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It’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along…The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought
Jul 11, 2025, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
In the oceans, the most widespread type of plastic pollution may be the kind you can’t see. A new…Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas
Jul 10, 2025, 4:45 am By Sophie Hurwitz
In Louisiana, natural gas — a planet-heating fossil fuel — is now, by law, considered “green…Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you’d least expect
Jul 9, 2025, 1:29 pm By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Taking shovels and buckets to a dried-up sandy belt of the Vhombozi River in Zimbabwe last August,…Congress is killing clean energy tax credits. Here’s how to use them before they disappear.
Jul 9, 2025, 4:45 am By Tik Root
The “one big beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 is set to upend many…Amid historic Texas floods, Trump retreats from disaster preparedness
Jul 8, 2025, 7:59 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone corridor known as…The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods
Jul 7, 2025, 6:29 pm By Matt Simon
Rescue crews are scrambling to find survivors of catastrophic flooding that tore through Central…Disaster Preparation Recovery Resources
Jul 7, 2025, 5:18 am By devansh
How to prepare for a disaster Your guide to finding accurate information, emergency kits,…Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’
Jul 7, 2025, 4:45 am By Matt Simon
Walk outside into 100-degree heat wearing a black shirt, and you’ll feel a whole lot hotter than…How climate change is worsening extreme heat
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal Ahmed
Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…How climate change is worsening flooding and heavy rainfall
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal Ahmed
Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…How climate change is intensifying hurricanes
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal Ahmed
Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…Conozca sus derechos como inmigrante antes, durante y después de un desastre
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Victoria Bouloubasis
Los desastres pueden ser abrumadores si usted es un inmigrante, ya sea por su estatus migratorio,…How climate change may be affecting tornadoes
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal Ahmed
Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Jul 6, 2025, 9:00 am By Clare Fieseler, Canary Media
Gary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the…A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
Jul 5, 2025, 9:00 am By Alex Hager, KUNC
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026…‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy
Jul 3, 2025, 5:35 pm By Joseph Winters
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218 to 214 on Thursday to pass President Trump’s sweeping…Clean energy projects on tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill.
Jul 3, 2025, 5:22 pm By Miacel Spotted Elk
President Trump’s sweeping tax bill is on its way to his desk for a signature after House…Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
Jul 3, 2025, 4:45 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
When the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of President Donald Trump’s megabill…After years of increases, Georgia power rates to hold steady — for now
Jul 3, 2025, 4:30 am By Emily Jones
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