Climate Climate & Energy
All Stories
-
![Power plant with two chimneys pouring out steam.]()
![Power plant with two chimneys pouring out steam.]()
There’s only one statewide ballot this year in Georgia — and it’s important
A guide to the candidates who want to set future energy policy.
-
![]()
![]()
Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?
Volunteer cartographers on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia are turning local knowledge into life-saving maps in the face of rising seas and stronger storms.
-
![]()
![]()
Funding to protect American cities from extreme heat just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped cities better understand their struggles with heat — and deploy solutions for keeping residents safe.
-
![A person stands on a dirt road and inspects a rusty carbon capture well]()
![A person stands on a dirt road and inspects a rusty carbon capture well]()
What’s likely to survive from Biden’s climate law? The controversial stuff.
Most of the incentives left off the chopping block are those favored by oil and gas companies.
-
![Smoke and steam rise from the stacks at an industrial pulp mill alongside a river.]()
![Smoke and steam rise from the stacks at an industrial pulp mill alongside a river.]()
Paper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They’re flying under the radar.
Environmental Protection Agency accounting loopholes and aging equipment have helped fuel pollution that may be undercounted by 350 percent.
-
![A man rides a bicycle in a park in front of lush fall foliage]()
![A man rides a bicycle in a park in front of lush fall foliage]()
Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.
As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.
-
![Collage of glacier, salmon, miner, and map of Alaska]()
![Collage of glacier, salmon, miner, and map of Alaska]()
Who will benefit from melting glaciers?
In a remote corner of North America, salmon and mining companies are vying for new territory.
-
![Three men install solar panels on the roof of a house in Camarillo, California.]()
![Three men install solar panels on the roof of a house in Camarillo, California.]()
If you want to claim the solar tax credit, install now
For anyone who can afford to go solar, "now would be the time" because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.
-
![]()
![]()
The government just killed an essential way to assess climate risk
Cities, insurers, and the public used the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to plan for the future. Now what will they do?
-
![People hold signs that read]()
![People hold signs that read]()
Trump promised to help Big Oil. Its revenues plummeted.
“I have never felt more uncertainty about our business in my entire 40-plus-year career.”
