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“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — until Elon Musk showed up.

Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess.

An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat protection.

Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals.

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters.

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.

Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry.

Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.

The well-traveled tropical fruit exemplifies how farmers are embracing new crops as the world warms.

“There is no such thing as a better colonizer."

The cultivated meat industry hopes a pro-business argument can win over skeptical Republicans.

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption.

When you envision the future of sustainable living, do you picture a dense city or the rural countryside?

A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions.

Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen.

A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.