesn’t Live Here?
Can Solar and Geothermal Energy Help a Church and Its Neighbors Wean Off Fossil Fuels?
How a Data Center Company Uses Stranded Renewable Energy
Juneteenth and Its Role in Environmental Justice—for All
Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines
As Wildfires Increase, NJ Considers the Impact on Public Health
USGS Touts Potential Oil and Gas Resources Beneath Public Lands in Updated Survey
An Alabama City Recommends Changing Its Laws to Accommodate One of the Country’s Largest Proposed Data Centers
At UN Ocean Conference, Nations and Funders Seek to Create and Expand Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas
A National Quest for Uranium Comes to Remote Western Alaska, Raising Fears in a Nearby Village
Air Pollution Is ‘Keeping Kids Out of School’ in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, Study Shows
US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms
Global Climate Talks Resumed This Week in Germany, For the First Time in 30 Years Without the United States
Climate Change Makes Protests Harder—Including Climate Change Protests
In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of Mining, Speculators Power a Hunt for Alaska’s Minerals
The World’s Banks are Still Betting on Fossil Fuel Industry Growth
The Darter Fish and the Data Center
As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water
Two Suns, One City: Karachi’s Dueling Realities in a Warming World
Saved From the Saw: Conservation Deal Spares 8,000 Acres of Sensitive Land in Alabama From Becoming a Wood Pellet Mill
The Wrestler vs. the Utility
EPA Grants Were Set to Address Health Risks on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations, Until the Trump Administration Cut Them
Trump Officials Visit Alaska as Interior Department Pushes Proposal Rescinding Biden-era Arctic Protections
Chesapeake Bay Health Slips in 2025 Report Card as Persistent Challenges Threaten Long-Term Gains
New York City Has a Trash Problem. A Packaging Reduction Bill Could Help
Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy
Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Tearful Protests From Ironbound Residents
In a Deep Red State, a Mining Regulator Is Wary of Possible Trump Cuts to Its  Budget
New Climate Study Highlights Dire Sea Level Warmings
Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims
Pennsylvania Bill Would Create a State Board to Oversee New Energy Projects
California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air
Study Says Clean Energy Rollbacks Will Cost Economy $1.1 Trillion by 2035
As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough?
How Did the Housing Crisis Revitalize Efforts by Western Republicans to Sell Off Public Lands?
Tax Cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Kill Solar Power Progress 
Bills That Could Have Hurt Renewable Energy Die in Texas Legislature
‘We’ve Treated it as a Global Waste Dump’: Costa Rica’s President Calls for Action on the Ocean
In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water
Phase-Out of FEMA On Course, Trump Says, Raising Worries About a Weakened National Disaster Response 
Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments
Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief
Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas
Tonga Poised to Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales
Why a Fan Can’t Always Cool You Down, and Other Unexpected Challenges in Heat Waves
Inside Climate News Selects 11 Summer Fellows to Report on Environmental Issues Around the Country
US District Court Ruling Keeps Fight Against Mining of Site Sacred to Western Apache Alive
Across the Country, Locals Rally to Protect National Monuments Threatened by the Trump Administration
As an Eastern Iowa Quarry Seeks to Quadruple Its Water Use, Residents Urge the State to Intervene
The World’s Oceans Are a ‘Ticking Time Bomb,’ Reaching Dangerous Acidification Levels  Earlier Than Scientists Thought
UN Ocean Conference Opens With a Call to Defend the Deep Sea
Shine On: Illinois Hopes to Continue Solar Boom Despite Federal Headwinds
Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future
Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains
A Neighborhood Burned, a Home Saved, a Future in Question
Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals
In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring
Rockaway is a New York Coastal Community Trying to Fight Erosion–and Then EPA Cancelled Funding
 Canceled Climate Grants Would Have Cut Pollution While Boosting Production, Jobs at Two Alabama Ironworks
People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery
UN Scientists Propose a Plan to Meet Global Demand for Critical Minerals
How Nantucket Is Preparing for Rising Seas
Lifeblood for Pacific Islands Threatened as Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements
The Estate of a Woman Who Died in the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Dome Sues Big Oil for Wrongful Death
Sinking Homes, Climate Damage, Explosion Risks: New Government Review Outlines the Costs of One Mine Expansion
 Global Scientific Community Urges World Leaders to Transform Research Into Policy Ahead of UN Ocean Conference
What Does the ‘Big Beautiful’ Debate Tell Us About the Politics of the IRA?
Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas
Rich Countries’ Energy Transitions Threaten Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
Gas Leaks Can Have Significant Spillover Impacts on Neighboring States, Study Finds
Aging Pennsylvania Power Plant to Keep Running After Trump Order on Eve of Shutdown
Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds
Top Ocean Experts Sound the Alarm Over Growing Marine Crisis Due To Climate Change
New Mexico Bans Release of Treated Oil and Gas Wastewater
A Song for the Cahaba River
Meta Strikes 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal With Constellation Energy
For Insurers, Smaller Weather Events Add Up to Big Losses as Climate Change Accelerates
Illinois Punts on Plans for Increasing Energy Storage, Renewables
Fearing Radioactive Waste, a Western Pennsylvania Community Fights to Stop a Landfill’s Re-Opening
As Summer Approaches, New Jersey’s Shore Towns Confront an Unrelenting Foe: Sea Level Rise
Trump Administration Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees
Colorado River Basin Aquifers Are Declining Even More Steeply Than the River, New Research Shows
The Massive Pipeline Buildout in the U.S. Is Mostly for Gas Going Overseas
Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia
Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?
As Chicagoans Brace for Higher Water Bills, Groups Push for Affordability Reforms
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa Is Undermining a Rare Forest To Fuel Its Global Aluminum Empire
U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?
Trump Executive Orders Violate Young People’s Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges
The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers
As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests
Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil
Clean Energy Project Cancellations Top $14 Billion So Far in 2025
A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator
What Will Tariffs Do to the Energy Economy? Here Are Three Scenarios
Pennsylvania Fracking Company Surrenders Water Permits Over Concerns About Stream Flow
German Court Rejects Peruvian’s Claim of Climate Harms
A Transco Pipeline Plan to Boost Gas in Five States Would Sharply Increase Air Pollution in N.C. Towns
Maryland Advocates Call for Penalties on Washington Gas After Ruling on False Environmental Claims
A Seabird Chick With 778 Pieces of Plastic in Its Body Shows How Bad Marine Pollution Has Gotten
With Clean Energy Stalled, Can New Jersey Bet on Nuclear and Win?
For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas
After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind
 The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist
Moore Vetoes Key Maryland Climate Studies, Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Commitments
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight
A Double Whammy for Scientists: Big Budget Cuts, Big Climate Consequences
The Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
States, Environmentalists Sue Trump Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging
Vermont’s Governor Delays Electric Car Mandates, Part of State’s Climate Plan
Hurricane Season Will Be Even Riskier for Undocumented People This Year
NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Activity This Year
New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat
Republicans Flout Law and Precedent to Kill California’s Right to Clean Air
Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate
House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts?
In Chicago, Artists Imagine a World Without Prisons or Environmental Hazards
Fish Threatened By Farms and Mining Set to Be First Species Listed As Endangered in Second Trump Term
Flooding Caused by Atmospheric River Over Maryland Shows How Climate Change Is Stressing Inland Communities
El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl
Paris Agreement Target for Warming Won’t Protect Polar Ice Sheets, Scientists Warn
A Restricted Climate Super Pollutant Is Pumped Out at Far Higher Levels Than Countries Admit. What Happens Next?
Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier
The Chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission Has a To-Do List
Veteran Environmentalist Sues Rural School Board Over Exxon Tax Break Decision
Trump Reverses Course on Empire Wind, Lifting Pause
Extreme Weather Slams the Midwest and Southern U.S. Amid Staffing Shortages at the National Weather Service
Alabama Power Threatened With Lawsuit for Contaminating Groundwater With Coal Ash
NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss
Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism
Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites
Global Aluminum Producer Announces $4 Billion Smelter for Wind-Rich Oklahoma
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding
Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide
In California, Flawed Air Rules Threaten Farmworkers as Wildfires Pump More Smoke Onto Fields
Many on Navajo Nation Blindsided by Hydrogen Pipeline Change
Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law
How Green Is Pope Leo XIV?
A 20 Percent Electric Bill Surge Tests New Jersey’s Climate Goals
Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says
An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast
‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation
Fifteen Years After Largest U.S. Offshore Oil Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs
Chubb No Longer Insuring Gulf Coast LNG Project That Faces Sustained Opposition Over Health Concerns
Republicans Attack Rules Designed to Keep Workers Safe From Heat
Researchers Wanted to Understand Concerns With Batteries in Moss Landing, California. Their Funding Just Got Yanked
Toxic Cleanups in San Francisco Take More Than Four Years Longer in Communities of Color
Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah
Wyoming Begins Exploring Voluntary Water Conservation Programs
Lawyers Spar Over Whether Pennsylvania Agency Has Authority to Issue Carbon Allowances to Power Plants
The Trump Administration Plans to Undo Standards on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in the U.S. Drinking Water Supply
Congress Begins Repeal of Clean Energy Tax Credits With ‘Sledgehammer Approach’
How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change
Property Rights Take Center Stage as Montana Grapples With Wind Development
USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
Pharmaceutical Pollution Is Widespread Across the World’s Waterways
In a Landmark PFAS Payout, 3M to Pay New Jersey $450 Million
Dutch Environmental Group Launches New Climate Case Against Shell to Stop All Investment in New Oil and Gas Fields
Swamp Coolers’ Ability to Beat the Heat is Evaporating in Record Southwestern Temperatures
Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought
Policy Experts Fear Laxer Climate Rules Could Leave U.S. Markets Open to Greater Volatility
Despite Problems in and out of State, Horne LLP Is Again Chosen by N.C. Officials to Run Disaster Relief Efforts
Should Pittsburgh’s Water Stay Public? Residents Will Get to Vote on It
Northeastern States Unveil New Grid Planning Strategy in Attempt to Regain Control Over Energy Future
As Federal Incentive Rollbacks Loom, Could the Heat Pump Revolution Stall Out?
Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards
A Dry Winter on the Colorado River Has Big Reservoirs on Track for Trouble
A New Handbook Shows Churches How to Hold Fossil Fuel Actors Accountable
New York Bitcoin Miners Are Buying Up Power Plants—and Communities Are Fighting Back
Acting Head of FEMA Ousted as Trump Seemingly Moves to Eliminate the Agency
Nighttime Flaring at Shell Plastics Plant Lit Up Beaver County ‘Like Dawn’
Captive-Bred Axolotls Were Successfully Introduced to the Wild. Can This Work for Other Species?
Maryland’s Sustainability Chief Reflects on a ‘Difficult’ Year of Legislative Setbacks
Youngkin Vetoes Clean Energy Bills That Garnered Support From Dominion, Environmental Groups
New PacifiCorp Forecast Sees More Fossil-Fueled Electricity. How Will That Affect Western Energy Jobs?
As Trump Administration Seeks to Shut Down Energy Star Program, Industry Groups Call to Save It
Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push
In Southern Arizona, Community Opposition to Mining Grows in Towns That Once Depended on the Industry
Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve
California Sues the Trump Administration for Violating the Constitution—Again
With FEMA Under Fire, Congress Asks Whether Agency Is Ready for Hurricane Season
Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change
Seaweed Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Grazing Cattle, New Study Shows
Scientists Forecast a Big Increase of Clear-Air Turbulence That Could Lead to Bumpier Flights
Trump Aims to Fast Track Alabama Coal Build-Out, Citing US Need. Nearly All the Coal Is Bound for Export
Scientists Are Reviving Climate and Nature Research Efforts in the Wake of Trump Cuts
Michigan Researcher’s Work on Air Pollution and Racial Inequities Caught in Funding Freeze at National Science Foundation
World’s Researchers Say They Will Resist Attacks on Science and Support Beleaguered U.S. Colleagues
Invisible Deaths: As Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan, the True Scale Is Unknown
Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials
Inspired N.C. Republicans Target Environmental Justice, Clean Energy Jobs and Programs
From Blight to Bright: Michigan Explores Solar Power on Brownfield Sites
Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers
The Malayan Tiger Is at a Tipping Point, With Increasing Deaths of Both Native Populations and Big Cats
How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security
Five Patagonian Lakes Are Rapidly Drying, Study Shows
Climate Disaster Survivors Organize Across America, Turning Common Bonds of Loss Into Action
Trump Is Harming National Parks for Future Generations, Former NPS Director Warns
House Committee Offers Fossil Fuel Industry a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity to Develop on Public Lands
Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation
Inside Climate News Series Is a Scripps Howard Finalist
California Toxic Algal Bloom Blamed for Months-long Marine Life Poisoning
An Insurance Crisis Compounded by Climate Change Threatens the Broader U.S. Economy
Ignoring Federal Law, House GOP Targets California’s Nation-Leading Vehicle Pollution Rules
EPA Funding Cuts Target Disadvantaged Communities, Analysis Shows
Will Tariffs on Solar Cell Imports Invigorate the U.S. Manufacturing Market?
Consumer Watchdog Accuses Regional Grid Operator of Overcharging Marylanders for Power
In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?
Plans Advance for Huge New Exxon Plastics Plant in Texas
Sen. Susan Collins Blasts Trump for Cuts to Scientific Research
N.C. Treasurer Names Conservative Climate Skeptic to State Utilities Commission
For Alabama’s Spotted Salamanders, a Win and a Warning
Wyoming Has Been Slow to Transition From Fossil Fuels, but Is Moving Fast Toward New Nuclear Technologies
In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management
EPA Head Pushes Mexico to Address Tijuana River Sewage in Recent San Diego Visit
Who Has the Right to Decide What Happens on Indigenous Lands?
‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries
Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands
EPA Says It Will Act on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Advocates Raise Red Flags
In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit
Illinois Delays a Project Meant to Keep Asian Carp Out of the Great Lakes
In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams
Snowflakes, Death Threats and Dollar Signs: Cloud Seeding Is at a Crossroads
How a Changing Climate Is Reshaping the Spread of Infectious Diseases
She Galvanized Her Community After a Company Contaminated It With ‘Forever Chemicals’
Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session
As US Dismantles Its Climate Policy, Other World Leaders Seek Solidarity
Universities, States Have ‘Responsibility’ to Act on Climate in Trump Era, UMass President says
Behind the Scenes: Communities Around ‘Last-Mile Warehouses’ Struggle With Online Shopping Boom’s Pollution
‘We Are Nature’: Indigenous Women Come Together at the United Nations
Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Undermine His Plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
The World’s Biggest Meat Company Gets the Greenlight to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange
How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?
How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?
The Inside Scoop: Covering Politics and Energy in 2025
A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024
Community Solar Plays Defense in Minnesota
N.C. Farm Bureau Asks State Supreme Court to Strike Environmental Protections From Hog Farm Permits
Judge Asks Trump Administration for More Evidence That Funding Freeze Is Constitutional
New Jersey Cut Back on Prescribed Burns in the Pine Barrens—and Just Faced a Wildfire That Charred 8,500 Acres
Virginia College Students Want More Climate Action on Earth Day
Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High
EPA Continues to Dismantle Environmental Justice Office, Announces Plans to Terminate Nearly 300 Employees
Pace of Green Job Growth in New York City Is Slow
Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups
EPA Administrator Defends Sweeping Grant Terminations Amid Legal Blowback
‘The Earth Loses a Defender’: Pope Francis Fought for the Poor and the Planet
National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List
Rights of Nature Defender Wins Goldman Prize for Precedent-Setting Work Protecting an Imperiled River
Listening for Whale Sounds 1,000 feet Deep in the Antarctic Ocean
What You Need to Know About Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Surviving the Thaw: Greenland’s Inuit Grapple with Their Melting World
Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
Trump May Target Environmental Nonprofits in Executive Orders Expected on Earth Day
National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced
Oak Flat is Sacred to Western Apache. The Trump Administration Intends to Approve a Plan to Destroy It
Urban Parks Can Support People and Biodiversity—if They Are Designed With Both in Mind
Trump Administration Halts Construction on New York Offshore Wind Project
Federal Judge Orders Florida to Address Pollution That Led to Manatee Deaths
As EPA Rolls Back Regulations for Large Industrial Polluters, It Finds a New Target: A Two-Person Geoengineering Startup
A Father of Environmental Justice Rebukes Sierra Club, Ben Jealous Over Treatment of Black Alabamians
How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation Over One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
EV Sales Are Up in the US, But Tariffs Are a Storm Cloud for an Industry That Craves Stability
Sen. Bernie Sanders Brings His Fighting Oligarchy Tour to Conservative Rural California Districts
More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal Mercury Limits
Half the World’s People Depend on Rice. New Research Says Climate Change Will Make it Toxic
Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions  From Trump’s EPA
Texas Oilfield Company and Executive Plead Guilty in Hydrogen Sulfide Deaths
EPA, N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer
The Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas
Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That
U.S. National Security Heads Turn Away from Climate Research as Threats Mount
Trump Official Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Federal Safety Violations
New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought
Do Heat Pumps Save You Money? In California, It Depends on Your Electric Utility
‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again
Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts
Congressional Democrats Assail Trump’s Plans for Deep Cuts to Government Science
Climate Change Is Helping Heartworm Spread to Pets in the Mountain West
Lakes Region Restoration Project Aims to Link Conservation Lands From Maine to New Hampshire
South Texas Developers Make a Sales Pitch to Sell Groundwater. Will Laredo Buy It?
New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say
You’re Not Imagining It: Your Pollen Allergies Are Lasting Longer
EPA Cancels Key Science Advisory Board Meeting
As Trump Promotes ‘Clean Beautiful Coal,’ a  Lit Cigarette Above a West Virginia Coal Mine Leaves a Woman Fighting for Her Life
New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say
Trump Announces ‘Termination’ of ‘Illegal DEI’ Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Majority-Black Alabama Communities
A Biotech Firm Says Its Genetic Tweaks of a Wolf Amount to ‘De-Extinction.’ What Does This Mean For Living Species?
As NOAA Cuts Continue, Ocean Researchers Worry About Monitoring Programs
A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report
Trump Guts Agency Critical to Worker Safety as Temperatures Rise
A Year After a Fatal Explosion, Alabama Extends Deadline for Coal Companies to Monitor Methane Gas Above Mines
Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM
Will US Tariffs Make World Leaders Value the Stability of Renewables?
In Alabama, a Fight for the Spotted Salamander
‘Deep Change Theory’ Could Pull Us Out of a Global Climate and Pollution Crisis, Scientists Say
Trump’s Nominee for EPA’s Top Lawyer Advances Despite Scant Legal Qualifications
A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same
New Trump Orders Aim to Keep Coal Power Alive, Despite Climate and Economic Costs
Tariffs Could Spike Rates in an Already Climate-Stressed Insurance Market
Is Bolivia’s $1.2 Billion Deal to Protect Its Forests a Climate Boon—or a False Solution?
As Chemical Industry Seeks Exemption From Pollution Limits, Residents See Assault on Their Lives
Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks, UN Report Reveals
Developers See Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal as an Alluring New Waterfront. But for Years, It Stunk
Protesters Across the Country Tell Trump and Musk: ‘Hands Off’ Our Country
New Documentary Explores the Natural Wonders of NYC’s Jamaica Bay Through One of Its Most-Beloved Characters
Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?
The Trump Administration Issues Its Next Assault on the Nation’s Public Forests
American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze
Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires
New Study Projects Climate-Driven Flooding for Thousands of New Jersey Homes
Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next
After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health
New Poll Shows Americans View Water That’s Safe to Drink and Reliably Supplied as Top Issues
People Who Depend on Public Lands Say Firing National Park and Forest Workers Stresses Nearby Communities
What Are the Rights of Nature?
Pennsylvania Health Advocates Say Gov. Shapiro Has Let Residents Down on Fracking Protections
How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt
Should Oil and Gas Drilling Expand in This Biodiverse National Forest? The Public Overwhelmingly Says No. 
From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source
‘Water Is the New Oil’ as Texas Cities Square Off Over Aquifers
Vermont Might Change How It Accounts for Climate-Damaging Emissions. Here’s What’s at Stake
Mounting Habitat Pressures Prompt New Conservation Program for Ailing Florida Bird
Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Disparages Climate Action as ‘Religion’
China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?
The Online Shopping Boom Comes at a Price—and Some New Yorkers Pay More Than Their Fair Share
After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development
Climate Change Is Must-See Theater in London. Meet the Playwrights Behind “Kyoto”
Foes and Friends of Nuclear Power Face Off Near Three Mile Island
A New Bill in Rhode Island Would Give Electric Ratepayers More Resources to Fight Back  
Trump Fires Clean Energy Leader From TVA Board Without Publicly Providing a Reason
Robbing a Bank When No One’s Looking
 Amid Attacks on Endangered Species Act, Trump’s Pick to Lead Wildlife Conservation Faces Confirmation Hearing
How Nature Enabled Freedom for Groundbreaking American Women
How Should You Clean Your House After It’s Engulfed in Wildfire Smoke?
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Youth-Led Climate Case. The Youth Say They Will Fight On
Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn
As Offshore Wind Struggles Under Trump, There’s Still Room for Progress
Nation’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Come to Michigan in 2030
Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price
Nearly Half of the Country’s Attorney Generals Make Legal Effort to Restore FEMA Funds
California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance
Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia
Small New York Farms Suffer as Federal Funds Freeze
NOAA Cuts Weather Balloon Launches Due to Staff Shortages After DOGE Layoffs
New Study Shows Extreme and Far-Reaching Impacts of Sackett Ruling on Federal Wetland Protections
Climate Change Is the Backdrop to Our Lives, But It’s Missing in Movies
In an Era of Environmental Deregulation, What Happens to Fetal and Reproductive Health Outcomes?
What 30 Years of Fighting for Environmental Justice Looks Like in One Community
The European Politician Bringing Nature Into the Halls of Power
EPA Decimates Grant Program Aimed at Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions
Will Texas Become ‘the Epicenter of a National Nuclear Renaissance’?
Despite Staff and Budget Cuts, NOAA Issues Critical Drought Warnings in Its Spring Climate Outlook
Congress Is Searching for Trillions of Dollars in Cuts. Will the Oil Industry’s Tax Breaks Skate By?
Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most U.S. States
Is FERC’s Future at Stake in its Titanic Clash with American Efficient?
What Gutting Environmental Justice Means for the Future of the EPA
Can Colorado Keep Its Momentum on Climate Action as the Trump Administration Pulls Back Federal Support?
 Trump Executive Order Streamlines Mining Permits. Environmentalists Fear What Comes Next
What a $660 Million Verdict Means for Greenpeace and the Environmental Movement
Fired National Park Service Staff Will Be Reinstated, but Long-Term Threats Loom
For the First Time, Alabama Says Methane ‘Likely’ Caused Fatal Home Explosion Above Coal Mine
Bills Increasing Small-Scale Solar Requirements in Virginia Awaiting Action by Youngkin
UC Berkeley Faculty Organize Rally to Protest Trump’s Attacks on Academic Freedom
What Does Tesla’s Slide Mean for the US Electric Vehicle Market?
Maryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing Climate Commitments
EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater
Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation
Una sentencia histórica sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas aislados golpea a la industria petrolera
EPA Deregulation Would Be a ‘Tragedy’ for Health, Experts Say
New Study Reinforces Worries About Pulses of Rapid Sea Level Rise
The Soybean Innovation Lab Is Set to Close in April After Trump Cuts
Former Top EPA Official Warns of Dire Consequences of Planned Purge at the Agency’s Science Office
Rising Seas and Land-Based Salt Pollution Pose Dual Threats for Drinking Water
Alabama’s Celebrity Weatherman Pleads for the National Weather Service
As Monterrey’s Air Quality Worsens, Citizens Demand Urgent Government Action
As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated
Severe Weather Warnings Persist After a Deadly Weekend of Tornadoes, Dust Storms and Fires
Toxic Waste Cleanups Take Longer in Marginalized San Francisco Communities
Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania
Scrutiny for Florida Agencies Charged with Managing Treasured Waters Sparks Unease
‘An Unlikely Coalition’ Failed to Expand Rooftop Solar in Wyoming. Lawmakers Plan to Try Again
One Man’s Quest to Protect Pink River Dolphins in Colombia
Christine Todd Whitman Thinks the EPA Is Going the Wrong Direction
Some US Scientists Stick with the IPCC Despite the Administration Pulling Out of International Climate Work
Chicago Considers New Approaches for PFAS Management
How Nature Can Alleviate Pain—and Why Climate Change Could Get in the Way
An Oil Well Sinkhole Grows in the Permian Basin
The American Beef Industry Understood Its Climate Impact Decades Ago
School Disruptions from the LA Fires Hit Latino, Disadvantaged and English-Language Learners Hardest, Experts Find
Landmark Ruling on Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Strikes at Oil Industry
Inside Climate News Wins Multiple Business Reporting Awards
Farmers and Community Groups Sue Trump and the USDA, Seeking Funds They Were Promised
EPA Freezes, Then Terminates, Multi-Billion Dollar Climate Grants, Scuttling Projects and Triggering Lawsuits
How Does Your State Produce Its Electricity? The Variations are Wild and Weird
In Providence, Trump’s EPA Freeze Leaves People’s Port Authority in Limbo
Colorado Will Require Oil and Gas Companies to Increase Water Recycling for Fracking
Trump Administration Launches All-Out Assault on Environmental Protection
Virginia Judge Pauses State’s Return To RGGI During Youngkin’s Appeal
‘Weathering’ Expert Arline Geronimus Reflects on Climate Change and Health Inequities
A New Bill Would Allow Duke Energy to Retreat From North Carolina’s Ambitious Climate Goals
How Hurricanes Can Fuel Wildfires in the Southeast
What’s Causing Birmingham’s Code Red Air Quality Alert?
Future of Funding for Military’s Climate Change Plans Caught Up in Fury of Trump Cuts
Future of Funding for Military’s Climate Change Plans Caught Up in Fury of Trump Cuts
Can the World’s Largest Ice Rink Survive a Warming Planet?
Some Republicans Defend Clean Energy Tax Credits from Trump Administration Cuts
Hazel Johnson Launched an Environmental Movement in Chicago That Trump Is Trying to End
In Florida, State Rules Concentrate Toxic Smoke in These Underserved Communities
Rollbacks Gut Environmental Justice Gains, Former EPA Official Says
Feeding Cows Seaweed Could Cut Methane Emissions and Diversify Maine’s Coastal Economy, but Can It Scale?
How New York’s $75 Billion Climate Superfund Will Work
Trump’s Tariffs and New State Regulation Could Increase Power Costs in Texas
Taking It to the Streets: Scientists Mobilize to Fight Trump’s “Unprecedented” Anti-Science Agenda
EPA Reinstates Environmental Justice Staff Amid Workforce Turmoil
US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum
NYC’s Inwood Hill Park Looks Ahead After a Fall Fire Season
In Arizona’s Famed Sky Islands, Trump Administration’s Federal Funding Freeze Stalls Crucial Conservation Work
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze for Climate Work. Will the White House Comply?
Scientists Are Rising Up to Resist Trump Policies
Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile
The Rights of Nature Become a Rallying Point Against an Ascendant Mining Industry
Companies Tell Congressional Committee That Renewable Energy Is Needed to Keep Up With Demand
Trump Administration Intends to Terminate Lease for Army Corps’ Florida Headquarters
‘It’s All Been Scrapped’: Women in Wildland Firefighting Bootcamps Canceled After Dei Cuts
USDA’s Purge of Climate Data is Illegal and Reckless, Doing Immediate Harm to Farmers, Lawsuit Alleges  
Does a Hudson Valley Village Have a Plan to Tame or Encourage Tourism in Its Parks? It Depends on Who You Ask
Supreme Court Takes Up Nuclear Waste in Texas
A “Trojan Horse” for Toxic Chemicals
Supreme Court Puts Another Limit on the EPA’s Ability to Protect Water
Americans Are Increasingly Aware That Climate Change Is Harming Their Health
Portland’s Urban Tree Plans May Face a Withering in Federal Funds
Trump’s Executive Order on Forests ‘A Devastating Blow,’ Activists Say
Experts Say Attempted Mass Firing of NOAA Workers May be Illegal and Threatens Public Safety
Public Radio’s David Brancaccio Mulls the Surprising Pluses and Minuses of Rebuilding in LA After the Fires
Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase
Dominion Gets State Approval for Liquified Natural Gas Storage Facility in Virginia
Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?
Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?
Windows Open, Heating On: A New York City Winter 
Water Agency Renews Concern That Sea-Level Rise Will Flood Drinking-Water Intakes in Philadelphia, Southern N.J.
Trump, EPA Aim to Remove Finding That Mandates Action on Greenhouse Gas Pollution
El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow
El Paso Is Going to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water. Other Cities Will Soon Follow
Global Warming Will Weaken Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current, New Study Predicts
Birds That Live Long and Slow May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Research Finds
A Nuclear Power Resurgence Is Coming to Michigan. What Are the Potential Health Impacts?
On a Test of Energy Democracy, Illinois Passes, Alabama Flunks and Everyone Else Is In-Between
Sen. Kaine Excoriates Trump for Declaring a Bogus Energy Emergency
Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery
Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting
EPA Would Shrink to 1970 Staffing Levels—‘When the Skies Were Dark With Smog’—Under Proposed Plan
Questions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River
Congress Set to Vote on Repeal of Biden Administration Climate Regulations
Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
Climate Change Could Thwart Trump’s Efforts to Occupy Greenland
 In Chile, a Declining Forest Worries Scientists
Conservatives Win in Germany, But New Chancellor Will Be Limited in Ability to Make Big Changes to Climate and Energy Policy
‘Never Let Anyone Break Your Spirit’: How an Environmental Justice Forefather Is Thinking About Our Current Moment
Texas Wants to Be a Nuclear Power
Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse
The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town
An Economist’s Dire Forecast About Just How Much Climate Change Will Impact GDP
Federal Regulator’s Approval for Gas Plant Queue-Jumping Sparks Outrage
Plan to Build a Road With Radioactive Waste in Florida Prompts Legal Challenge Against the EPA
 Federal Funding Restored for Low-Income Alabama Utility Assistance After Outcry
Chaotic Moment for National Parks, Forest Service as Staff Cuts Threaten Public Lands Management
Trump Wants the Federal Government’s Facilities Administration to Disconnect its EV Charging Stations
Pennsylvania Wetlands Face New Development Threat Under Trump’s Fast-Track Order
Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities
 Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes
A Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Is Meant to Bankrupt It and Deter Public Protests, Environmental Groups Warn
Bureau of Land Management Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier
EV Battery Manufacturing Capacity Will Rise When 10 New Plants Come Online This Year. But Can They Thrive in Chaos?
Trump’s Friday Firings Leave EPA Chicago Office Down Dozens of Scientists, Staff
Doctors and Medical Schools Are Changing Treatments and Training to Respond to the Warming Climate
Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say
Louisiana Gas Export Terminal Gets Key Approval to Move Ahead
New Poll Finds Broad Support for Conservation and Action on Climate Change Across the West
Lethal Greed: How Corporate Manipulation of Science and Regulation Makes People Sick
Feds Approve Another Deepwater Oil Export Terminal Off Texas
Virginia Legislators Pushing to Use Taxpayer Funds for Natural Gas Projects
People Brace for Impacts on Land, Water and Wildlife After Feds Fire Thousands Over Holiday Weekend
As Activists Mobilize Against Drilling, Oil and Gas Operators Sour on Colorado 
Could the Northeast Burn Again?
CO2 Pipeline Company Draws $2.4m Fine for Menacing Federal Inspectors
A Third Generation Driller Transitions from Oil and Gas to Geothermal
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act vs. Trump’s Executive Orders on Environmental Justice
Railroad Commission Approves More Waste Disposal in East Texas
Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders
“A perforar, baby, a perforar”: Ciudad tejana aprueba nuevo proyecto de “fracking” cerca de una guardería y escuelas
What Trump’s Evisceration of USAID Feels Like on the Ground
Data Centers Drive Higher Forecasts for Electric Demand in Pennsylvania, Sparking Climate Worries
Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push for Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy
Michigan Residents Push for an Environmental Impact Statement Before Restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant
Former EPA Officials Blast Effort to Rescind Climate Funds, Calling It a Political ‘Smokescreen’
The U.S. Imported Billions of Animals in Recent Decades, Fueling Global Wildlife Trade
After Trump Administration Closes DOJ’s Office of Environmental Justice, Advocates Worry About Future Enforcement
Trump Executive Order Takes Back Funds to Help Low-Income Alabama Residents Pay Electric Bills
Pennsylvania Climate Programs Hit by Federal Spending Cuts, Governor Says in Lawsuit vs. Trump
New Pipeline Will Bring More Permian Gas to Texas Industrial Corridor
Trump Has Thrown a Wrench Into a National EV Charging Program. Can He Make It Disappear?
Trump’s New Energy Secretary Called Germany’s Energy Transition ‘Unreliable.’ But He Missed All the Nuance
Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels
An EPA Rule Will Reduce Lead in Drinking Water—Unless This Effort to Block It Succeeds
With a Veteran Oil and Gas Lobbyist Nominated To Lead the BLM, Westerners Worry About Wildlife and Renewable Energy
New German Government Report Highlights Growing Climate Security Risks
EV Charging Buildout in New York Will Proceed Despite Trump’s Lack of Support
Indigenous Women Spotlight the Climate Crisis in New Mexico at Gathering Inside the Roundhouse
American Football Season Is Getting Hotter, Especially in the Midwest
Will Trump’s Diminished Data Sharing at CDC Hamper Bird Flu Preparedness?
Flexibility Will Go a Long Way Toward Managing the Grid of the Near Future, Researchers Say
New Data Shows Giant Petrochemical Plant Has Failed to Boost Local Economy
In Chestnut, Black Alabamians Have Lived for Years Without Access to Public Water. There’s Little Hope in Sight
Mayors Across US Urge Congress Not to Repeal Clean Energy Tax Credits
In Virginia, Democratic Lawmakers Clash With Youngkin Over RGGI Membership, Flood Relief
Opting for Coexistence: Some Wisconsin Landowners Learn To Live With Beavers
More Solar and Battery Storage Were Added to Texas’ Grid Than Any Other Power Source Last Year
These Flooded Black Alabamians Say Biden, Buttigieg Failed Them. Now They Ask: Where Will Trump Stand?
After the Feds Kept Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Last Month, State Leaders Try to Remove Them
Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests
Halted Nuclear Plant Project Could Restart in South Carolina
New York Mayoral Candidates All Strut Their Green Credentials
Why Trump Keeps Blaming the Delta Smelt for California’s Water Woes—and What It Could Mean for Endangered Species
Project 2025 Advisor Takes the Reigns at EPA Region 6
In 2025 Budget Address, Governor Shapiro Touts ‘Lightning’ Energy Plan
‘The Devil Will Bite You,’ Environmentalists Tell Japan’s Prime Minister on Eve of Trump Summit
GOP Lawmakers Seek to Roll Back Methane Fee
Lawmakers Demand Accountability From EPA Leaders Amid Funding Freeze, Staffing Disruptions
Big Oil’s Record-Breaking Spending on Lobbying Last Session Hobbled Key California Climate Measures
‘It’s Worse Every Day’: Environmental Justice Staffers at EPA Face Uncertain Future as Potential Layoffs Loom
How the Money Stopped at One Environmental Nonprofit, Causing Hardship and Alarm
Protestas de trabajadores agrícolas y aliados en una audiencia sobre pesticidas en California
Directive From New Interior Secretary Weakens Public Land Protections to Push Fossil Fuels
Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding
Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding
New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration
As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information
As Trump Administration Purges Climate Data and Web Pages, Research Groups Scramble to Save Information
Mountain Valley Pipeline Files Application To Build Southgate Extension Project from Virginia into North Carolina
‘Canary in a Coal Mine’: Data Scientists Restore a Climate Justice Tool Taken Down by Trump
‘Canary in a Coal Mine’: Data Scientists Restore a Climate Justice Tool Taken Down by Trump
With Fossil Fuels’ Comeback, Can Climate Goals Get Back on Track in Illinois?
‘America at War With Itself’: Humanitarian, Climate Aid Becomes Flashpoint in a Battle for Control of U.S. Government
Trump Administration Scrubs EPA Staff’s Pronouns from Their Emails and Websites Without Their Knowledge
Norfolk Southern Rail Bridges in Western Pennsylvania in Disrepair, Study Warns
New 3-D Study of the Greenland Ice Sheet Shows Glaciers Falling Apart Faster Than Expected
Vermont Faces Potential Retrenchment in Climate Ambition
A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands
Giving a Dam: Wyoming Tribes Push to Control Reservation Water as the State Proposes Sending it to Outside Irrigators
Living Near Active Oil and Gas Wells May Have Increased Risk of Dying from COVID-19
South Carolina Is Untapped Ground for Solar Energy
Moss Landing Battery Fire Leads to Health Fears, Evidence of Contamination and Concerns About Overreaction
Pride, Peril and $56 a Month: One Formerly Incarcerated California Firefighter’s Story
Chicago and Illinois Remain Committed to Achieving Climate Goals Despite Threats to Federal Funding
‘Breathtakingly Ignorant and Dangerous’: Trump’s DOT Orders Sweeping Purge of Climate, Gender, Race, Environmental Justice Initiatives
Winter Road Salt Keeps Drivers Safe, But Can Also Jeopardize Drinking Water
Amid Paused Solar Funding, EPA Floats Workforce Reductions
Replacing Grass Can Help Save Water, but Just How Much?
Watchdog Groups Anticipate ‘an All-Out War on Science and Scientists’ by the Trump Administration
Duke Energy Promised to Limit Emissions at Four New Gas Plants. It’s Already Back-Tracking
Mid-Atlantic States, PJM Agree to Price Cap for Capacity Auction, Temporarily Easing Energy Affordability Concerns
City Council Members, Park Conservancies and Advocates Demand More Funds for NYC Parks
DeepSeek’s Emergence Shows the Power Sector’s AI Dreams May Not Proceed as Expected
Virginia Debate Over Solar Development Goals and Land Use Has Rural Lawmakers on Edge
Flood Study Calls for Wide-Ranging Measures to Control Bigger Storms Coming With Climate Change
Reset or Purge? Trump EPA Dismisses Agency Science Advisers
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing Highlighted His Inconsistency But Overlooked Climate and Environment
Pesticidas venenosos cuentan la historia de dos Californias
‘Drill Baby Drill’: Texas City Approves New Site for Fracking Near Daycare and Schools
Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?
Maryland’s Renewable Energy Program: More Smoke and Mirrors Than Wind and Solar, New Report Alleges
As MIT Aims to Decarbonize, Competing Ideas Focus on Thermal Energy Systems
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
What’s in a Name? Mount McKinley and Gulf of America, Explained
LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions 
LA Fire Victims Have Become ‘Dysregulated,’ Making it Hard to Focus and Make Decisions 
As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
Money for the Colorado River Faces an Uncertain Fate Under Trump
Are We Doing This Again? Home Efficiency Pros Are Wary as Ohio Gets Federal Rebates, Just a Few Years After State Funding Was Yanked
Environmental Justice Advocates in New York City Fault Statewide Plan for Renewable Energy Development
Are We Doing This Again? Home Efficiency Pros Are Wary as Ohio Gets Federal Rebates, Just a Few Years After State Funding Was Yanked
Environmental Justice Advocates in New York City Fault Statewide Plan for Renewable Energy Development
As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights
As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights
Tiny Flames With a Huge Impact: How Embers Spread Wildfires in California and Beyond
Tiny Flames With a Huge Impact: How Embers Spread Wildfires in California and Beyond
Preserving Alabama’s Flagg Mountain, the Southernmost Appalachian Peak
Preserving Alabama’s Flagg Mountain, the Southernmost Appalachian Peak
New York’s Congestion Pricing Could Worsen Traffic in Poor Neighborhoods
Vermont’s Climate Superfund Faces First Legal Challenge from Fossil Fuel Interests
Why Trump’s Positions on EVs Would Shoot America in the Foot
NOAA Withdraws Proposal to Expand Speed Limit Zones for Endangered Whales
Conservation Won Big Under Biden. Environmentalists and Tribal Leaders Fear Trump Will Undo Those Gains
A Novelist Imagined a Climate-Driven Wildfire Burning LA, Then Watched It Happen
Farmworkers and Allies Stage Die-in at California Pesticide Hearing
Making Sense of the Giant Fire that Could Set Back Energy Storage
Harsh Realities Confront Maryland and Its Bold Climate Plans
Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows
Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge
Trump Moves Again to Exit the Paris Agreement. Here’s What That Means
Trump’s Executive Orders on Climate Will Likely Face Legal Challenges, but Already Threaten Global Fallout
As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Environmentalists Stress Worsening ‘Climate Emergency’
Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
The Pope Led Notre Dame Toward Decarbonization. He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment
Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market, Even as Global Sales Have Soared
Texas Regulators Finalize Oilfield Waste Rule
Wildfire Rebuilds Are an Opportunity to Build More Resilient and Sustainable Homes. But That Comes With Controversy
‘We Needed More Time’: As Biden Leaves Office, His Climate Legacy Remains Incomplete
Virginia Once Drained and Dried Peatlands, but Now Eyes Them as Carbon Sinks
Millions Left in Air Pollution ‘Blind Spots’ Despite Stricter EPA Standards
A Little-Known Clean Energy Solution Could Soon Reach ‘Liftoff’
The Supreme Court Let Lawsuits Against Oil Companies Proceed. This Is What It Means
Biden Administration Reaches Deal Limiting Controversial Protections for Multinational Corporations
Peering Into a Bleak, ‘Uninsurable Future’
Smoke and Ash Made More Toxic by the Contents of Burning Homes Threaten Residents of LA and Beyond
A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights
Has Trump Changed the Retirement Plans for the Country’s Largest Coal Plants?
‘Virtually Any City on Earth Can Burn Now’
Florida Manatees Retain Threatened Status Under New Federal Proposal, Despite Outcry for Greater Protection
Texas Is Unprepared for Compound Climate Disasters
To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic
How Climate Change Is Complicating a Beloved Midwest Pastime: Ice Fishing
Los Angeles Fires Are Exacerbating the City’s Housing Crisis
Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That
Wheels Are Turning to Make Albuquerque Streets Less Threatening to Bicycle Commuters
Advocates Warn of Climate, Cancer Risks From a Potential Trump Rollback on Electric Big Rigs and Buses
Maryland’s Climate Goals Under Strain as Budget Gaps and Looming Federal Cuts Threaten Progress
California Rice Fields Offer Threatened Migratory Waterbirds a Lifeline
How North America’s Leading Brownfield Redeveloper Makes Millions by Not Redeveloping Brownfields
The Dichotomy of a Deadly Paradise—How Urban Sprawl and Climate Change Fuel LA’s  Fires
Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean
New York Climate Superfund Becomes Law
Climate Trauma Is a Thing. Here’s What the Research Reveals
As Wildfires Threaten Urban Areas Like Los Angeles, ‘Planning for the Unprecedented’ Is Crucial, Experts Say
Misinformation Spreads Like Wildfire on the Internet While LA Neighborhoods Burn
Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved?
With Trump’s Second Term Looming, the Climate Movement Is Putting Class Issues Center Stage
Global Warming Surges Well Past 1.5-Degree Mark in 2024
Global Warming Surges Well Past 1.5-Degree Mark in 2024
What to Expect from State Governments on Renewable Energy Policy in 2025
What to Expect from State Governments on Renewable Energy Policy in 2025
Caught in a Climate Bind, New York State Is Reconsidering Nuclear Power
The Unusually Strong Force Behind the Apocalyptic Fires in Los Angeles
Steep Lodging Rates Price Some Visitors Out of National Parks
A Nickel Rush Threatens Indonesia’s Last Nomadic Tribes and Its Forests, Fishermen and Farmers
From Snow to Heat, Extreme Weather Events Pose Outsized Risks for Food Delivery Workers
To Save the Great Salt Lake, Farmers Will Have to Grow Less Alfalfa
Climate-Focused Foreign Aid Advances U.S. Interests Abroad, Outgoing USAID Official Says
The Renewable Energy Transition Has Residents of a Small Arizona Town on Edge
After Three Hurricanes in 13 Months, Residents of Cedar Key, Florida, Are Considering the Island’s Future—and Their Own
Border Agency Seeks Solutions With Mexico on Water, Sewage Problems
Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates
Why the Argument That LNG Is Essential to the Energy Transition Is ‘Nonsense’
How to Help Your Garden (or Even Some Fish) With Your Dried-Out Christmas Tree
Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels 
To Combat Phoenix’s Extreme Heat, a New Program Provides Sustainable Shade
Heat Is Claiming Mexico’s Young People
Jimmy Carter, Visionary
Federal Grant Complexity Stymies the Energy Transition in Wyoming Coal Country, New Report Finds
The Year in Climate: Record Heat, an Election, a Push for Justice and Reasons for Hope
North Carolina’s Climate Activists Brace for Trump’s Return
Not Living Fast and Dying Young: Why Older, Bigger Animals Matter
These Graphics Help Explain What Climate Change Looked Like in 2024
In Tennessee, Climbing Utility Rates and More Than 140,000 Household Cut-Offs in 2023
New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale
Five Years After Philadelphia Refinery’s Closure, Pollution Concerns Persist
These Brooklyn Homeowners Couldn’t Afford to Go Green. Then Help Arrived
In Mobile Bay, the Oysters’ Tale of Woe
Grief, Hope, Joy: Faith in the Time of Climate Change
A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline
A Native American Community Regains Its Rights to Land in a New Mexico National Preserve
They Fell Sick After Cleaning Up a TVA Toxic Disaster. A New Book Details Their Legal Battle
Nations Are Exiting a Secretive System That Protects Corporations. One Country’s Story Shows How Hard That Can Be
Failure of State: For Decades, Alabama’s Mining Regulator Has Left Citizens Unprotected
How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels
The Popemobile—And the U.S. Postal Service—Are Going Electric
Behind the Scenes: How a Burgeoning Industry in Kazakhstan Is Trying to Kickstart ‘Climate-Smart Beef’
Agricultural Poisons Tell a Tale of Two Californias
US Forest Service Hiring Freeze Could Have Long-Term Impacts
Spending Impasse Threatens to Close National Park System
Biden Sets Higher U.S. Goal Under the Climate Pact That Trump Aims to Abandon
Social Scientist Dustin Mulvaney Discusses Solar Power, Trump and the Need to Prioritize Environmental Justice
Maryland Uses Millions in Federal Grants to Ramp Up EV Charging Network and Keep Up with Demand
Computer Modeling Shows Carcinogen From Goodyear Plant Is Invading Niagara Falls Neighborhoods
The Sunbelt’s Growing Population Faces Increasing Climate Hazards
A Florida Commission Keeps Approving Utility Plans With Lots of Fossil Fuels. Now Young Adults Are Suing
An Enbridge Oil Spill in Wisconsin Is Eroding Trust as the Fight Over Line 5 Continues
Holiday Shopping Returns Have a High Environmental Cost. Here’s How Consumers Can Help
International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion
Shell Wins Injunctions Against UK Gas Station Protesters Amid Growing Threats to Activism
Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene Reached New Heights in Beleaguered Channelview. Regulators Never Told Residents
Hurricane Helene Killed 49 in South Carolina’s Upstate Region as Costs of Damage and Response Exceed $370 Million
Community Solar Buying Programs Provide Discounts and Protections to Homeowners, but Worry Some Companies
Texas Regulators Report More Than 250 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination
Decades After It Disappeared, Wild Rice Is Booming Again on the Upper Mississippi River
As the Clock Ticks to Act on the Climate Crisis, N.C. Activists Target a ‘Carbon Plan’
How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West
‘Amazon of the Seas’ Threatened by Oil and Gas Developments
Why Exxon—Yes, Exxon—Is Urging Trump Not to Pull Out of the Paris Accord
Federal Appeals Court Upholds $14.25 Million Fine Against Exxon for Pollution in Texas
Birding Is a Much (Much) Bigger Industry Than You Knew
In Houston, a City Council Member Questions ‘Advanced’ Recycling of Plastic and a City Collaboration with ExxonMobil
Federal Regulators Say An Alabama Coal Mine’s Plans May Violate Law, Leaving Citizens At Risk
Fight Over Alabama Electricity Fuel Costs Heads to Court
Rooftop Solar Keeps Getting More Accessible Across Incomes. Here’s Why
As a Major California Oil Producer Eyes Carbon Storage, Thousands of Idle Wells Await Cleanup
In a First, Arizona’s Attorney General Sues an Industrial Farm Over Its Water Use
New York Climate Activists Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign ‘Superfund’ Bill
As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution
Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card
Biden and Tribal Leaders Celebrate Four Years of Accomplishments on Behalf of Native Americans
Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation
A Carbon Capture Project Faces a New Delay in a Year of Slow Progress for Coal Power Plants Looking for Retrofits
Alabama’s Public Service Commission Shuts the Public Out While Setting Utility Fuel Cost Rates
With $800,000 in New Grants, Inside Climate News to Expand Local Environmental Journalism
A Supreme Court Case About a Railway Could Have Widespread Impacts on U.S. Environmental Laws
Rise in Avian Flu Cases Amplifies Concerns About Consolidation in Agriculture
How to Buy a Piece of a Lawsuit and Impoverish a Country
Clean Energy Industry Questions a New PJM Proposal That Could Move Fossil Fuel Projects to the Front of the Interconnection Queue
New York Isn’t Ready to Fight More Wildfires
We All Agree There’s a Plastics Crisis. So Why Did the Global Plastics Treaty Stall Out?
Oil and Gas Waste ‘Oiled’ the Feathers of White Pelicans in Texas’ Permian Basin
Traditional Foods, and the Threats They Face, Take Center Stage at Navajo Summit
Rat Poison Harms Endangered Wildlife Up and Down the Food Chain, EPA Warns
It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death
Utah’s Quixotic Bid To Wrest Millions Of Acres From The Federal Government
Decline of Reflective Low Clouds May Have Contributed to Recent Record Heat
This Low-Cost EV Battery (Kind of) Runs on Salt, and It’s Having a Moment
Senate Democrats Push to Ease Process for Disaster Housing Aid
A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights
Texas Farmers Say Sewage-Based Fertilizer Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Poisoned Their Land and Killed Their Livestock
Seagrasses Capture Carbon 35 Times Faster Than Tropical Rainforests. Scientists Are Working to Save Them
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Consider Heat Protections for Workers
Local Tax Breaks for LNG Plants Don’t Benefit Communities, Report Says
Droughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices
Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
COP Climate Talks Could Benefit From More Feminist Values, Less Focus on Tech Solutions, Experts Say
Harvard University Doubles Down on Emissions Reductions
As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts
Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance in Texas and Beyond
These Climate Advocates Are Tapping Their Spiritual Reservoirs to Continue Their Cause
Aspiring Applicants Worry EPA Environmental Justice Grant Funding Will Be Rescinded Before It’s Awarded
To End the Fossil Fuel Era, Activists in London Target the Insurance Industry
In Parts of New York City, a Vexing Mix of Stormwater and Sewage Have Made Flooding the ‘New Normal’
How COP29 Came Close to Collapse, as Developed and Developing Nations Clashed Under the Weak Azerbaijanis
California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash
After Initial Permits Are Granted, Activists Worry About Impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 Reroute in Northern Wisconsin
Clean Energy Advocates and Businesses Wrestle With an Uncertain Future as Republicans Target IRA Funds
In the Dry Colorado River Delta, the Future of These Green Oases Hangs in the Balance
Nick Saban for Public Office? Alabamians Who Wrote in PSC Candidates Had a Certain Twinkle in Their Eye
A Pennsylvania Fracking and Gas Company Is Poised for Profits and Pipelines After GOP Wins
As Countries Reel From a Dizzying Climate Summit, All Eyes Turn to Plastic Negotiations
As American Farms Face More Drought, Storms and Flooding, a New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change
Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Sounds Like a Petrostate Plan to Some
Insurance Insiders Say Regulation and Mitigation Can Keep the Industry from Retreating in Colorado
Overtime Deal at COP29 Falls Short of Global Climate Finance Needs
Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way
As Time Runs Out on Climate Change Superfund, Hochul’s Stance on the Bill Remains Elusive
Climate Change ‘Burnout’ Is Taking Its Toll
Environmental Activists Are Alarmed by Trump’s Picks to Run the EPA, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior
Climate Change Makes Vaccines More Important—While Also Undercutting Them
Disinformation Threatens Climate Action, UN Warns
As Illinois’ Governor Recruits Data Centers, Chicagoans’ Electricity Bills Are Getting More Expensive
Agriculture and Food Get Their Day—Again—at the Annual UN Climate Summit
In a Push to Protect Public Lands in Colorado, Outdoor Recreation Gets a Seat at the Table
Scientists Identify Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions—and Hardly Any Have Protections in Place
Despite Biden Administration Proposals to Address Colorado River Shortages, a Solution Is Far Off
Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need
Following Capacity Price Spike, Mid-Atlantic States Call for Electric Grid Operator PJM to Change Rules
A Virginia Circuit Court Finds Youngkin’s Withdrawal from RGGI ‘Unlawful’
Denver Water is Halfway Through Replacing Lead Pipes. Why Didn’t This Happen Sooner?
Rebuild NC’s Embattled Director Is No Longer a State Employee, a Memo Confirms
Climate Finance Outcome at COP29 Still in Doubt
War on Eagles? In Auburn, Federal Officials Investigate the Taking of a Bald Eagles’ Nest They Permitted
Indigenous Tribes Should Be More Involved in Everglades Restoration, Report Says
Colorado River States Are Separated by a ‘Giant Chasm’ in Negotiations
Trump’s Top Staff Choices Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences for the Climate
Lawmakers Grill ReBuild NC’s Director Over Performance Lapses and Budget Shortfalls
Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Message May Have Helped Him Win Michigan
A Vote of Confidence for Environmental Journalism: Inside Climate News Receives $725,000 in New Grants
The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Exert Undue Influence Over COP29, Activists Say
New Calls for Reform Emerge as COP29 Negotiations Struggle
Who Pays for Alabama’s $5 Billion ‘Zombie’ Highway Project? Not Alabama
The US’s Easternmost City Could Be a Model for the Country’s Renewable Future
Grassroots Hurricane Relief Efforts Fight Disinformation, Slow Bureaucracies and More Frequent Catastrophes
31,000 Acres at the Front of a Movement
31,000 Acres at the Front of a Movement
To Protect Vast Expanses of Ocean Beyond All National Boundaries, 60 Nations Must Ratify the Treaty of the High Seas
The Tug-of-War on This Climate Super Pollutant Has Big Implications for the Future
What the Earth’s Recent Heat Uptick Could Mean for the Climate Fight
As New York Congestion Pricing Turns a Corner, Experts Point to Lessons From London
Trade Unions Urge Southern New England States to Triple Their Offshore Wind Commitments
Facing an Imminent Deadline, Nations Struggle to Agree on a Global Plastics Treaty 
With NJ’s Tough New Environmental Justice Law in Place, Why Is Newark in Line for Another Power Plant?
What Just Happened to the Idea of Progress?
To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says
US Diplomats Notch a Win on Climate Super Pollutants With Help From the Private Sector
‘COP Fatigue’: Experts Warn That Size and Spectacle of Global Climate Summit Is Hindering Progress
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Pick, Brings a Moderate Face to a Radical Game Plan
Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies
Multi-State Offshore Wind Pact Weakened After Connecticut Sits Out First Selection
Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies
In a Parched US, Human-Triggered Wildfires Are Poised to Thrive
Advocates Expect Maryland to Drive Climate Action When Trump Returns to Washington
Katharine Hayhoe’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope and Work Together
US Election Darkens the Door of COP29 as It Opens This Week in Azerbaijan
Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Everglades Scientist Accused of Stealing ‘Trade Secrets’
A Pipeline Runs Through It
Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0
Despite Likely Setback for Climate Action With This Year’s Election, New Climate Champions Set to Enter Congress
New Federal Funds Aim to Cut Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution From US Ports
How to Think About Climate and Environmental Policies During a Second Trump Administration
Federal Regulators Inspect a Mine and the Site of a Fatal Home Explosion Above It
Reckoning With Climate Anxiety in the Wake of the US Election
Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties
Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate
After Trump Win, World Says ‘We’ve Been Here Before’
With Republicans Claiming the Senate and Possibly the House, Congress Expected to Reverse Course on Climate
Trump’s Win Casts Shadow over US Climate Progress, Global Leadership
In Hurricane-Battered Florida, Voters Cast Ballots Amid Wind and Flood Damage
Climate Change Has Dangerously Supercharged Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Heat Waves. Why Didn’t It Come Up More in the Presidential Campaign?
As Extreme Weather Disrupts Voting, Could Universal Mail-in Ballots Be a Climate Solution?
After Disasters, Whites Gain Wealth, While People of Color Lose, Research Shows
After Disasters, Whites Gain Wealth, While People of Color Lose, Research Shows
Returning Grazing Land to Native Forests Would Yield Big Climate Benefits
Returning Grazing Land to Native Forests Would Yield Big Climate Benefits
Invasive Species Spell Trouble for New York’s Beloved Tap Water
Psychotropic Medications and High Heat Don’t Mix
Ag Pollution Is Keeping Des Moines Water Works Busy. Can It Keep Up?
Changes May Ease Burdens of European Deforestation Regulation on Small Palm Farms, but Not the Confusion
Federal Regulators Waited 7 Months to Investigate a Deadly Home Explosion Above a Gassy Coal Mine. Residents Want Action
Getting Out the Native Vote Counters a Long History of Keeping Tribal Members from the Ballot Box
As Ice Coverage of Lakes Decreases, Scientists Work to Understand What Happens Under Water in Winter
Federal Regulators Waited 7 Months to Investigate a Deadly Home Explosion Above a Gassy Coal Mine. Residents Want Action
Getting Out the Native Vote Counters a Long History of Keeping Tribal Members from the Ballot Box
As Ice Coverage of Lakes Decreases, Scientists Work to Understand What Happens Under Water in Winter
In Arizona’s Senate Race, Both Candidates Have Plans to Address Drought. But Only One Acknowledges Climate Change’s Role
9 Years After the Paris Agreement, the UN Confronts the World’s Failure to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Disadvantaged Communities Are Seeing a Boom in Clean Energy Manufacturing, but the Midwest Lags
A Second Trump Presidency Could Threaten Already Shrinking Freedoms for Protest and Dissent
How Can We Close Nature’s Funding Gap?
On Meeker Avenue in Brooklyn, How Environmental Activism Plays Out in the Neighborhood
Advocates, Lawmakers Hope 2025 Will Be the Year Maryland Stops Subsidizing Trash Incineration
‘Bad River,’ About a Tribe’s David vs. Goliath Pipeline Fight, Highlights the Power of Long-Term Thinking
Talking About the Election With Renewable Energy Nonprofit Leaders: “I Feel Very Nervous”
Hindered Wildfire Responses, Costlier Agriculture Likely If Trump Dismantles NOAA, Experts Warn
Texas Sued New Mexico Over Rio Grande Water. Now the States are Fighting the Federal Government
Hurricane-Related Deaths Keep Happening Long After a Storm Ends
New Report Shows How Human-Caused Warming Intensified the 10 Deadliest Climate Disasters Since 2004
Health Risks Due to Climate Change Are Rising Dangerously, Lancet Report Concludes
Inside Climate News Recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for Five Projects
Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border
Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Is Hiking up Car Insurance Rates
Critics Say Alabama’s $5 Billion Highway Project Is a ‘Road to Nowhere’, but the State Is Pushing Forward
New Reports Ahead of COP29 Show The World Is Spinning Its Wheels on Climate Action
How Johns Hopkins Scientists and Neighborhood Groups Model Climate Change in Baltimore
Watching Over a Fragile Desert From the Skies
Antarctica’s Fate Will Impact the World. Is It Time to Give The Region a Voice at Climate Talks?
Endangered Bats Have Slowed, But Not Stopped, a Waterfront Mega-Development in Charleston. Could Flood Risk?
A Rural Arizona Community May Soon Have a State Government Fix For Its Drying Wells
The Depths of Their Discontent: Young Americans Are Distraught Over Climate Change
How Fracking Technology Could Drive a Clean-Energy Boom
Pennsylvania Lags Many Other States in Adoption of Renewable Energy, Report Says
‘Womb to Tomb’: Can Anti-Abortion Advocates Find Common Ground With the Climate Movement?
Behind the Scenes: Inside Tech Efforts to Protect Right Whales from Fishing Gear
Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River
Federal Court Ruling on a Reservoir Expansion Could Have Big Implications for the Colorado River
A New Nonprofit Aims to Empower Supporters of Local Renewable Energy Projects
A New Nonprofit Aims to Empower Supporters of Local Renewable Energy Projects
Voters Head to the Polls in a World Full of Plastic Pollution. What’s at Stake This Year?
Adding up the Public Health Costs of Using Coal to Make Steel
Toxic Blooms in New York’s Finger Lakes Set Record in 2024
Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande
EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Communities at Risk
Developer of Former Philadelphia Refinery Site Finalizes Pact With Community Activists
Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild-Caught Fish Than Originally Estimated, New Research Suggests
Lifting the Veil on Tens of Billions in Oil Company Payments to Governments
Millions Pour in to Reelect Texas Oil and Gas Regulator
Alabama Mine Expansion Could Test Biden Policy on Private Extraction of Publicly Owned Coal
Advocates, Legislators Are Confident Maryland Law to Rectify Retail Energy Market Will Survive Industry’s Legal Challenge 
Pacific and Caribbean Island Nations Call for the First Universal Carbon Levy on International Shipping Emissions
The Futures of Right Whales and Lobstermen Are Entangled. Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Them Both?
Chronic Health Problems Amplify Heat Risk in the Rio Grande Valley
Election Throws Uncertainty Onto Biden’s Signature Climate Law
In Inaugural Tribal Energy Summit, Carbon Capture, Critical Minerals and Sovereignty Take Center Stage
On the Wisconsin-Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds
The Earth’s Colors Are Changing—and Climate Change Could Be Partially to Blame
After Hurricane Helene, Therapists Dispense ‘Psychological First Aid’
Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Plan Struggles Amid Economic Worries, Study Says
A Data Center Fight Touches on a Big Question: Who Assumes the Financial Risk for the AI Boom?
Pollution From World’s Militaries in Spotlight at UN Summit
Latest Dominion Energy Development Forecasts Raise Ire of Virginia Environmentalists
As Solar Booms in the California Desert, Locals Feel ‘Overburdened’
Alabama Coal Plant Tops US Greenhouse Gas Polluter List for 9th Straight Year
ReBuild NC Has a Deficit of Over $150 Million With 1,600 People Still Displaced by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence
New Report Condemns Increasing Violence and Legal Retaliation Against Environmental Activists
From Displacing Alligators to Stranding Manatees, How Hurricanes Disrupt Wildlife
Biobanking Corals: One Woman’s Mission To Save Coral Genetics in Turks and Caicos To Rebuild Reefs of the Future
An Election for a Little-Known Agency Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona
‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics
Bolivia Has National Rights of Nature Laws. Why Haven’t They Been Enforced?
Climate Disasters Only Slightly Shift the Political Needle
New Guidelines Center the Needs of People With Disabilities During Petrochemical Disasters
Why Hurricanes Are Much—Much—Deadlier Than Official Death Counts Suggest
Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working To Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping
A Year After Historic Civil Rights Settlement, Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities
Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Bacteria and Chemicals May Lurk in Flood Waters
Polling Shows Pennsylvania Voters Are Divided on Fracking
Tampa Bay Avoided the Worst of Milton’s Wrath, But Millions Are Suffering After the Second Hurricane in Two Weeks Raked Florida
Hurricane Threat Poised to Keep Rising, Experts Warn
EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger
Five (and Soon, Maybe Six) of the Country’s 10 Largest Coal Plants Have Retirement Dates
This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?
Milton Pummels Florida, the Second Major Hurricane to Strike the State in Two Weeks
Fact-Checking the Viral Conspiracies in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
In Florida Senate Race, Two Candidates With Vastly Different Views on the Climate
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarchs
Stronger Storms Like Helene Are More Likely as the Climate Warms
Storm-Ravaged Florida Communities Brace for ‘Horrific’ Hurricane Milton
Alabama Town Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Over Unpaid Garbage Bills
Alaska Utilities Turn to Renewables as Costs Escalate for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation
Is Your Company Losing Money Due to Climate Change? Consider Moving to the Midwest, Survey Says
Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Environmental Racism in Cancer Alley Zoning
En Honduras, los Libertarios y las Demandas Judiciales Podrían Quebrar el País
Veterans of Alaska’s Oil Industry Look to Blaze a Renewable Energy Pathway in the State
Could Naturally Occurring Hydrogen Underground Be a Gusher of Clean Energy in Alaska?
Awaiting Promised Support From the West, Indonesia Proceeds With Its Ambitious Energy Transition
How Texas Diminished a Once-Rigorous Air Pollution Monitoring Team 
Bad News, Bears? States Take Legal Actions to End Grizzlies’ Endangered Species Protections
Curbside ‘Composting’ Is Finally Citywide in New York. Or Is It?
In Competitive Purple Districts, GOP House Members Paint Themselves Green
Why Hurricane Helene Could Finally Change the Conversation Around Climate Change
Federal Highway Officials Reach Agreement With Alabama Over Claims It Discriminated Against Flooded Black Residents
Neighbors of Bitcoin Mine in Texas File Nuisance Lawsuit Over Noise Pollution
Fact Checking the Pennsylvania Senate Candidates’ Debate Claims on Energy
N.C. Health Officials Issue Guidelines for Thousands of Potentially Flooded Private Wells 
Greening of Antarctica is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent
Hurricane Helene Raises Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places
The Country’s Second-Largest Coal Plant May Get a Three-Year Reprieve From Retirement. Why?
Greening of Antarctica is Another Sign of Significant Climate Shift on the Frozen Continent
Hurricane Helene Raises Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places
The Country’s Second-Largest Coal Plant May Get a Three-Year Reprieve From Retirement. Why?
Why Isn’t the IRA More of a Political Winner for Democrats?
‘Pure Greed’: A Legal System That Gives Corporations Special Rights Has Come for Honduras
A Carbon Capture Monitoring Well Leaked in Illinois. Most Residents Found Out When the World Did
A Family of Beekeepers Could Lose Their Hives Because of a Massive Pipeline Expansion
Killer Whales in Chile Have Begun Preying on Dolphins. What Does It Mean?
Killer Whales in Chile Have Begun Preying on Dolphins. What Does It Mean?
How Climate Change Intensified Helene and the Appalachian Floods
Hurricane Helene Lays Bare the Growing Threat of Inland Flooding
7 Debate Questions about Climate Change and Energy for Pennsylvania’s Senate Candidates
Jamie Smith Hopkins Named Managing Editor at Inside Climate News
Indigenous Group Asks SEC to Scrutinize Fracking Companies Operating in Argentina
Budget-Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for Federal Funds To Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems
Budget-Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for Federal Funds To Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems
California Cities Planned to Shut off Gas in New Buildings, but a Lawsuit Turned it Back On. Now What?
California Cities Planned to Shut off Gas in New Buildings, but a Lawsuit Turned it Back On. Now What?
In the Fight to Decide the Fate of US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take a Backseat to Politics
Ohio Senate Candidates Downplay Climate Action in Closely Contested Race
At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate
At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate
Climate Impacts Put Insurance Commissioner Races in the Spotlight
Climate Impacts Put Insurance Commissioner Races in the Spotlight
In the Heart of Wall Street, Rights of Nature Activists Put the Fossil Fuel Era on Trial
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
AI Is Everywhere Now—and It’s Sucking Up a Lot of Water
AI Is Everywhere Now—and It’s Sucking Up a Lot of Water
The Fate of Thousands of US Dams Hangs in the Balance, Leaving Rural Communities With Hard Choices
The Fate of Thousands of US Dams Hangs in the Balance, Leaving Rural Communities With Hard Choices
Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey
Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey
Fossil Fuel Presence at Climate Week NYC Spotlights Dissonance in Clean Energy Transition
 ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast
Tribal Members Journey to Washington Push for Reauthorization of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City
California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers
Wyoming Lags in Clean Energy Jobs, According to New Report
Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution
Erradicar el riesgo: el reto de Cicero para construir un parque inclusivo que sea seguro
Rooting out Risk: A Town’s Challenge to Build a Safe Inclusive Park
Digging Deep to Understand Rural Opposition to Solar Power
Activists Disrupt Occidental Petroleum CEO’s Interview at New York Times Climate Event
Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them
How New York City Is Getting Screwed Out of $4.2 Billion in State Green Bonds
A Coal Miner Died Early Wednesday at an Alabama Mine With Dozens of Recent Safety Citations
En busca de soluciones para los parques infantiles donde el calor quema
Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods Have Less Access to Parks, But Residents Are Working to Change That
Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods Have Less Access to Parks, But Residents Are Working to Change That
Baltimore City Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration For Climate Resiliency and Adaptation. Scientists Warn About Unintended Consequences
Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Build Enough Momentum to Get Them to the Polls?
New Study Finds Lakes in Minority Communities Across the US Are Less Likely to be Monitored
As Climate Changes Fuels Animal Movement, Will These Structures Still Help Species Cross the Road?
In Alabama, a Small Town’s Trash Policy Has Left Black Moms and Disabled Residents Criminally Charged Over Unpaid Garbage Fees
Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch
BLM Plan for Solar on Public Lands Sparks Enthusiasm and Misgivings in Different Corners of the West
 Alleging Decades of Lies, California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastic Pollution Crisis
New Federal Housing Grants Are a Win for Climate Change and Environmental Justice
A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa
RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast
Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?
Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?
A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer
New York City Youth Strike Against Fossil Fuels and Greenwashing in Advance of NYC Climate Week
A Nevada Lithium Mine Nears Approval, Despite Threatening the Only Habitat of an Endangered Wildflower
North America’s Biggest Food Companies Are Struggling to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions
What Could EV Charging Look Like as More Options Emerge? Here’s One Answer
Norway’s Plan for Seabed Mining Threatens Arctic Marine Life, Greenpeace Says
Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
Study Finds High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Central Texas Oilfield
California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions
Study Finds High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Central Texas Oilfield
California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions
‘Grim Outlook’ for Thwaites Glacier
‘Grim Outlook’ for Thwaites Glacier
A Trump Debate Comment About German Energy Policy Leaves Germans Perplexed
A Trump Debate Comment About German Energy Policy Leaves Germans Perplexed
Tyson Foods Sued Over Emissions Reduction Promises
A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania
New Study Suggests Major Climate Reports May Be Underestimating Drought Risks
A Dangerous Chemical Is Fouling Niagara Falls’ Air. New York State Hasn’t Put a Stop to It
Alabama Environmental Group, Fishermen Seek to End ‘Federal Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay
Q&A: Near Lake Superior, a Tribe Fights to Remove a Pipeline From the Wetlands It Depends On
Q&A: Near Lake Superior, a Tribe Fights to Remove a Pipeline From the Wetlands It Depends On
Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil
With Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan ‘Partially Rejected,’ Conservationists Await Agency’s Final Proposal
With Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan ‘Partially Rejected,’ Conservationists Await Agency’s Final Proposal
The Promise and Challenges of Managed Retreat
Aquatic Ecosystems Aren’t Immune to Wildfire Impacts, Research Shows
Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River
Lake Powell Plumbing Will Be Repaired, but Some Say Glen Canyon Dam Needs a Long-Term Fix
Proposals to Build California’s First Carbon Storage Facilities Face a Key Test
Low Boom, High Pollution? NASA Readies for Supersonic Test Flight
The Key to Fix California’s Inadequate Water Storage? Put Water Underground, Scientists Say
How to Talk to Anxious Children About Climate Change
In Honduras, Libertarians and Legal Claims Threaten to Bankrupt a Nation
Departures From Climate Action 100+ Highlight U.S.-Europe Divide Over ESG Investing
Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden
Three Facilities Contribute Half of Houston’s Chemical Air Pollution
Supercharged by Climate Change, Western Megafires Explode Simultaneously
International Human Rights Commission Condemns ‘Fortress Conservation’
Aggressive Algae Bloom Clogged Water System, Prompting Boil Water Advisory in D.C. and Parts of Virginia
‘Vance Profits, We Pay The Price’: Sunrise Movement Protests J.D. Vance Over Billionaire Influence and Calls on Kamala Harris to Take Climate Action
As Wildfire Season Approaches, Phytoplankton Take On Fires’ Trickiest Emissions
Not All Companies Disclose Emissions From Their Investments, and That’s a Problem for Investors
‘A Repair Manual for the Planet’: What Would It Take to Restore Our Atmosphere?
Should Companies Get Paid When Governments Phase Out Fossil Fuels? They Already Are
California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries
Feds Contradict Scientific Research, Say the Salton Sea’s Exposed Lakebed Is Not a Significant Source of Pollution for Disadvantaged Communities
Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words
A New National Spotlight Shines on Josh Shapiro’s Contested Environmental Record
At the Olympics, Heat Can Raise the Danger Bar of Competitions
In the Developing Field of Climate Psychology, ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Is a Rational Response
Climate Change Contributes to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms
Western States and Industry Groups Unite to Block BLM’s Conservation Priority Land Rule
UN Secretary-General Says the World Must Turbocharge the Fossil Fuel Phaseout
White House Looks to Safeguard Groundwater Supplies as Aquifers Decline Nationwide
In Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal
Historic Investments and Accountability Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts In Right Direction, Says EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator
New York City’s Marshes, Resplendent and Threatened
New York’s Marshes Plagued by Sewage Runoff and Lack of Sediment
Biden Administration Targets Domestic Emissions of Climate Super-Pollutant with Eye Towards U.S.-China Climate Agreement
Fire Once Helped Sequoias Reproduce. Now, it’s Killing the Groves.
Biden’s Election Exit and the New Nominee Could Have Profound Impacts for the Climate, Experts Say
For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources
To Help Stop Malaria’s Spread, CDC Researchers Create a Test to Find a Mosquito That Is Flourishing Thanks to Climate Change
New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050
Judge Orders Oil and Gas Leases in Wyoming to Proceed After Updated BLM Environmental Analysis
Judge Orders Oil and Gas Leases in Wyoming to Proceed After Updated BLM Environmental Analysis
New York Regulators Found High Levels of TCE in Kindra Bell’s Ithaca Home. They Told Her Not to Worry
Fossil Fuel Development and Invasive Trees Drive Pronghorn Population Decline in Wyoming
Electric Vehicles Strain the Automaker-Big Oil Alliance
North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound
In Idaho, Water Shortages Pit Farmers Against One Another
In New Mexico, a Walk Commemorates the Nuclear Disaster Few Outside the Navajo Nation Remember
The Barely Recognizable J.D. Vance as Trump’s Vice Presidential Running Mate
Louisiana’s ‘Business-Friendly’ Climate Response: Canceled Home Insurance Plans
As States Recover from Climate-Related Disasters, They Also Must Prepare for Future Ones
Plastics Pollution Has Become a ‘Crisis,’ Biden Administration Acknowledges
When a Retired Scientist Suggested Virginia Weaken Wetlands Protections, the State Said, No Way
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin
Lithium Critical to the Energy Transition is Coming at the Expense of Water
Rooftop Solar Was Having a Moment in Texas Before Beryl. What Happens Now?
Montana Is a Frontier for Deep Carbon Storage, and the Controversies Surrounding the Potential Climate Solution
Tribes and Environmentalists Press Arizona and Federal Officials to Stop Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded
Trump’s Environmental Impact Endures, at Home and Around the World
NATO Report Outlines Growing Climate Risks to Global Security
Clean Energy Projects Are Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. Maryland and Neighboring States Are Pushing for a Fix
Employees Suing American Airlines Don’t Want Their 401(k)s in ESG Funds
How Good are Re-Planted Mangroves at Storing Carbon? A New Study Puts a Number on It
As a Nevada Community Fights a Lithium Mine, a Rare Fish and Its Haven Could Be an Ace in the Hole
New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told
The Most Expensive Farm Bill Ever Is Stalled, Holding Back Important Funds Aimed at Combating the Climate Crisis
Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil
Following Cancer Alley Decision, States Pit Themselves Against Environmental Justice Efforts
The World’s Sharks Face a Gauntlet of Threats From Marine Heatwaves—and ‘Coldwaves,’ Scientists Say
Hurricane Beryl Was a Warning Shot for Houston
Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change
US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining
Making Sense of the Year So Far in EV Sales
Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate
In the South, Sea Level Rise Accelerates at Some of the Most Extreme Rates on Earth
UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ To Clarify Governments’ Obligations
Sen. Britt of Alabama Confronted on Her Ties to ‘Big Oil’
Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid
Will the Nation’s First Heat Protection Standard Safeguard the Most Vulnerable Workers?
Tourists Are Feeling the Heat—And Their Bodies May Not Be Able To Catch Up
Peering Inside the Pandora’s Box of Oil and Gas Waste
Average Global Temperature Has Warmed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Above Pre-industrial Levels for 12 Months in a Row
‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures
New NOAA Initiative Will Provide $60 Million in Funding to Train Workers for Green Jobs
As Hurricane Beryl Surged Toward Texas, Scientists Found Human-Driven Warming Intensified Its Wind and Rain
Vying for West Virginia Governor, an ‘All of the Above’ Democrat Faces Long Odds Against a Republican Fossil Fuel Booster
Facing Climate Gentrification, an Historic African American Community Outside Charleston, S.C., Embraces Conservation
Attacked on All Sides: Wading Birds Nest in New York’s Harbor Islands
Scientists Are Scrambling to Better Predict When and Why Hurricanes Like Beryl Rapidly Intensify
The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition
This Proxy Season, Companies’ Success Against Activist Investors Surged
In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Change
Q&A: How a Land Purchase Inspired by an Unfulfilled Promise Aims to Make People of Color Feel Welcome in the Wilderness
In Chile’s Southern Tip, a Bet on Hydrogen Worries Conservationists
Governors in the West Seek Profitability for Industrial and Natural Carbon Removal Projects
First Heat Protection Standards for Workers Proposed by Biden Administration
As Climate Change Dries Out the West, Fourth of July Fireworks Spark Increased Wildfire Risk
In New York’s Finger Lakes Region, Long-Haul Garbage Trucks Trigger Town Resolutions Against Landfill Expansion
US Prisons and Jails Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days, Study Says
California Communities Celebrate ‘Massive’ Victory as Oil Industry Drops Unpopular Referendum
Former Pioneer CEO and Son Make Significant Political Contributions to Trump, Abbott and Christi Craddick
Louisville Finally Takes Stock of Abandoned Waste Dump Inside a Preserved Forest
Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns
To Save the Amazon, What if We Listened to Those Living Within It?
How To Survive a Heat Wave on a Fixed Income
Financing of Meat and Dairy Giants Grows Thanks to Big American Banks and Investors
Texas Opens More Coastal Waters for Carbon Dioxide Injection Wells
Q&A: The First Presidential Debate Hardly Mentioned Environmental Issues, Despite Stark Differences Between the Candidate’s Records
Midwest Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems
Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine: What it Means for Climate Change Policy
In North Carolina, a Legal Fight Over Wetlands Protections
Flouting Biden Pause, Agency OK’s Largest LNG Terminal in US
NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the East Palestine Derailment
Ongoing Spending on Gas Infrastructure Can Worsen Energy Poverty, Impede Energy Transition, Maryland Utility Advocate Says
Study Maps Giant Slush Zones as New Threat to Antarctic Ice
Batteries and Rooftop Solar Can Lead to Huge Savings for the Entire Grid. A New Study Shows How—and How Much
Is This Palm Oil Company Operating on Protected Forestland?
EPA Urges US Army to Test for PFAS in Creeks Flowing Out of Former Seneca Army Depot
For Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Study Shows An Even Graver Risk From Toxic Gases
The Chesapeake Bay Program Flunked Its 2025 Cleanup Goals. What Happens Next?
Kids Are Particularly Vulnerable to Extreme Weather. What Are We Doing About It?
As a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard
Low-Emission ‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Climate Advocates Conclude in a Contested New Report
Declaring an Epidemic of ‘Toxic Litter,’ Baltimore Targets Plastic Makers and Packaging in the Latest Example of Plastics Litigation
Alabama Family to Add Wrongful Death Claim Against Mine Operator in Lawsuit Over Home Explosion
Mining the Sun: Some in the Wyoming Epicenter of the Coal Industry Hope to Sustain Its Economy With Renewables
In West Virginia, the Senate Race Outcome May Shift Limits of US Climate Ambitions
Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup’s Doors with Model Pipeline and Protest Bank’s Ties to Israel
New York’s Chronically Underfunded Parks Department Is Losing the Fight Against Invasive Species, Disrepair and Climate Change
Q&A: What’s in the Water of Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, and What’s Climate Change Got to Do With it?
Why is Rhino Poaching Down at This Park? The Reasons May Not Be Good
Effort to Save a Historic Water Tower Put Lead in this North Carolina Town’s Soil
California’s Bay Area is Heating Up. Its Infrastructure Isn’t Designed For It
How Can Solar Farms Defend Against Biblical-Level Hailstorms?
Europe’s New ESG Rules Spark Questions About What Sustainable Investing Looks Like
Out of Site, Out of Mind? New Study Finds Missing Apex Predators Are Too Often Neglected in Ecological Research
With Heat Waves, an Increased Risk for Heart Problems, New Research Shows
Developing Countries Say Their Access Difficulties at Bonn Climate Talks Show Justice Issues Obstruct Climate Progress
Inside Climate News Selects 10 Fellows Specializing in Climate, Environment and Justice Reporting
States Are Scrambling to Prepare As a Prolonged Heat Wave Spreads in the Midwest and Northeast
Billions of Gallons of Freshwater Are Dumped at Florida’s Coasts. Environmentalists Want That Water in the Everglades
Midwest States Have Approved Hundreds of Renewable Energy Projects. So Why Aren’t They Online?
New Research Finds Most of the World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections
Q&A: The U.N.’s New Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Environment Previously Won a Landmark Case in Peru
Can the Greater Sage-Grouse Be Kept Off the Endangered Species List?
New Mexico Debates What to Do With Oil and Gas Wastewater
Will the Lightning Bug Show Go On?
Q&A: Choked by Diesel Pollution From Generators, Cancer Rates in Beirut Surge by 30 Percent
A ‘Rights of Nature’ Tribunal Puts the Mountain Valley Pipeline on Trial
Outrunning the Heat? This Climate Activist is Running Seven Marathons in Seven Days
Foes of New York Packaging Bill Used Threats of Empty Grocery Shelves to Defeat Plastics Bill
Climate Protesters Take to the Field at the Congressional Baseball Game
Hurricane Winds Can Destroy Solar Panels, But Developers Are Working to Fortify Them
Navajo Summit Looks at History and Future of Tribe’s Relationship With Energy
Blue Cross of North Carolina Decided Against an Employee Screening of a Documentary That Links the State’s Massive Hog Farms to Public Health Ills
Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US
South Baltimore Communities Press City, State Regulators for Stricter Pollution Controls on Coal Export Operations
Keeping Stormwater at Bay: a Brooklyn Green Roof Offers a Look at a Climate Resilient Future
As the Country Heats Up, ERs May See an Influx of Young Patients Struggling With Mental Health
Cemeteries Can Be Damaged by Climate Change—and Provide Climate Refuge
Another Blowout Adds to Mystery of Permian Basin Water Pressure
Intensifying Tropical Storms Threaten Seabirds, New Research Shows
Glaciers in Peru’s Central Andes Might Be Gone by 2050s, Study Says
Where the Water Doesn’t Flow: Thousands Across Alabama Live Without Access to Public Water
Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave, Researchers Step Up Warnings About Risks Extreme Temperatures Pose to Children
In Brazil’s Semi-Arid Region, Small Farmers Work Exhausted Lands, Hoping a New Government Will Revive the War on Desertification
Living and Dying in the Shadow of Chemical Plants
Q&A: As Temperatures in Pakistan Top 120 Degrees, There’s Nowhere to Run
As Another Hot Summer Approaches, 80 New York City Neighborhoods Ranked Highly Vulnerable to Heat
Louisville, Kentucky, Moves Toward Cleaning Up Its ‘Gully of the Drums’ After More Than Four Decades
The International System That Pits Foreign Investors Against Indigenous Communities
Human-Made Noise Is Harming Ocean Life. Climate Change Could Make it Worse
Europe’s Swing to the Right Threatens Global Climate Policy
Mexico Elected a Climate Scientist. But Will She Be a Climate President?
A Proposed Nevada Lithium Mine Could Destroy Critical Habitat for an Endangered Wildflower Found Nowhere Else in the World
UN Secretary-General Calls for Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising, Says Next 18 Months Are Critical for Climate Action
California Oil Town Chose a Firm with Oil Industry Ties to Review Impacts of an Unprecedented 20-Year Drilling Permit Extension
Solar Panel Prices Are Low Again. Here’s Who’s Winning and Losing
Texas Droughts Are Getting Much More Expensive
Youngkin Pledges to Decouple Virginia from California Vehicle Emissions Standards by End of 2024
In Push to Meet Maryland’s Ambitious Climate Commitments, Moore Announces New Executive Actions
Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability
Ohio and Pennsylvania Residents Affected by the East Palestine Train Derailment Say Their ‘Basic Needs’ Are Still Not Being Met
First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts
Biden’s Chinese Tariffs Could Hamper E-Bike Sales in the U.S.
For Pregnant People, Heat Waves Bring An Increased Risk of Preterm and Early Term Babies, Study Finds
California Regulators Approve Community Solar Decision Opposed by Solar Advocates
In New York, Attorney General Letitia James’ Narrow View of the State’s Green Amendment
Armed Groups Use Deforestation as a Bargaining Chip in Colombia
Climate Change is Fueling the Loss of Indigenous Languages That Could Be Crucial to Combating It
A German Climate Activist Won’t End His Hunger Strike, Even With the Risk of Death Looming
Using Less of the Colorado River Takes a Willing Farmer and $45 million in Federal Funds
Salt in the Womb: How Rising Seas Erode Reproductive Health
New Law to Provide Florida Homebuyers With More Transparency on Flood History
Toyota Opens a ‘Megasite’ for EV Batteries in a Struggling N.C. Community, Fueled by Biden’s IRA
Advocates Ask EPA to Investigate Baltimore City for Harming Disinvested Communities
Medical Schools Around the World Are Expanding Their ‘Climate Change Curriculums’
Congress Pushes Forward With Bill Expanding the Rights of Mining Companies on Federal Land
Is US Offshore Wind Dead in the Water—Or Just Poised for the Next Big Gust?
Renewable Energy Wins for Now in Michigan as Local Control Measure Fails to Make Ballot
La otra disputa fronteriza es sobre un tratado de aguas de 80 años
Pennsylvania’s Fracking Wastewater Contains a ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Critical Clean Energy Mineral Lithium
Coastal Communities’ Living Barriers—Mangroves and Coral Reefs—Could Soon Collapse Due to Climate Change
The Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty
Q&A: Should We Be Having Babies In a Warming World? 
To Incinerate Or Not To Incinerate: Maryland Hospitals Grapple With Question With Big Public Health Implications
In Arizona, an Art Installation Highlights the U.S.-Mexico Border’s Impact on Wildlife
A Debate Rages Over the Putative Environmental Benefits of the ARCH2 ‘Hydrogen Hub’ in Appalachia
After Five Years Without Drinkable Water, a Nebraska Town Asks: When Will Our Tap Water Be Safe?
On California’s Central Coast, Battery Storage Is on the Ballot
Q&A: New Legislation in Vermont Will Make Fossil Fuel Companies Liable for Climate Impacts in the State. Here’s What That Could Look Like
NOAA 2024 Hurricane Forecast Is for More Storms Than Ever Before
Seniors More Vulnerable to Heat Waves and Hurricanes, Both Forecasted to Be Severe this Summer
A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: Spring
Virginia Has the Biggest Data Center Market in the World. Can It Also Decarbonize Its Grid?
EPA Formally Denies Alabama’s Plan for Coal Ash Waste
Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model
New NASA Mission Tracks Microscopic Organisms in the Ocean and Tiny Particles in the Air to Monitor Climate Change
As New York’s Offshore Wind Work Begins, an Environmental Justice Community Is Waiting to See the Benefits
In Southern Brazil, Rescue Efforts Continue as Ongoing Flooding Leaves Hundreds of Thousands Displaced
‘Historic’ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Says Countries Must Prevent Greenhouse Gasses From Harming Oceans
Significant Environmental and Climate Impacts Are Impinging on Human Rights in Every Country, a New Report Finds
In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica
The Race to Decarbonize Heavy Industry Heats Up
The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing
Is Fungus Fabric Really Taking Off? Vegan Leather Could Help Reduce Waste, But May Be Struggling to Scale
The Torture and Killing of a Wolf, a New Endangered Species Lawsuit and Novel Science Revive Wyoming Debate Over the Predator
Ohio Solar Mounts a Comeback in the Face of a Campaign Whose Alleged Villains Include China and Bill Gates
BLM Ends Future Coal Mining on Powder River Basin Federal Lands
Q&A: The Dire Consequences of Global Warming in the Earth’s Oceans
Climate Jobs Are Ramping Up, But a ‘Just Transition’ Is Necessary to Ensure Equity, Experts Say
As California Considers Warning Labels for Gas Stoves, Researchers Learn More About Their Negative Health Impacts
Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest
This Week’s Landmark Transmission Rule Forces Utilities to Take the Long View
After the Deluge, Images of Impacts and Resilience in Pájaro, California
This Week’s Landmark Transmission Rule Forces Utilities to Take the Long View
After the Deluge, Images of Impacts and Resilience in Pájaro, California
Q&A: Is Pittsburgh Becoming ‘the Plastic City’?
Q&A: Is Pittsburgh Becoming ‘the Plastic City’?
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Triggering Outdoor Air Quality Alerts Across the Midwestern U.S. It Could Pollute the Indoors, Too
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Triggering Outdoor Air Quality Alerts Across the Midwestern U.S. It Could Pollute the Indoors, Too
Q&A: How the Drug War and Energy Transition Are Changing Ecuadorians’ Fight For The Rights of Nature
Q&A: How the Drug War and Energy Transition Are Changing Ecuadorians’ Fight For The Rights of Nature
Bill Discounting Climate Change in Florida’s Energy Policy Awaits DeSantis’ Approval
Bill Discounting Climate Change in Florida’s Energy Policy Awaits DeSantis’ Approval
An Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show
An Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show
El Paso Residents Rally to Protect a Rio Grande Wetland
Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta: a Native Elder Fights Fossil Fuel Companies in Texas
Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World
How Alabama Turned to Restrictive Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents
Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs
As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Excitement Over New Emissions Rules Is Tempered By a Legal Challenge to Federal Environmental Justice Efforts
At State’s Energy Summit, Wyoming Promises to ‘Make Sure Our Fossil Fuels Have a Future’
A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel Plants Face Retirement
A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel Plants Face Retirement
If the EV Market Has Slowed, Nobody Bothered to Tell Ford
If the EV Market Has Slowed, Nobody Bothered to Tell Ford
How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redeveloped
How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redeveloped
Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer
Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer
Twenty-Five Years After Maryland Deregulated Its Retail Energy Market, a Huge Win Looms For Energy Justice Advocates
Legal Challenges Continue for SunZia Transmission Line
The Department of Agriculture Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef, but No One Has Seen the Data Behind the Company’s Claim
Climate Change Is Pushing Animals Closer to Humans, With Potentially Catastrophic Consequences
Climate Change Is Pushing Animals Closer to Humans, With Potentially Catastrophic Consequences
A Town Board in Colorado Considers a Rights of Nature Repeal
A Town Board in Colorado Considers a Rights of Nature Repeal
A Rare Dose of Hope for the Colorado River as New Study Says Future May Be Wetter
A Rare Dose of Hope for the Colorado River as New Study Says Future May Be Wetter
EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing?
EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing?
Energy Developers Want Reforms to Virginia’s Process for Connecting Renewables to the Grid, Hoping to Control Costs 
Climate Justice Groups Confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay
Mining ‘Critical Minerals’ in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Rife With Rights Abuses
Mining ‘Critical Minerals’ in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Rife With Rights Abuses
Investor Nuns’ Shareholder Resolutions Aim to Stop Wall Street Financing of Fossil Fuel Development on Indigenous Lands
Investor Nuns’ Shareholder Resolutions Aim to Stop Wall Street Financing of Fossil Fuel Development on Indigenous Lands
‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending
‘Build Green’ Bill Seeks a Clean Shift in Transportation Spending
Behind the Scenes: How a Plastics Plant Has Plagued a Pennsylvania County
Behind the Scenes: How a Plastics Plant Has Plagued a Pennsylvania County
Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands Is the Biggest Conservation Opportunity Left in the West. If Congress Won’t Protect it, Should Biden Step in?
Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG
Loss and Damage Meeting Shows Signs of Giving Developing Countries a Bigger Voice and Easier Access to Aid
Q&A: What’s the Deal with Bill Gates’s Wyoming Nuclear Plant?
Appeals Court Ordered the Dismissal of a Landmark Youth Climate Court Case
Appeals Court Ordered the Dismissal of a Landmark Youth Climate Court Case
Battle to Prioritize Public Health over Oil Company Profits Heats Up
Battle to Prioritize Public Health over Oil Company Profits Heats Up
Biden Administration Awards Wyoming $30 Million From New ‘Solar for All’ Grant
Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago
Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago
A Major Technology for Long-Duration Energy Storage Is Approaching Its Moment of Truth
Exxon Criticized ICN Stories Publicly, But Privately, Didn’t Dispute The Findings
Historic Agreement with the Federal Government and Arizona Gives Colorado River Indian Tribes Control Over Use of Their Water off Tribal Land
Florida in 50 Years: Study Says Land Conservation Can Buffer Destructive Force of Climate Change
Florida in 50 Years: Study Says Land Conservation Can Buffer Destructive Force of Climate Change
Headed Toward the Finish Line, Plastics Treaty Delegates ‘Work is Far From Over’
Headed Toward the Finish Line, Plastics Treaty Delegates ‘Work is Far From Over’
Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists
Florida Says No to Federal Funding Aimed at Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Air Pollution Could Potentially Exacerbate Menopause Symptoms, Study Says
The Government Is Set To Reintroduce Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades. What Happens Now?
The Government Is Set To Reintroduce Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades. What Happens Now?
A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor
A Plastics Plant Promised Pennsylvania Prosperity, but to Some Residents It’s Become a ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor
California Community Organizer Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
California Community Organizer Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
Climate Change Has Infiltrated Game Night—and That’s a Good Thing, Experts Say
Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater
Truth, Reckoning and Right Relationship: A Rights of Nature Epiphany
Officials Celebrate a New Power Line to Charge Up the Energy Transition in the Southwest
New EPA Rule Could Accelerate Cleanup of Coal Ash Dumps
Q&A: Thousands of American Climate Corps Jobs Are Now Open. What Will the New Program Look Like?
Officials Celebrate a New Power Line to Charge Up the Energy Transition in the Southwest
New EPA Rule Could Accelerate Cleanup of Coal Ash Dumps
Q&A: Thousands of American Climate Corps Jobs Are Now Open. What Will the New Program Look Like?
A New Federal Tool Could Help Cities Prepare for Scorching Summer Heat
Will There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Energy?
EQT Says Fracked Gas Is a Climate Solution, but Scientists Call That Deceptive Greenwashing
Will There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Energy?
A Giant Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant Planned for Pennsylvania Died After Two Years. What Happened?
Nixon Advisers’ Climate Research Plan: Another Lost Chance on the Road to Crisis
Nixon Advisers’ Climate Research Plan: Another Lost Chance on the Road to Crisis
Dozens of Climate Activists Arrested at Citibank Headquarters in New York City During Earth Week
Power Plant Pollution Targeted in Sweeping Actions by Biden Administration
Power Plant Pollution Targeted in Sweeping Actions by Biden Administration
Tesla Fell Behind, Then Leapt Ahead of ExxonMobil in Market Value This Week
Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled
In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back
‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy
‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Is Still a Bipartisan Unicorn
More Than a Third of All Americans Live in Communities with ‘Hazardous’ Air, Lung Association Finds
The Biden Administration Makes Two Big Moves To Conserve Public Lands, Sparking Backlash From Industry
In ‘The People vs. Citi,’ Climate Leaders Demand Citibank End Its Fossil Fuel Financing
IRA’s Solar for All Program Will Install Nearly 1 Million Systems in US
EPA Faulted for Wasting Millions, Failing to Prevent Spread of Superfund Site Contamination
In Wyoming, a Tribe and a City Pursue Clean Energy Funds Spurned by the Governor
Jared Kushner Has Big Plans for Delta of Europe’s Last Wild River
Oil Drilling Has Endured in the Everglades for Decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe Has a Plan to Stop It
How an Arizona Medical Anthropologist Uses Oral Histories to Add Depth to Environmental Science
Reduced Snow Cover and Shifting Vegetation Are Disrupting Alpine Ecosystems, Study Finds
Researchers at Michigan Tech Want to Create a High-Tech Wood Product Called Cross-Laminated Timber From the State’s Hardwood Trees
Q&A: How The Federal Biden Administration Plans to Roll Out $20 Billion in Financing for Clean Energy Development
A Federal Program Is Expanding Electric School Bus Fleets, But There Are Still Some Bumps in the Road
The Vermont Legislature Considers ‘Superfund’ Legislation to Compensate for Climate Change
The Transatlantic Battle to Stop Methane Gas Exports From South Texas
Is it Time to Retire the Term “Clean Energy”?
Western States Could Make Billions Selling Renewable Energy, But They’ll Need a Lot More Regional Transmission Lines
After 13 Years, No End in Sight for Caribbean Sargassum Invasion
How a Tiny Inland Shorebird Could Help Save the Great Salt Lake
A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn From Centralia’s Transition?
Low Wages and Health Risks Are Crippling the U.S. Wildland Firefighting Forces
International Debt Is Strangling Developing Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change, a New Report Shows
How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers
As Plastic Treaty Delegates Head to Canada, A Plea From the Arctic: Don’t Forget Vulnerable Indigenous Peoples
Will Canada Deport a Student Climate Activist on Earth Day?
NOAA Declares a Global Coral Bleaching Event in 2023
Alabama Mine Cited for 107 Federal Safety Violations Since Home Explosion Led to Grandfather’s Death, Grandson’s Injuries. Where Are State Officials?
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A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court Over Climate Inaction—and Won
As Maryland General Assembly Session Ends, Advocates Consider Successes, Failures and Backdoor Maneuvers 
Water From Arsenic-Laced Wells Could Protect the Pine Ridge Reservation From Wildfires
A Highway in Indiana Could One Day Charge Your EV While You’re Driving It
As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle
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