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Trump administration rolls back protections for migratory birds, drawing bipartisan condemnation
Under the new interpretation, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act forbids only intentional killing -- such as hunting or killing birds to get their feathers -- without a permit.
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Society saves $6 for every dollar spent on climate change resilience
$27 billion spent in mitigation grants over the past 23 years has yielded $158 billion in societal savings
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Houston’s city-beautification efforts might also fight future flooding
The United States' fourth-largest city is greening its renowned bayous. Does it signal a trend toward less-rampant development?
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With Energy and Justice for All
The city of Pueblo wants to go all-in on renewables. Low-income residents want affordable rates. Can they work together?
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The Interior axed climate change policies right before Christmas
Merry Christmas, fossil fuel industry.
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Get used to saying ‘bomb cyclone.’ This is our climate now.
Wild winter weather is another sign of the Anthropocene.
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Ready or not, winter ‘bomb cyclone’ heads for East Coast
The monster storm could reach as far south as Georgia and Florida.
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Let’s hold off on praising China’s new carbon-pricing market
The world’s most populous nation announced it will cap its emissions, but the details on how it'll do it are still fuzzy.
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Fracking harms the health of babies, study shows
For mothers who lived close to a fracking site, the probability of having a baby with low infant birthweight went up 25 percent.
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Republicans are using some very shaky math to justify drilling in the Arctic refuge
The Congressional Budget Office said drilling would raise $1.1 billion for the government over the next decade, but it's going to be less than a fifth of that.