Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
Jan 30, 2026, 10:12 pm By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Emptying supermarket shelves. Driving from store to store, hunting for milk, bread, and water.…The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
Jan 30, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
The mayor of Urania steered his pickup down a dirt road snaking through the weedy lots and patches…EVs are already making your air cleaner
Jan 30, 2026, 9:30 am By Tik Root
The logic behind electric vehicles benefiting public health has long been solid: More EVs means…How thick is the ice on the Great Lakes? Scientists want your help.
Jan 30, 2026, 9:15 am By Vivian La
Scientists in the Midwest are asking for help from the public this winter to measure ice thickness…A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
Jan 29, 2026, 8:07 pm By Anila Yoganathan
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a…Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
Jan 29, 2026, 9:30 am By Matt Simon
The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare…Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
Jan 29, 2026, 9:15 am By Anita Hofschneider
In the summer of 2023, more than 19,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires swept through…Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Jan 29, 2026, 9:00 am By Kate Yoder
Can a lump of coal ever be … cute? It’s a question no one was thinking about until last…The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
Jan 28, 2026, 9:50 pm By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
In 1843, Congress gave Samuel Morse $30,000 to try to send a telegram from Washington, D.C., to…Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
Jan 28, 2026, 9:45 am By Jake Bittle
Since his presidency began last year, Donald Trump has embarked on an all-out campaign to destroy…Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
Jan 28, 2026, 9:30 am By Tik Root
With the federal government retreating from climate action, cities and states have increasingly…An ousted energy regulator reflects on Georgia’s new power politics
Jan 28, 2026, 9:15 am By Emily Jones
The Georgia Public Service Commission got a shock in November: After nearly two decades as an…The EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water
Jan 27, 2026, 9:45 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean…Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Jan 26, 2026, 9:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations…‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
Jan 25, 2026, 2:00 pm By Mark Olalde, ProPublica
The state of New Mexico is accusing three Texas oil executives of orchestrating “a fraudulent…This Brooklyn bagel shop is saving money with plug-in batteries
Jan 24, 2026, 2:00 pm By Maria Gallucci
In the back of Black Seed Bagels in northern Brooklyn is a giant catering kitchen filled with…Yes, climate change can supercharge a winter storm. Here’s how.
Jan 23, 2026, 10:34 pm By Matt Simon
A massive, frigid storm is developing across the United States, stretching from the Southwest up…Europe gets ‘green energy.’ These Southern towns get dirty air.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
It almost felt like old times for the friends and family gathered at Robert Weatherspoon’s house.…Europe gets ‘green energy’. These Southern towns get dirty air.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
It almost felt like old times for the friends and family gathered at Robert Weatherspoon’s house.…A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
Jan 23, 2026, 9:30 am By Kate Yoder
World leaders surely breathed a sigh of relief late this week when President Donald Trump said the…
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