stLouISTOregon tried to inform residents about wildfire risk. The backlash was explosive.
Homeowners fear the state will devalue their properties by publicizing their fire risk.
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Transmission impossible: Are Democrats punting on permitting reform?
Experts say we can't adopt clean energy without more long-distance power lines. But congressional gridlock is getting in the way.
Study: Los Angeles’ major flood risk is much higher than previously thought
A 'hundred-year flood' would disproportionately affect the county's Black communities.
A new tax credit for biogas could be a boon to factory farms
Experts say the Inflation Reduction Act's push for biogas is "one step forward and two steps back."
In Brazil, Lula vows to halt deforestation — but it won’t be easy
The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.
Feds to Colorado River states: reduce water usage, or we will do it for you
The Interior Department outlined a path for unilateral cuts last week, upping the pressure on western states.
Democrats passed a major climate bill. Why aren’t more political ads touting it?
Environmental groups think it could be a ‘super-motivator’ for 2 million voters.
US unveils $1 billion effort to electrify school buses
Electric buses are coming to nearly 400 school districts.
A decade after Sandy, Manhattan’s flood barrier is finally in sight — sort of
The “Big U” shows how climate adaptation can succeed. It also shows how hard it is.
A NASA satellite launched to detect dust has discovered huge methane leaks
Getting a handle on these "super-emitters" could yield major benefits for the climate.
The world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous land. Here’s why.
A new report finds Indigenous land rights are key to preserving biodiversity.
Report: Global climate ambitions still fall short ahead of COP27
Last year's Glasgow Climate Pact urged countries to increase their ambition. Few have.
Tax the rich for climate action? Protect towns from floods? It’s on state ballots this November.
Two major climate initiatives in New York and California, and many more to watch at the local level.
The US is finally ready to discuss climate reparations. But is it ready to act?
Loss and damage advocates say the U.S. is muddying the waters with “linguistic acrobatics” and diversionary tactics ahead of COP27.
How sunken basketball courts could protect New Yorkers from the next Superstorm Sandy
The city wants to use its public housing developments to soak up extreme rain.
As drought chokes Mississippi River, barges carrying grain shipments have nowhere to go
With no rain forecast until January, farmers are left high and dry.
Report: Human health is ‘at the mercy of fossil fuels’
Extreme heat and air pollution are taking a deadly toll, but it's not too late to save lives.
The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
A thirsty megafarm is driving a libertarian enclave in Arizona to embrace a radical solution: government regulation.
Rishi Sunak is ‘better news than Truss’ on climate change, but by how much?
Britain's new prime minister has a mixed record on environment, energy, and climate policy.
380 million tons of plastic are made every year. None of it is truly recyclable.
Not even water bottles and milk jugs meet standards for recyclability, a new report finds.