The damage from storms, droughts and sea level rise is in the news almost daily. Some money is flowing to help poor countries,…
Representatives of 175 countries voted to start developing a global treaty to reduce plastic waste. Treaties addressing…
Human behaviors shift. Policies change. New technology arrives and evolves. All those changes and more are hard to predict,…
Covering the state’s canals with solar panels would reduce evaporation of precious water and help meet renewable energy…
Studies suggest that seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides may harm nontarget insects, mammals and birds. In response,…
Hard and strong, or bendy and flexible? A cartilaginous skeleton provides advantages in the ocean, but wouldn’t stand…
His theory, based on years of detailed climate and weather data, became known as the Callendar Effect. Today we call it…
Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those…
West Virginia v. EPA could be the opportunity that conservative justices have been seeking to curb federal power.
A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.
The Biden administration is moving to revive mercury limits for coal-fired power plants. A scientist explains mercury’s…
The social cost helps regulators factor in harm from climate change when they consider new rules and purchases, like buying…
The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find…
The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.
President Biden’s proposed solar power expansion would cost $350 billion in federal support over the coming decade. An…
Cities and farmers in the Southwest are resorting to unsustainable strategies to pull in more water. Iran has tried many…
Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger…
The U.S. has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed,…
About 60% of Mexico’s forests are managed by local communities. A scholar who has studied the forests for 30 years explains…