Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable
Thu 3:08pm By Austin Corona
The Trump administration came close to fully dismantling the federal government’s regulation of…California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
Thu 3:07pm By Matt Simon
As free and abundant as sunlight may be, harnessing its power remains stubbornly difficult for…The surprising allies backing Boulder’s climate case before the Supreme Court
Thu 4:45am By Kate Yoder
Deirdre Macnab was reading her local newspaper this spring when she learned that Rio Blanco County,…In a warming Arctic, Inuit bear guards protect communities
Thu 4:30am By Frey Blake-Pijogge
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. After retiring from a long career as a…States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
Wed 4:45am By Joseph Winters
Last week, another federal judge blocked New York’s so-called “climate superfund law,” the…Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night
Wed 4:30am By Anila Yoganathan
In Omaha, Nebraska, during the recent early September heat wave when temps hit the mid-90s…‘Digger’ is the year’s big climate movie. This climate reporter hated it.
Tue 4:42pm By Jake Bittle
If you scroll down on the list of “Carbon Majors,” the 178 producers that are responsible for…How elite universities got tangled up in politics and petroleum
Tue 4:45am By Kate Yoder
After returning to office last January, President Donald Trump made it clear to America’s…Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
Mon 11:20am By Benton Graham
The first thing Brightline wants you to know about its bankruptcy is that the trains will keep…Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
Mon 4:30am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Every year, climate disasters force millions of people to leave their homes. In the aftermath of…After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
Mon 4:15am By Leia Larsen
It didn’t take long for prospectors to stake their claims on land in southeast Utah that was…Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Sun 9:00am By Christian Schwägerl, Yale E360
In a modern five-story building in the center of Hamburg, Germany, technicians are preparing to…A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Sat 9:00am By Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder
Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. What his fellow Republican county commissioners were about to…Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
Sep 25, 2026, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
By now, you’ve seen the headlines, and there’s more of them every day: It’s…My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Sep 25, 2026, 4:30 am By Leslie Davenport
Dear Leslie, I’ve noticed a real divide between my mindset and my mom’s. She’s a boomer, I’m…Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
Sep 25, 2026, 12:30 am By Matt Simon
You are about to time-travel. Off the Pacific coast of South America, the band of warm water known…Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
Sep 24, 2026, 2:40 pm By Austin Corona
Senators are looking toward the Capitol doors as they prepare to head home and campaign for the…UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
Sep 24, 2026, 1:22 pm By Jake Bittle
President Donald Trump’s second term has been a nightmare for global cooperation on climate…As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
Sep 24, 2026, 4:45 am By Anita Hofschneider
Leevin Camacho was brushing his teeth one day last fall when his mother called. The water is…Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
Sep 24, 2026, 4:30 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Last year was a tough time for anyone who studies climate change for a living. The United States,…
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