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Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.

Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.”

Heat insurance products are popping up around the world to protect outdoor workers and heat stroke victims.

The bill would bolster expertise in territories as island communities face increasing threats from climate change.

Physicians and medical schools alike are tailoring their approach to public health as climate-related illnesses rise.

A few years ago, Impossible and Beyond burgers were all the rage. Now, the industry may have to reinvent itself.

Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options — like consuming less in the first place.

With climate change making the future look bleak, a father struggles to understand his teen’s participation in a movement of young people intent on reliving the past.

Libraries, community centers, and other buildings are getting air-filtration upgrades so residents can stay safe during hazardous smoke.

The U.S. is now the world's top exporter of LNG. Towns in southern Louisiana are paying the price.

Global warming moved from the North Pole to your backyard — and so did its symbols.

Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets.

"Even if you're born and raised here, and you're used to dealing with the heat, it's still very hot and very dangerous."

While overhauling Puerto Rico's grid will take years, these funds will offer immediate help to the residents most vulnerable during blackouts.

Washington state is enacting a sweeping set of policies to support community composting. 

The federal government doesn't treat extreme heat the way it treats hurricanes and wildfires.

The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.

Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.

New changes to a bedrock environmental law may help cut red tape for clean energy projects.

A growing number of people who have no choice but to work in the heat are demanding greater protection.