stLouISTFederal agencies often neglect U.S. territories. New legislation aims to fix that.
The bill would bolster expertise in territories as island communities face increasing threats from climate change.
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From Samoa to the East Coast, doctors are diagnosing and treating climate change
Physicians and medical schools alike are tailoring their approach to public health as climate-related illnesses rise.
What happened to the thrill of plant-based meat?
A few years ago, Impossible and Beyond burgers were all the rage. Now, the industry may have to reinvent itself.
Do you have ‘recycling bias’?
Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options — like consuming less in the first place.
Replay Boomer
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.
Threatened by wildfire smoke, West Coast cities are piloting clean-air centers
Libraries, community centers, and other buildings are getting air-filtration upgrades so residents can stay safe during hazardous smoke.
‘Death stars on sinking land’: How liquefied natural gas took over the Gulf Coast
The U.S. is now the world's top exporter of LNG. Towns in southern Louisiana are paying the price.
Why the climate movement doesn’t talk about polar bears anymore
Global warming moved from the North Pole to your backyard — and so did its symbols.
Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?
Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets.
31 days at 110 degrees: Record heat tests Phoenix’s limits
"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."
DOE commits $450M to install rooftop solar for highest-need Puerto Ricans
While overhauling Puerto Rico's grid will take years, these funds will offer immediate help to the residents most vulnerable during blackouts.
Seattle’s Restaurant 2 Garden shows circular economy strengths
Washington state is enacting a sweeping set of policies to support community composting.
Why FEMA doesn’t respond to heat waves
The federal government doesn't treat extreme heat the way it treats hurricanes and wildfires.
Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks
The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.
Did big expectations doom the tiny house movement?
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.
White House takes a crack at much-needed permitting reform
New changes to a bedrock environmental law may help cut red tape for clean energy projects.
As heat strikes, so do workers
A growing number of people who have no choice but to work in the heat are demanding greater protection.
Influencers popularized the trash jar. Now they’ve moved on.
How the trash jar went from zero-waste emblem to "elitist" cliche.
The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.