In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
Aug 28, 2026, 4:15 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Somersett, a short drive from downtown Reno, Nevada, is a peaceful place where homes with sweeping,…New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
Aug 28, 2026, 4:00 am By Frida Garza
A new report finds that, across the globe, progress toward developing more sustainable, resilient…‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
Aug 27, 2026, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises…On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US
Aug 27, 2026, 4:30 am By Tristan Baurick
Less than two years after opening, a liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a…The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
Aug 27, 2026, 4:15 am By Joseph Winters
The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In…The great American road trip is in peril
Aug 26, 2026, 4:45 am By Katherine Bagley
My husband, friends, and I sat huddled at a faux-marble-topped table in the lobby of our Utah hotel,…US companies are on the cusp of big climate solutions. Thank the government.
Aug 25, 2026, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
The United States has never been one of the most ambitious countries when it comes to tackling…Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
Aug 25, 2026, 4:30 am By Austin Corona
With congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options…Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
Aug 25, 2026, 4:30 am By Austin CoronaWith congested, aging power lines and a densely developed landscape, the East Coast has few options…Tennessee helped usher in the nuclear age. It wants to lead the way again.
Aug 24, 2026, 4:45 am By Katie Myers
Luther “Sunny” Miller is nearly 80, but in his younger days, he worked at Aerojet, a rocket and…Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
Aug 24, 2026, 4:30 am By Joseph Lee
Cattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast…Living with drought has taught pastoralists lessons the world needs
Aug 24, 2026, 4:30 am By Joseph LeeCattle are a central part of the identity of Andrew Msami’s Maasai community in northeast…Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season
Aug 24, 2026, 4:15 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Unprecedented. Record-breaking. Baffling. Experts are running out of ways to describe this year’s…Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
Aug 23, 2026, 9:00 am By Adam Mahoney, Capital B
Dominika Parry never stopped fighting for Jackson, Mississippi, residents even after the Trump…Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
Aug 22, 2026, 9:00 am By Gabrielle Canon
The U.S. has faced a critical shortage of firefighters at the Forest Service, or USFS, this summer…Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
Aug 21, 2026, 4:45 am By Austin Corona
Repeated record-breaking heat waves cooked the European continent this summer, delivering the…In a drier world, some infectious diseases are unexpectedly thriving
Aug 21, 2026, 4:30 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
The world has become hotter and, in many places, drier than ever before in recorded history. Just…Who’s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.
Aug 20, 2026, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic…How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Aug 20, 2026, 4:30 am By Jessica Meszaros, WUSF
Had Florida’s high school marine biology students read the original draft of their textbook, they…Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development
Aug 19, 2026, 6:18 pm By Ellis Juhlin
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the Roadless Rule, a 25-year-old policy that bars…
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