Climate, clean energy, and the technology and policy reshaping the planet's future.

After months of complaints from business and political leaders about new coastal management rules, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is now facing blistering criticism from environmental advocates for agreeing to a one-year delay and new review of regulations intended to prepare the

Federal energy efficiency rebate programs will no longer cover a switch from fossil fuels to electricity for heating, according to long-awaited guidance from the Department of Energy. The department published an update on how it will implement consumer programs with $8.8 billion

A proposed federal logging project in the forests bordering Yellowstone National Park is drawing growing concern from local residents, business owners and conservation advocates who fear it could have lasting impacts on wildlife habitat, recreation and tourism in one of Montana’s

Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities.

Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste.

The world’s largest meat company is preparing to build a sprawling industrial beef operation in Nigeria—its first on the African continent—but has not revealed details about its plans, prompting a challenge by environmental advocates. JBS, the Brazilian beef juggernaut plagued by

A vast swamp in southeast Georgia, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is an environmental wonderland: a protected wilderness of blackwater channels, peat and dense wetland forests, supporting a rich array of wildlife and plant life.  By July, the Okefenokee could be internat

India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies.

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe.

No matter what a retailer says about its climate goals, its main goal is to make you buy more clothes.

Governor Spencer Cox says nuclear, geothermal, and solar power should help fuel the colossal Stratos Project.

California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics.

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.

Despite U.S. opposition, an overwhelming majority of nations agreed that failing to address climate change could be grounds to seek reparations.

Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes.

Electric vehicle insurance costs an average of 42 percent more than it does for other cars.

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On the island of Moorea, in French Polynesia, deep green volcanic mountains slope from high peaks down towards the sea. But they don’t stop at the shore. The ridgelines of ancient lava flows stretch underwater, providing the perfec

From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups.

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up.

As bad as things got in Los Angeles in January 2025, when 31 people died and more than 16,000 buildings were destroyed by wildfires roaring into residential neighborhoods, many wildland firefighters look back on the rest of last year as a dodged bullet.  Across the nation, accord

FOLKSTON, Ga.—The world’s smallest heron hops from blade to blade in a patch of tall grass, testing its footing above the dark water as it searches for an evening meal. “This was already worth the trip out today,” Joshua Howard said earlier this month from a gray flat-bottomed to

Sávio Bortolini Pimentel just missed getting on the roster to represent his national team, Brazil, at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. At the time, he was a 20-year-old professional player with the Rio de Janeiro team Flamengo. He recalls other players telling him af

More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families remain without stable housing or electricity.

Years after wildfire scares, parents are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born.

Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”?

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making.