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At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.

As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy.

Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Stay informed about your risk level as you enjoy fresh shellfish and beach trips this summer. 

A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.

At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.

Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills.

The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark.

A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.

"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible."

The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States.

Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.

Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.

The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.

The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.

A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.

We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back.

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to a young reader staring down a world of uncertainty.