stLouIST‘A silent killer’: How saltwater intrusion is overtaking coastal farmland in the US
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate.
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UN warns the world is ‘not on track’ to meet global climate targets
"Carbon emissions? Still climbing. Rich countries' finance commitments? Delinquent."
Parts of the world have already grown too hot for human survival
Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.
50 climate leaders to know right now
Our annual list spotlights the people pushing fresh solutions to our planet’s biggest problems.
Mobile homes could be a climate solution. So why don’t they get more respect?
We like to denigrate manufactured housing, but new units are better for the environment.
Environmentalists sue Utah for failing to protect the shrinking Great Salt Lake
Researchers warn that the lake may disappear in five years if water loss continues at current rates.
Amazon deforestation continues to plummet
“This shows how an election can change the fate of the Amazon.”
This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action.
Biden bars oil drilling across a wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic
The moves would cancel Trump-era oil leases in ANWR and protect millions of acres on the North Slope from drilling.
The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm.
How Georgia’s organized crime law swept up dozens of nonviolent ‘Cop City’ activists
Despite the serious charges, most of the allegations in the indictment involve nonviolent activities like distributing flyers.
Burning Man’s climate reckoning has begun
Protesters highlighted the festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard.
After a year and a half, negotiators finally have a draft of the global plastics treaty
Environmental groups welcomed the treaty's first draft, published on Monday.
How many people are really dying from heat?
“The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world."
Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on
Opponents call the embattled Texas attorney general’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.”
In a small French town where Houston-based LyondellBasell is a fixture, residents complain of unending pollution
Activists in both countries complain that regulators prioritize the economic well-being of polluting industries over the environment and public health.
Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths
"The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world."
Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year
The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state’s lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance.
Why the Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind auction wasn’t a smash hit
The region’s first-ever lease sale arrived at a time of industry turmoil, and in a place saddled with unique obstacles to offshore wind development
‘I’m not the guilty one’: the water protector facing jail time for trying to stop a pipeline
Mylene Vialard went on trial on Monday for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat.