stLouISTCourt sends 2 Gulf oil leases back to the Department of the Interior
The decision doesn’t halt oil production in the contested areas. But environmental groups are still calling it a win.
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The electric vehicle boom could bring lithium mines back to North Carolina
Not all locals are happy about it.
The best-case scenario for Greenland ice melt just got worse
In a warming world, scientists keep needing to revise their projections.
Jackson’s water crisis was triggered by floods and compounded by racism
Nearly 200,000 people in Mississippi’s capital don’t have water to drink, flush toilets, or fight fires.
Why drought looks different depending on your region
The Northeast's 'flash drought' is a reminder that dryness isn't just a U.S. West problem.
The ‘climate dystopia’ displacing millions of Pakistanis
Parts of the country have received 5 times more rainfall this August than average.
How Kentuckians want to hold coal companies accountable for deadly flooding
"They won't have water for six months. The power lines are down."
Americans are convinced climate action is unpopular. They’re very, very wrong.
Support for climate policies is double what most people think, a new study found.
Friday night fish frys define Wisconsin. What happens when climate change adjusts the menu?
How do you keep a culinary tradition alive on a warming planet?
It’s official: California is phasing out gas-powered cars by 2035
“This is a historic moment for California, for our partner states, and for the world.”
How Colorado River Basin tribes are managing water amid historic drought
As the federal government calls for cuts, Indigenous leaders work to protect tribal water rights.
In ‘On Sacred Ground,’ the sound of white guilt drowns out the drama of Standing Rock
A white savior rides again in trope-ridden film.
Study: Extinction threatens up to 16% of native US tree species
The United States recognizes eight trees as endangered or threatened. New research suggests that number should be over 100.
Wildfire smoke is choking Indigenous communities
With government monitoring lagging behind, members are installing their own monitors.
A new low-tech technique can take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
The toxic pollutants, also known as PFAS, are everywhere on the planet.
Will the EPA crack down on pollution from buildings?
26 environmental and public health groups petitioned the agency to phase out fossil fuel-burning heaters.
People doubt their actions affect climate change. Is that a bad thing?
More Americans are blaming corporations, not individuals, for the climate crisis, a new poll shows.
As drought dries up the Yangtze river, China loses hydropower
No rain and a 70-day heat wave spur crop failures, power cuts, and dangerously-low reservoirs across parts of China.
Will the Inflation Reduction Act jumpstart carbon capture?
The new climate law makes tax credits for the controversial tech more lucrative and easier to access.
Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021
Forests worldwide are feeling the fiery effects of climate change.