stLouISTDiscarded toys are creating an e-waste disaster. Here’s how to stop it.
Toys that move, make noise, and light up are winding up in landfills — but they could be recycled, with better policies.
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Extreme heat led to a Taylor Swift fan’s death in Brazil. Could it have been prevented?
In an era of rising heat waves, experts weigh in on how to plan for concerts and other large events safely.
The world is careening toward 3 degrees of warming, UN says ahead of climate conference
A new U.N. report sets the stage for high-stakes negotiations at COP28 this month.
Still concerned about the Dakota Access pipeline? The feds are asking for comment, 7 years later.
The controversial pipeline near Standing Rock united the climate movement. Now regulators want the public to weigh in on the project’s environmental impact.
Small victories and major frustrations mark latest round of plastics treaty negotiations
"Intransigent" negotiators stalled efficient progress, raising questions about the path forward.
The UAW ratifies a contract — and labor’s road ahead in the EV transition
The historic contract solidifies workers' role in the clean energy transition, and it already has other automakers raising wages.
Will climate cookbooks change how we eat?
Sustainable diets have been around for ages, but an emerging cookbook genre signals a new appetite for change.
Why ‘climate havens’ might be closer to home than you’d think
A refuge isn't something nature hands us, but something we have to build ourselves.
The liquefied natural gas boom hits a snag in Port Arthur, Texas
A federal court has revoked a key permit for Sempra Energy, whose LNG facility could worsen pollution in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
The historic claims that put a few California farming families first in line for Colorado River water
Twenty families in the Imperial Valley received a whopping 386.5 billion gallons of the river’s water last year — more than three Western states. Century-old water rights guarantee that supply.
Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the US
The project aims to reduce evaporative water losses and minimize water use for power generation.
The decade-old broken climate promise that looms over COP28
New data suggest wealthy countries may belatedly be providing a promised $100 billion in climate-related aid. But they’ve eroded trust in the process.
One solution to fight climate change? Fewer parking spaces.
Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation.
Where could millions of EV batteries retire? Solar farms.
A Southern California company is showing how repurposing EV batteries for stationary storage can extend their usefulness for several years.
New York calls PepsiCo’s plastic pollution a ‘public nuisance’ in first-of-its-kind lawsuit
The company's packaging was found to be the most significant contributor to plastic waste clogging the Buffalo River.
A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a ‘grueling hell on earth.’
The inside story of how AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it.
How waste pickers are fighting for recognition in the UN global plastics treaty
"Private companies are not capable of extracting anywhere near the amount of recyclables that reclaimers are."
It’s not just extreme weather: ‘Climate-sensitive’ diseases are spreading through the US
A federal report shows climate change is pushing ticks, mosquitoes, and other carriers of disease into new regions.
China and the US, the world’s biggest polluters, strike a climate deal
The two countries promise to “rise up to one of the greatest challenges of our time for present and future generations of humankind.”
The official US climate report includes LGBTQ+ issues — for the first time
Meet the scientist whose research on queer and trans populations influenced the National Climate Assessment.