stLouISTThe world’s biggest climate case begins in The Hague
An international court will decide what nations owe to future generations.
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New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires
New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.
There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs
Faced with putting up hefty bonds to clean up their mess, operators are instead taking a pass on selling off dying wells.
At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance
Dozens of countries say the treaty will only “end plastic pollution” if it restricts production.
Rampant consumerism is bad for the planet. ‘Underconsumption core’ offers an alternative.
Meet the new minimalism trend of 2024 — and the TikTokers hoping it will last.
Who’s responsible for waste? A Q&A about the ‘conspiracy’ of overconsumption.
The producer of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate.
Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
About 80 townships and counties are challenging the state's Public Service Commission over how it plans to implement a new permitting-reform law.
How to take climate change out of the culture wars
What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?
At COP29, new rules for carbon markets made them even more controversial
Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.”
‘We lost’: How COP29 ended with a deal that made the whole world unhappy
Under pressure to step up global climate aid, the world’s richest countries secured nothing less than a diplomatic coup in Baku.
Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy — but it might not be easy
A giant wind farm off the Louisiana coast will be hard to derail.
How the world gave up on 1.5 degrees
A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we've kept on with business as usual.
How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
A new BLM plan for western Colorado makes a priority of helium production, worrying environmentalists.
Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river heights – reach a certain level.
Some towns still don’t have drinkable water months after Hurricane Helene. A full recovery could take years.
The flooding that devastated western North Carolina during Hurricane Helene knocked out dozens of rural water systems.
Where did all the climate voters go?
Michigan and other battleground states might have swung for Trump, but they elected environmentalists to U.S. Senate seats, too.
The Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
Democrats and Republicans can't seem to agree over what belongs in the nation's leading agricultural policy.
Mass protests against New Zealand’s effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
"This is about the protection of all that we hold dear."
As a COP29 deal on fossil fuels falters, the blame game begins
With U.N. talks coming to a close, some are accusing oil-producing states of weakening the world’s commitment to the green transition.
Can Lula still save the Amazon?
The power imbalance in Brazil's government keeps environmental protections and Indigenous rights under threat.