Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern…
Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly…
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers…
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities…
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means…
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants,…
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected…
As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists…
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest…
Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits…
El Niño can trigger intense periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves that can devastate marine life.
Efforts to protect land and environmental resources, including fighting climate change, often end up displacing people who…
Communities across the state are demanding to know how proposed data centers would affect their electric and water bills,…
China’s national government policies on energy and economic development are changing pastoral life on the Tibetan Plateau.
The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.
Both legally and practically speaking, getting to the water’s edge isn’t as straightforward as it might seem – or…
Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis.…
The risk to firefighters isn’t just from breathing wildfire smoke – it’s also in the chemicals that get on their clothes…
Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around…
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?