The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it
Oct 22, 2025, 4:45 am By Anna North, Vox
The largest herds of caribou in the world make their homes here. Polar bears give birth to cubs in…Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.
Oct 22, 2025, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
The United Nations has opened up a new round of funding to support Indigenous peoples to attend two…Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore
Oct 21, 2025, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In…Racing against time, Illinois clears a major hurdle in containing an invasive fish
Oct 20, 2025, 4:45 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
The silver carp is big, unwieldy, and requires Joe Greendyk to use both his hands to measure it…FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood
Oct 19, 2025, 9:00 am By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune
Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance from Texas’ Kerr County have…America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months
Oct 18, 2025, 9:00 am By Clare Fieseler, Canary Media
About 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, workers have been building America’s…How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill
Oct 17, 2025, 4:45 am By Matt Simon
Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the…How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill
Oct 17, 2025, 4:45 am By Matt Simon
Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the…From genocide to ecocide: After years of war, Gaza faces an environmental crisis ‘above imagination’
Oct 17, 2025, 4:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
Over two years of nearly incessant bombardment, Israeli forces have killed over 60,000 Palestinians,…Global conservation body backs genetically modified wildlife over Indigenous opposition
Oct 17, 2025, 4:15 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
This week, members of the International Union of Conservation of Nature, one of the world’s…The strategy behind Trump’s climate catchphrase, the ‘Green New Scam’
4:30am By Kate Yoder
The phrase that has come to define the Trump administration’s message on climate change was born…How Vermont lost track of millions in FEMA flood recovery funds
Wed 4:45am By Tik Root
On the afternoon of August 21, Jason Gosselin raised the alarm: the flood recovery project he…As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials
Wed 4:30am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
On a quiet road in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, not far from the field where George Washington’s…A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative
Oct 14, 2025, 4:45 am By Tom Perkins
Early this year, Augusta Charter Township resident Travis Matts had seen a few headlines about the…Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
Oct 12, 2025, 7:01 pm By Matt Simon
Global temperature rise may feel like it’s gradual, but the changes it brings can turn out to be…New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule
Oct 12, 2025, 9:00 am By Sarah Shemkus, Canary Media
Even as the federal government attempts to prop up the waning coal industry, New England’s last…New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires
Oct 11, 2025, 9:00 am By Aidan Hughes
The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries…New research shows there’s a simple way to protect workers. Is OSHA listening?
Oct 10, 2025, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
A new study confirms that commonsense workplace protections from extreme heat — water, shade,…The shutdown is poised to deepen hunger in America — just as the Trump administration stopped tracking it
Oct 10, 2025, 4:30 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
The federal government shutdown is stretching into a second week with no end in sight. As Democrats…Youth plaintiffs test out a new legal strategy to counter Trump’s support for fossil fuels
Oct 9, 2025, 4:45 am By Elizabeth Rusch
Miko Vergun, a plaintiff in the landmark 2015 federal youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. United…
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