How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid
Apr 7, 2026, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
There’s a technology sitting idle in garages and driveways across America that provides a solution…Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
Apr 6, 2026, 4:45 am By Naveena Sadasivam
Last month, President Trump sat alongside executives of the largest tech companies in the country as…The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat
Apr 6, 2026, 4:30 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
About a decade ago, India’s government began subsidizing the purchase of liquid petroleum gas, or…Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?
Apr 5, 2026, 9:00 am By Héctor Alejandro Arzate
As a row crop farmer in St. Joseph, Missouri, Joe Lau said he’s noticing more extreme weather…Forest Service overhaul sows confusion and concern
Apr 4, 2026, 9:00 am By Christine Peterson, High Country News
On March 31, the U.S. Forest Service announced plans to move its headquarters from Washington, D.C.,…One acre, one vote: The bizarre election that could decide Arizona’s energy future
Apr 3, 2026, 4:30 am By Jake Bittle
In a country characterized by antiquated systems for regulating how electricity is produced and…What does $164M buy Big Oil? Inupiat land and a broken promise.
Apr 3, 2026, 4:15 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
In 2023, when Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, Iñupiaq, was mayor of Nuiqsut, a federally recognized village…Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
Apr 2, 2026, 4:30 am By Naveena Sadasivam
María Pérez lost power for about three months after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in…These maps show exactly where the West might burn this summer
Apr 2, 2026, 4:15 am By Tik Root
Every state in the West is expected to face an above-normal threat of wildfire this summer,…Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
Apr 1, 2026, 1:29 pm By Jake Bittle
The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock law that protects threatened plants and animals in the…Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
Apr 1, 2026, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
It’s not just easy to miss, but often downright hard to notice. A simple patch of greenery in a…As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
Apr 1, 2026, 4:15 am By Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report
When George LaComb moved two years ago to a new high school in Orlando, Florida, he quickly noticed…Texas saw a $50B future in clean energy. Then the political winds shifted.
Mar 31, 2026, 4:45 am By Laura Mallonee
On an unseasonably warm January day, Duff Hallman’s goats and sheep wandered unhurried through the…Oceans are absorbing the Earth’s excess energy. That’s bad news for food systems.
Mar 31, 2026, 4:30 am By Frida Garza
Every year, the World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, tracks a set of key climate indicators…The West’s unprecedented winter could fuel a summer of disaster
Mar 31, 2026, 4:15 am By Tik Root
In Park City, Utah, skiers could find patches of grass poking through the slopes for much of the…Your ‘widely recyclable’ Starbucks cup is still trash
Mar 30, 2026, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
Frappuccino lovers, rejoice: Your plastic to-go cups are now “widely recyclable.” That’s…With its new farm bill, Florida’s climate fight just hit a tractor-sized roadblock
Mar 30, 2026, 4:30 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Against the backdrop of a looming global energy crisis, rising food insecurity, and the increased…‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California
Mar 29, 2026, 9:00 am By Jeff St. John, Canary Media
Harris Ranch Resort isn’t close to much. Residents of California’s major cities know it mainly…DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
Mar 28, 2026, 9:00 am By Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica
Last summer, a group of officials from the Department of Energy gathered at the Idaho National…To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
Mar 27, 2026, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
At the Department of Agriculture’s research division, everyone knows there’s one word they…
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