Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation…
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition…
While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for…
When cities burn, plastics, electronics, cleaning chemicals and much more create a toxic brew. Studies underway after the…
Critics of environmental protection laws may have forgotten how much progress has been made.
Levees protect more than 7 million buildings in the US today, yet they got a D-plus grade in 2025. A new study found 487…
Managing fire risk is about more than regulations and rules. It’s also about caring for neighbors and taking steps on…
A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s…
Real skeptics study the evidence and ask questions, rather than taking political dogma on faith. Experiencing disasters…
Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but…
Energy projects are expensive and take a long time to build. Where to build them is often also a difficult, even controversial,…
The 20th anniversary of the annual report tracks how sea ice, snow cover and many other vital signs of the Arctic have changed,…
There are actually two North Poles. One has been wandering over northern Canada and north of there for years. An earth scientist…
The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across…
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money,…
Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to…
The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics…
There are better ways for teams to cut their climate impact.
Seeing more refurbished electronic devices on the market? Thank tech innovation – and the government regulation that sparked…
Industry leaders have objected to reversals of long-standing policies, and market forces are moving against the Trump administration’s…