One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all…
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants,…
When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia…
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion.…
President Trump’s national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects…
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technology and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s…
An unplanned experiment takes scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery: To what extent, if any, have human-created…
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation…
With the Trump administration prioritizing fossil fuels, cities and states will have to lead the way on clean energy.
The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures
The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the energy crises…
Fires are a natural part of the landscape and essential for many species. But scores of fires at once were more than anyone…
San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish,…
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s…
NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species,…
The humanitarian toll of more than a year of conflict will be augmented by the risk of further health issues due to poor…
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership…